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Tokenization Platform Securitize to Go Public at $1.25B Valuation
28.10.2025
Securitize, the world’s largest real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform, will become a public company through a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II valued at $1.25 billion. Securitize, Inc., a Miami‑ and New York‑based tokenization platform founded in 2017, has signed...
KR1 Seeks Main Market Listing on London Stock Exchange Next Month
28.10.2025
KR1 plans to move its listing to the London Stock Exchange as UK regulators ease crypto rules. KR1, a crypto staking and investment firm founded in 2014 and based on the Isle of Man, is preparing to transfer its listing from Aquis to the London Stock Exchange main market next month, co‑founder Keld...
Hong Kong and Mainland Investors Signal Strong Demand for Tokenized Funds, Study Finds
28.10.2025
Major study finds 61% of retail investors in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland plan to increase allocations to tokenized funds. A joint study by Aptos Labs and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), published October 28, 2025 in Hong Kong, finds 61% of retail fund investors in Hong Kong and the Chinese...
Citi Goes Crypto: Bank Teams Up With Coinbase to Pilot Stablecoin Transfers
27.10.2025
Wall Street just got a little more onchain—Citi is teaming up with Coinbase to explore stablecoin payments for its institutional clients. Citigroup Inc. and Coinbase Global Inc. are joining forces to pilot stablecoin payments, aiming to make crypto-to-fiat transfers faster and cheaper for Citi’s...
Strategy Adds 390 BTC to Its Treasury, Boosting 2025 Bitcoin Yield to 26%
27.10.2025
Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy expanded its holdings with another major bitcoin purchase on Monday, reinforcing its long-term accumulation strategy. On Oct. 27, 2025, Strategy revealed on X that it had acquired 390 BTC for roughly $43.4 million at an average price of $111,053 per bitcoin, marking...
Japanese Yen Stablecoin JPYC and Issuance Platform JPYC EX Launched
27.10.2025
Japan’s first yen‑pegged stablecoin JPYC and its issuance/redemption platform JPYC EX begin operations on October 27, 2025, enabling 1:1 yen redemption and onchain transfers. JPYC Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) announces that, after registering as a funds transfer service provider under Japan’s Payment Services...
Relai Secures MiCA License From French AMF to Expand Across EU
27.10.2025
Relai announced that it obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license from the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers, AMF), allowing Relai EU to begin offering services in France and across the European Union. The company, regulated in Switzerland...
Yuga Labs Partners With Amazon Games to Launch NFT Game in Otherside
26.10.2025
Yuga Labs announced a partnership with Amazon Games at Apefest in Las Vegas to develop a co‑branded non-fungible token (NFT) game within the Otherside metaverse, with Otherdeed landholders integrated into the game ecosystem and the Voyager Boximus NFT series granting early access. The collaboration...
Crypto’s $10B Power Play: M&A Mania Hits the Mainstream
25.10.2025
Crypto dealmaking has gone full Wall Street, topping $10 billion in the third quarter—a more than thirty-fold jump from a year ago, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg’s Isabelle Lee and Suvashree Ghosh report the spike marks the first time crypto mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have crossed...
Sygnum and Debifi Combine Bitcoin Multi‑Sig Technology With Regulated Bank Lending Services
24.10.2025
Swiss Sygnum Bank and bitcoin-backed lending platform Debifi announced a partnership to launch MultiSYG, a Bitcoin‑native 3‑of‑5 multi‑signature lending solution that the firms say will be the first from a regulated bank to let borrowers draw fiat loans against onchain verifiable bitcoin collateral...
Report: Trump Pardons Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao
23.10.2025
President Trump has reportedly granted a full pardon to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people “familiar with the matter” who said the move follows months of Zhao’s quiet efforts to bolster the Trump family’s own crypto enterprise. According to...
FCA Sues HTX for Unauthorized Crypto Promotions to UK Consumers
23.10.2025
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has filed civil proceedings in the High Court against HTX (formerly Huobi), alleging the exchange unlawfully promoted crypto asset services to UK consumers in breach of Britain’s financial promotions regime. HTX is not authorized to operate in the UK....
XDC Ventures Acquires Contour Network to Tokenize Trade Finance
23.10.2025
XDC Ventures, the investment arm of the XDC Network, announced the acquisition of Contour Network, reviving the blockchain platform for digitized letters of credit (LCs) and combining Contour’s global bank consortium with XDC’s hybrid Layer‑1 settlement rails. The deal positions XDC as...
LTIN Launches as Liechtenstein’s Sovereign Blockchain Infrastructure Network
23.10.2025
The Liechtenstein Trust Integrity Network (LTIN) has launched as a sovereign blockchain infrastructure network offering regulatory‑compliant services for enterprises and institutions, operating under Liechtenstein’s Blockchain Act (TVTG) with full alignment to the EU Markets in Crypto‑Assets...
Binance Adds Direct USD Deposits and Withdrawals in 70+ Countries via Bpay Global
23.10.2025
Binance is offering direct US dollar (USD) deposits and withdrawals for users in over 70 countries through Bpay Global, a Payments Service Provider licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain. USD funding is available via SWIFT with zero deposit fees from Binance, and via credit/debit...
Report: Kraken Revenue Doubles as Exchange Eyes 2026 US IPO
22.10.2025
Kraken’s quarterly revenue more than doubled as the crypto exchange accelerates plans for a U.S. public listing in 2026. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Kraken disclosed a 114% year-over-year jump in third-quarter revenue to $648 million, with adjusted earnings hitting $178.6 million, marking...
Roxom Launches Bitcoin‑Denominated Perpetual Futures for Gold and S&P 500
22.10.2025
Roxom announced the launch of bitcoin‑denominated perpetual futures that allow traders to price and trade exposure to the S&P 500 and Gold in BTC. Roxom co‑founder Borja Martel Seward calls the move foundational for “a new financial era.” The BTC‑settled instruments let users gain or hedge...
SEAL, Metamask, Walletconnect, Backpack and Phantom Launch Global Real‑Time Phishing Defense
22.10.2025
SEAL announced a coalition with Metamask, Walletconnect, Backpack and Phantom on October 2025 to deploy a global, real‑time phishing protection network for wallet end users using SEAL’s Verifiable Phishing Reports technology, which lets anyone submit cryptographically attested phishing reports....
Nordic Crypto Exchange Safello Sponsors Swedish Cup in Counter‑Strike 2025
22.10.2025
Safello, a cryptocurrency exchange focused on the Nordic countries, is sponsoring the Swedish Cup in Counter‑Strike 2025, Sweden’s largest national esports tournament taking place in November 2025 and culminating with finals in Stockholm. The partnership marks Safello’s first esports sponsorship...
BitcoinOS Pulls in $10M to Expand Bitcoin’s Institutional Infrastructure
21.10.2025
BitcoinOS (BOS), the operating system reimagining Bitcoin for digital economies, has raised $10 million in strategic funding from leading investors, including Greenfield Capital, FalconX, and the Bitcoin Frontier Fund, to expand its institutional BTCFi infrastructure. The London-based BitcoinOS...