Ripple acquiring GTreasury for $1 billion to expand into corporate treasury management
Key Takeaways Ripple has announced the acquisition of GTreasury for $1 billion to enter the corporate treasury management sector. The...
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ACI enables Bitcoin and stablecoin payments for merchants through BitPay integration
Photo: T. Schneider/ Shutterstock Key Takeaways ACI Worldwide has partnered with BitPay to expand digital currency payment options for merchants...
a16z Crypto invests $50M in Solana staking protocol Jito
Key Takeaways Andreessen Horowitz (a16z Crypto) invested $50 million in Jito, a major liquid staking and MEV protocol on Solana....
BlackRock revamps its money market fund to tap booming stablecoin demand
Key Takeaways BlackRock is restructuring its money market fund to meet the needs of stablecoin issuers under the US GENIUS...
Lise Becomes Europe’s First Blockchain Stock Exchange
France’s Lise Exchange has become the first European platform authorized to trade and settle listed shares entirely on blockchain. The...
CME Group records $901B crypto derivatives volume in Q3 2025
Key Takeaways CME Group recorded $901 billion in crypto derivatives volume in Q3 2025, indicating strong institutional demand. The exchange...
Kraken acquires Small Exchange in $100M deal to build onshore crypto derivatives market
Key Takeaways IG Group has completed the sale of Small Exchange to Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken....
Trump family nets $1B from crypto ventures with TRUMP, MELANIA coins gaining $427M
Key Takeaways The Trump family reportedly earned approximately $1 billion from crypto-related ventures in the past year. TRUMP and MELANIA...
Eric Trump confirms real estate tokenization plans for World Liberty Financial: CoinDesk
Key Takeaways Eric Trump confirms plans to tokenize luxury properties through blockchain. World Liberty Financial aims to open global real...
Sony Bank files for OCC charter to issue and manage US stablecoins
Key Takeaways Sony Bank, majority-owned by Sony, is seeking a national trust bank charter with the OCC to enable it...
MegaEth reportedly preparing public ICO on Cobie’s Sonar platform
Key Takeaways MegaETH, an Ethereum Layer 2 project, is said to be conducting a public initial coin offering (ICO) using...
Standard Chartered and OKX team up to bring institutional-grade crypto trading to Europe
Key Takeaways Standard Chartered and OKX are partnering to offer regulated institutional crypto trading in Europe. OKX's MiCA license enables...
Ripple partners with South Africa’s Absa Bank for institutional asset custody
Key Takeaways Ripple partners with Absa, a major South African bank, to deliver institutional-grade digital asset custody services. The partnership...
CMB International tokenizes its $3.8B money market fund on BNB Chain
Key Takeaways CMB International, a subsidiary of China Merchants Bank, has brought its $3.8 billion money market fund on BNB...
Coinbase announces investment in India’s leading exchange CoinDCX
Key Takeaways Coinbase has made an investment in CoinDCX, a top Indian crypto exchange. CoinDCX specializes in futures trading with...
Stripe pilots stablecoin payments for subscriptions
Photo: T. Schneider Key Takeaways Stripe is piloting stablecoin payments for subscription services. Recent launches include tools for businesses to...
Tether resolves all issues in Celsius bankruptcy case
Key Takeaways Tether has settled all claims relating to the Celsius bankruptcy case. The settlement resolves long-standing disputes regarding Tether's...
S&P Global partners with Chainlink to bring stablecoin ratings on-chain
Key Takeaways S&P Global will provide stablecoin stability ratings on-chain using Chainlink's DataLink service. The initiative initially launches on Base,...
Robinhood looks for acquisition opportunities to boost its prediction markets offering
Key Takeaways Robinhood is open to potential acquisitions or partnerships to expand its prediction markets business. The goal is to...
BlackRock deposits $364M in Ethereum and $77.67M in Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime
Key Takeaways BlackRock deposited $364 million in Ethereum and $77.67 million in Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime. Similar prior moves by...
JPMorgan’s Head of Markets Digital Assets says bank will engage in crypto trading but custody remains off the table
Key Takeaways JPMorgan will engage in digital asset trading but has no plans to launch a custody business. The bank...
CME Group launches Solana and XRP futures options
Key Takeaways CME Group launched CFTC-regulated options on Solana and XRP futures, expanding its crypto derivatives offerings. These physically settled...
