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Uganda to Pilot CBDC Backed by Treasury Bonds and Mobile Access
13.10.2025
Global Settlement Network (GSN) has partnered with Diacente Group to launch a $5.5 billion tokenized economy in Uganda’s Karamoja region. The initiative includes piloting Uganda’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC), backed by treasury bonds and accessible via mobile devices. Built on GSN’s...
Report: Tokenization Firm Securitize Weighs $1B SPAC Deal With Cantor Fitzgerald
13.10.2025
Tokenization firm Securitize is said to be exploring a potential merger with a blank-check company backed by Cantor Fitzgerald LP, according to a Bloomberg report by Crystal Tse, Olga Kharif, and David Pan, citing unnamed “people with knowledge of the matter.” According to the report, discussions...
Crypto.com CEO Calls for Regulatory Probe After $20B in Exchange Liquidations
12.10.2025
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek urged regulators to investigate exchanges that saw the largest liquidations since Friday, calling for thorough reviews of trading fairness and consumer protection after about $20 billion in liquidations. He asked whether any platforms effectively halted trading...
Bisq Easy Launches on Android With Tor, Notifications and Multilingual Support
12.10.2025
Bisq Easy released its first public Beta for Android, version 0.1.1, delivering decentralized P2P bitcoin trading over Tor to mobile users via both APK and the Google Play Store. Built on the Bisq 2 Java library for full protocol compatibility, the beta focuses on buyers (sellers can test...
Steak ’n Shake Suspends ETH Poll, Declares Allegiance to Bitcoin; Vitalik Buterin Backs Decision
12.10.2025
Steak ’n Shake halted an X poll asking whether it should accept ETH payments after a wave of criticism from Bitcoin maximalists, posting: “Poll suspended. Our allegiance is with Bitcoiners. You have spoken. Who even allowed this? I’m back at my desk. — Steaktoshi.” The move follows the chain’s...
Crypto Carnage: $9.45 Billion in Leveraged Positions Obliterated, 1.42M Traders Liquidated
11.10.2025
President Donald Trump’s China tariff threat saw the cryptocurrency market shed more than $500 billion after the total market capitalization nosedived from $4.25 trillion to under $3.75 trillion. Bitcoin pulled the market down ( BTC), briefly tumbling to $109,683, a near double-digit drop in...
Bitcoin Crashes to $110,623 as Market Continues to Shake Out
10.10.2025
Bitcoin plunged to $110,623 on Friday, marking one of its sharpest single-day drops this month amid renewed market jitters and a wave of liquidations across major exchanges. Thanks to the latest trade war scares, bitcoin’s price tumbled to $110,623 on Oct. 10, 2025, extending a volatile week...
Bitcoin Dips to $118,497 Amid Renewed Trade Fears
10.10.2025
Bitcoin plunged to a low of $118,497 on Thursday after critical comments from President Donald Trump about China’s rare earth export policies rattled global markets and spurred risk-off sentiment among crypto traders. Bitcoin prices fell sharply on Friday, briefly touching $118,497 on Bitstamp...
Morgan Stanley Opens Crypto Access to All Clients
10.10.2025
Morgan Stanley is opening crypto investments to all clients, allowing access through any account type — including retirement plans — in a sweeping shift that removes wealth and risk-profile limits. According to a CNBC report, Morgan Stanley will now allow all clients to invest in crypto funds...
Bitcoin Price Falls Below $120K on Bitstamp, Hits $119,736 Low
9.10.2025
Bitcoin ( BTC) briefly fell below the $120,000 mark on Bitstamp Thursday, hitting an intraday low of $119,736 at 1 p.m. EST before stabilizing slightly. Bitcoin’s price dropped under the $120,000 threshold on Bitstamp on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, reaching an hourly low of $119,736 at 1 p.m. EST....
Polymarket Founder Shayne Coplan Becomes Youngest Self‑Made Billionaire
9.10.2025
Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan, the 26‑year‑old entrepreneur who launched the blockchain‑based prediction market in 2020, has been reported by multiple outlets as reaching billionaire status, making him one of the youngest individuals to attain that net worth through crypto and startup equity....
Fireblocks Expands Qualified Custody Ecosystem With Major Institutional Partners
9.10.2025
Fireblocks announced that its Fireblocks Trust Company, a New York State–chartered qualified custodian regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services, has expanded its institutional custody ecosystem to include partners such as Castle Island, FalconX, Bakkt and Galaxy. Launched...
Gemini Launches Locally Registered Australian Arm After AUSTRAC Registration
9.10.2025
Crypto exchange Gemini has launched Gemini Intergalactic Australia, Pty Ltd and registered the entity with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) as a digital currency provider, the company said. The move localizes Gemini’s Australian operations—previously served through...
JupUSD: Ethena and Jupiter Team up to Expand Solana’s Stablecoin Market
8.10.2025
Ethena Labs, the team behind the synthetic dollar USDe, has partnered with Jupiter Exchange, a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator on Solana, to introduce JupUSD, a new native stablecoin designed for the Jupiter ecosystem. According to Ethena’s X post on Wednesday, the partnership aims...
KindlyMD Partners With Antalpha, Eyes $250M Convertible Debt Facility for Bitcoin Treasury
8.10.2025
KindlyMD (NASDAQ: NAKA) said that it has entered a strategic partnership with Antalpha (NASDAQ: ANTA) to develop financing solutions for companies holding bitcoin as a treasury asset, beginning with a proposed $250 million secured convertible note facility. The non‑binding letter of intent covers...
Bringin Launches Euro-to-Bitcoin Lightning App for Freelancers and Remote Workers in Europe
8.10.2025
Bringin, which bills itself as “Europe’s most complete Bitcoin app,” launched on the App Store and Google Play, combining a self-custodial Lightning wallet, a personal Euro IBAN with SEPA support, a Visa card for everyday spending, and instant BTC-to-EUR swaps. The app is positioned to let users...
Bitgo Secures VARA Broker‑Dealer License to Launch Regulated Institutional Trading in Dubai
8.10.2025
Bitgo MENA FZE announced that it has obtained a Broker‑Dealer license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), allowing the firm to offer regulated digital asset trading and intermediation services to institutional clients across the region. The approval enables Bitgo to operate...
Rezolve Ai Acquires Smartpay to Scale Tether‑Backed, Merchant‑Fee‑Free Digital Asset Payments
8.10.2025
Rezolve Ai (NASDAQ: RZLV) announced the acquisition of Smartpay, a digital-asset payments platform that processed over 19 million commercial transactions totaling more than $1 billion in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2025. Rezolve said Smartpay’s live infrastructure across Brazil, Argentina...
German Government to Block EU ‘Chat Control’ Proposal After Public Protests
8.10.2025
Germany’s government refused to back the European Union’s proposed “Chat Control” regulation, denying the qualified majority needed to advance the measure and effectively derailing the planned vote next week, according to campaigners and press statements. The move follows widespread public protests...
Bee Maps Raises $32M to Scale Solana‑Powered Decentralized AI Map
7.10.2025
Bee Maps, powered by Hivemapper, announced a $32 million funding round led by Pantera Capital with participation from LDA Capital, Borderless Capital, and Ajna Capital to scale its decentralized mapping network and advance development of a native artificial intelligence (AI) map. The company said...