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OKX Singapore Enables USDC and USDT Payments at Grab Merchants via QR Codes
30.9.2025
OKX Singapore launched scan‑to‑pay support allowing users to spend USDC and USDT at Grab Pay merchants by scanning Singapore’s unified QR code (SGQR) through OKX Pay. Transactions will be settled onchain using the purpose bound money (PBM) framework, which applies programmable logic for compliant...
Starknet Unveils BTCFi: Trustless BTC Staking, Partners, and 100M STRK Incentives
30.9.2025
Starknet today announced BTCFi, a trilogy of initiatives aimed at deepening bitcoin’s role as a global settlement asset by embedding BTC into Starknet’s security and consensus. For the first time on any L2, BTC holders can stake without losing custody to secure Starknet and earn rewards;...
Long-Dormant Bitcoin Whale Awakens, Moves $45.6M in BTC After Nearly 12 Years
29.9.2025
A dusty old bitcoin wallet from November 2013 recently woke up, stretched its digital legs, and unloaded 400 BTC—worth a cool $45.6 million today—marking its first move in nearly 12 years. A bitcoin whale rolled out of hibernation at block height 916840, btcparser.com data shows, shifting...
Strategy Snaps up Another 196 Bitcoins, Pushing Treasury to 640,000 BTC
29.9.2025
On Monday, Sept. 29, Michael Saylor, the founder of Strategy, formerly Microstrategy, tossed another 196 bitcoins into the company’s overflowing hoard like it was just another day at the office. After dropping a Sunday teaser with a chart and the line “Always Be Stacking,” Saylor’s firm made good...
ECB Advocates Digital Euro as Shield for Freedom, Autonomy and Security
29.9.2025
Piero Cipollone, member of the ECB Executive Board, delivered a keynote at the Baltic conference “Payments & Policy in a Changing Environment,” arguing the digital euro is essential to preserve Europeans’ ability to use sovereign money as transactions go increasingly digital. Cipollone framed...
Capital B Finalizes 12 BTC Acquisition; Holdings Reach 2,812 Bitcoin
29.9.2025
Capital B (The Blockchain Group, ISIN: FR0011053636, ticker: ALCPB) has completed an “ATM‑type” capital increase with TOBAM at €1.70 per share, raising €1.2 million ($1.4 million) to acquire 12 BTC. The transaction brings the group’s total crypto treasury to 2,812 BTC, acquired for €262.1 million...
Crypto Treasury Moves Trigger Regulatory Scrutiny Over Stock Jumps
27.9.2025
Sudden stock price spikes ahead of crypto-related disclosures have drawn the attention of U.S. regulators, signaling deepening concern over potential market manipulation. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) are reportedly reviewing...
US Senate Schedules Hearing on Crypto Taxation Policy
26.9.2025
In a critical move toward shaping future U.S. tax policy, the Senate Finance Committee will evaluate how digital assets are treated under existing taxation frameworks. Set for Oct. 1, 2025, at 10 a.m. ET, the hearing—titled “Examining the Taxation of Digital Assets”—will be led by Chairman Mike...
Fnality Raises $136M Series C to Accelerate DLT‑Enabled Wholesale Settlement
24.9.2025
Fnality announced a $136 million Series C round led by Wisdomtree, Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek and Tradeweb, with participation from existing investors including Banco Santander, Barclays, BNP Paribas, DTCC, Euroclear, Goldman Sachs, ING, Nasdaq Ventures, State Street and UBS....
Vitalik Buterin Calls for Full‑Stack Openness and Verifiability to Secure a Digital Future
24.9.2025
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a blog post advocating for “full‑stack” openness and verifiability across software, hardware and bio systems to preserve freedom and security as the internet becomes indistinguishable from real life. Buterin argues that open source code, verifiable...
Interactive Brokers-Led $104M Series D-2 Propels Zerohash to $275M Total Funding
24.9.2025
Zerohash announced a $104 million Series D-2 round led by Interactive Brokers with new institutional participants including Morgan Stanley, Sofi, Apollo-managed funds, Jump Crypto, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, FTMO, IMC and Liberty City Ventures, alongside existing investors PEAK6...
Digital Assets Conference CFC St. Moritz Establishes BTC Reserve With Sygnum
24.9.2025
The CFC St. Moritz, a digital assets conference, has partnered with Sygnum Bank to create a bitcoin ( BTC) reserve. This move is part of the conference’s long-term strategy and reflects its belief in BTC as a foundational digital asset. The conference has allocated 25% of its treasury assets...
CZ-Backed YZi Labs Teases Opening $10B War Chest to Outside Backers: FT
23.9.2025
In a recent Financial Times (FT) report published by Nikou Asgari, the Changpeng “CZ” Zhao-backed global investment firm, YZi Labs, says it may open its $10 billion portfolio to outside investors—but only after it beefs up in artificial intelligence (AI) and biotech. YZi Labs...
Plasma Introduces Plasma One — A Stablecoin‑Native Neobank and Card
23.9.2025
Plasma has unveiled Plasma One, a stablecoin‑native neobank and card designed to give global users permissionless access to saving, spending, earning and sending digital dollars in a single app. Targeting markets with high dollar demand — from Istanbul’s bazaars to Buenos Aires stores and Dubai...
Crypto Wealth Skyrockets as Global Count of Millionaires Tops 240,000
23.9.2025
Global crypto wealth has surged to an unprecedented 241,700 crypto millionaires, the Crypto Wealth Report 2025 from Henley & Partners with data from New World Wealth shows — a 40% rise in 12 months. Bitcoin led the charge, with Bitcoin millionaires up 70% year‑on‑year to 145,100 holders, while...
Strategy’s Bitcoin Stash Hits 639,835 BTC After $99.7M Buy
22.9.2025
On Monday, Sept. 22, the heavyweight of bitcoin treasuries, Strategy, revealed it scooped up 850 BTC for a cool $99.7 million. Michael Saylor of Strategy jumped on X to confirm the buy, casually pointing out that his firm made good on the hint he dropped Sunday about padding the company’s bitcoin...
Florida Cannabis Firm Rebrands as 0G Crypto Treasury Company With $401M in Funding
22.9.2025
Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) announced a $401 million funding package including a $22.88 million strategic investment from Defi Development Corp. (DFDV) to implement an AI Zero Gravity (0G) coin treasury strategy, with 0G designated as the company’s primary reserve asset. The deal, led by DeFi...
Capital B Confirms 2,800 BTC Total Holdings; Acquires 551 BTC and Completes Capital Increases
22.9.2025
Capital B (The Blockchain Group, ISIN: FR0011053636; ALCPB) confirmed the acquisition of 551 BTC for about $64.3 million (€54.7 million) and now holds 2,800 BTC valued at about $307 million (€261 million) bought with an average price of $109,542/ BTC (€93,205/ BTC). The company reported a YTD “...
Metaplanet Buys 5,419 Bitcoin, Holdings Reach 25,555 BTC
22.9.2025
Tokyo‑listed Metaplanet Inc. (TSE: 3350) announced on September 22, 2025 that it has acquired an additional 5,419 BTC for approximately $632.53 million at an average price near $116,724 per bitcoin, bringing the company’s total holdings to 25,555 BTC acquired for about $2.71 billion at an average...
Bitcoin BETA Listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange as First Crypto ETF on GPW
22.9.2025
The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) listed the Bitcoin BETA exchange‑traded fund (ETF), marking the bourse’s first ETF providing regulated exposure to bitcoin via CME‑listed futures, GPW said. The fund, approved by Poland’s KNF in June, uses FX‑hedging forward contracts to reduce investors’ sensitivity...