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UBS Completes First Live Tokenized Fund Transaction Using Chainlink
5.11.2025
UBS executes the first in‑production onchain subscription and redemption for a tokenized money‑market fund. UBS announces in New York and Zurich the first live, end‑to‑end tokenized fund workflow using the Chainlink Digital Transfer Agent (DTA) technical standard, completing on‑chain subscription...
Pig‑Butchering Crime Syndicate Sentenced to Death in China
5.11.2025
Shenzhen court sentences leaders of a “pig‑butchering” fraud syndicate to death amid large‑scale criminal findings. The Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in Guangdong convicts leaders of the Bai family criminal syndicate—linked to “pig‑butchering” romance scams—and sentences Bai Suocheng,...
Zerohash Secures Dutch Authorization to Serve European Clients
5.11.2025
Zerohash Europe obtains AFM MiCAR authorization to provide regulated crypto and stablecoin infrastructure across the EEA. Zerohash Europe announces in Amsterdam that it has received authorization under the EU’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCAR) from the Dutch Authority for the Financial...
Google Launches Project Suncatcher to Put AI Compute in Space
5.11.2025
Google announces Project Suncatcher to test space‑based TPUs, optical links, and scalable artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Google unveils Project Suncatcher on 4 November 2025, announcing plans to test Trillium‑generation tensor processing units (TPUs) in space and to launch...
The Buying Spree Never Ends: Strategy Scoops up 397 Bitcoin
3.11.2025
On Monday, Nov. 3, Strategy’s founder and BTC evangelist Michael Saylor revealed his firm had quietly stacked another batch of bitcoin. The move came right after Saylor dropped a sly hint on Sunday, teasing that “Orange is the color of November.” The public company holding the world’s largest stash...
HKMA Unveils “Fintech 2030” With Tokenization‑First Roadmap
3.11.2025
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority launches Fintech 2030 to accelerate tokenization, AI adoption, payments and resilience. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority in Hong Kong on 3 November 2025 unveils “Fintech 2030” during Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, setting a DART strategy—Data and Payment...
AMINA Bank Achieves First MiCA Crypto‑Asset Service Provider License Via Austrian Subsidiary
3.11.2025
Swiss crypto-banking group AMINA’s Austrian unit secured a MiCAR crypto-asset service provider license from the Austrian regulator. AMINA Bank AG announces in Zug, Switzerland on 3 November 2025 that its subsidiary AMINA (Austria) AG (AMINA EU) has received a Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP)...
Report: Coinbase Eyes $2 Billion BVNK Buyout to Turbocharge Its Stablecoin Empire
2.11.2025
Coinbase Global Inc. is reportedly eyeing a $2 billion takeover of BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure startup, in a move that could supercharge its bid to dominate crypto payments, “people familiar with the matter,” told Bloomberg. According to Bloomberg reporters Olga Kharif and Matthew Monks...
CZ Highlights Gambaryan Detention in Nigeria as Trump, US War Secretary Call for Action
2.11.2025
CZ reminded that Nigeria detained ex‑Binance employee Tigran Gambaryan, responding to Trump and War Secretary Hegseth. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) tweeted that “Nigeria also basically kidnapped Tigran Gambaryan, an ex‑Binance employee and an ex‑US federal agent, for 8 months without cause...
Nordic Bank Nordea to Offer Bitcoin‑linked Synthetic ETP on Its Platforms
31.10.2025
Nordea will allow customers to trade a Coinshares‑manufactured bitcoin synthetic ETP on its platforms from December 2025. Nordea announced on October 30, 2025, that it will permit customers in the Nordics to trade an externally manufactured crypto‑linked product — a synthetic exchange‑traded...
Flutterwave Selects Polygon as Primary Blockchain Partner for Cross‑border Payments
31.10.2025
Flutterwave partners with Polygon PoS to power instant, low‑cost cross‑border payments across 30+ African countries. Polygon Labs and Flutterwave announced a multi‑year partnership making Polygon PoS the default blockchain for Flutterwave’s new cross‑border payments product, with a pilot for select...
Mastercard Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Zerohash for up to $2 Billion
30.10.2025
Mastercard is in late‑stage talks to acquire Zerohash for roughly $1.5–$2 billion, according to sources. Sources tell Fortune that Mastercard is negotiating to buy Chicago‑based Zerohash, a 2017‑founded stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure provider, in a deal valued between $1.5 billion and...
Gamesquare Partners With Katana to Deploy Ethereum Treasury Into DeFi
30.10.2025
Gamesquare will deploy part of its ethereum holdings on Katana via Dialectic to generate sustainable decentralized finance (DeFi) onchain yield. Gamesquare announced that Dialectic will manage deployment of a portion of the company’s ethereum ( ETH) treasury into Katana, a DeFi‑focused blockchain...
Taurus Opens New York Office as US Regulatory Clarity Spurs Institutional Push
30.10.2025
Taurus expands into the United States with a New York office to support institutional digital‑asset adoption. Taurus, a Swiss‑regulated digital asset infrastructure provider, announces the opening of a New York office on October 29, 2025, marking its second North American base after Vancouver...
Fedi Launches G‑Bot Setup Service to Let Anyone Create Private Wallet Federations
30.10.2025
G‑Bot enables nontechnical users to create and run Fedimint federations for Lightning, onchain bitcoin, and e‑cash payments. Fedi launches the G‑Bot Federation Setup Service, a chatbot‑guided tool that walks users through a three‑step process inside the app to create a private federation with...
Report: OpenAI Readies for $1 Trillion IPO, Reshaping the AI Gold Rush
30.10.2025
OpenAI is reportedly prepping for a $1 trillion IPO that could make Silicon Valley’s wildest fever dreams look quaint—cementing Sam Altman as the ringmaster of the world’s most valuable AI circus. According to Reuters, the artificial intelligence (AI) giant, OpenAI, is quietly setting the stage...
Australian Regulator Updates Guidance Classifying Digital Assets as Financial Products
30.10.2025
ASIC clarifies that many digital assets are financial products and provides transitional relief to support innovation. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on 29 October 2025 published updated guidance stating that stablecoins, wrapped tokens, tokenized securities and digital...
Polygon Labs Partners With Manifold to Bring Institutional Execution Standards to DeFi
29.10.2025
Polygon Labs teams with Manifold Trading to deploy institutional‑grade liquidity management across Polygon Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Polygon Labs and Manifold Trading announced a collaboration, where Manifold will deploy quantitative market‑making and on‑chain arbitrage across major Polygon...
Human Rights Foundation Grants 1 Billion Satoshis to Freedom Tech
29.10.2025
HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund awards 1 billion satoshis (10 BTC) to projects supporting privacy, decentralization, and dissidents. The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) announces 1 billion satoshis in grants from its Bitcoin Development Fund (BDF), funding open‑source development, censorship‑resistant...
Canada Plans Stablecoin Rules Ahead Of Nov. 4 Federal Budget Announcement
28.10.2025
Canada is consulting on stablecoin regulation and may announce major federal budget measures on Nov. 4. Canadian federal officials are holding detailed consultations with regulators and industry on stablecoin rules, working toward measures Finance Minister François‑Philippe Champagne may unveil...