Empery Digital Sells Nearly Half Of Its Bitcoin Holdings
Empery Digital, a Bitcoin treasury firm, raised over $87.1 million by selling 1,400 BTC at an average price of about $62,200 each. The...
South Korea Launches First Government-backed Stablecoin Pilot
South Korea has unveiled its first government-backed blockchain stablecoin pilot through Gyeonggi Province, with testing scheduled to begin in August. The proof-of-concept program...
Metaplanet Explores Bitcoin-backed Digital Credit In Japan
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has entered into a partnership with stablecoin issuer JPYC and tokenization platform Progmat to study the development of Bitcoin-backed...
Circle Wins Approval To Launch First National Digital Currency Bank
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted Circle Internet Group regulatory authority to create the First National Digital...
Housing Bill With CBDC Ban Becomes Law Without Trump’s Signature
President Donald Trump declined to sign a significant housing law in the United States, which included a clause prohibiting the Federal Reserve from...
New Hampshire Rejects Landmark $100M Bitcoin-backed Bond Proposal
New Hampshire has turned down a plan to issue what would have been the first Bitcoin-backed municipal bond in the U.S. The state’s...
Ondo Brings 24/7 Minting & Redemption Of Tokenized Stocks To Solana
Ondo Finance has grown its tokenized securities platform on Solana by adding 24/7 minting and redemption for certain tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs....
PayPal USD Launches Natively On Polygon To Expand Global Stablecoin Payments
PayPal USD (PYUSD), a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin from Paxos, is now available directly on the Polygon blockchain through the Polygon Open Money Stack....
MARA Expands AI Infrastructure With Texas Site Acquisition As Stock Jumps
MARA Holdings, a Bitcoin mining company, is expanding into artificial intelligence infrastructure by buying a 1,200-acre powered site in Texas. After the announcement,...
Kalshi Expands Beyond Crypto With Push Into Gold, FX & Energy Derivatives
Kalshi, a prediction markets platform, plans to grow beyond cryptocurrencies by offering perpetual futures tied to gold, foreign exchange, and energy markets. This...
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Block Stock Jumps 8% After Q3 Earnings Beat, But $764M DOJ Settlement Looms
Block stock surged in after-hours trading after the company beat analysts’ Q3 earnings estimates. Adjusted EPS reached $1.13, beating expectations of $1.03,...
Stellar Bell Upgrade Goes Live On Testnet: 3 Key Changes Ahead Of November 23 Vote
Stellar activated its Protocol 30 Bell upgrade on testnet ahead of a November 23 mainnet vote. CAP-84 enables customer-specific identifiers for scalable...
France Delays 2027 Budget Vote As Crypto Exit Tax Proposals Fail
France postponed its 2027 budget vote for the second time, with 758 amendments pending. Lawmakers rejected two crypto exit tax proposals targeting...
THORChain Resumes Bitcoin & Ethereum Swaps With v3.21.1 Update After Ethereuorg Triggers Haltm Re
THORChain resumed Bitcoin and Ethereum swaps after 101 of 111 nodes upgraded to v3.21.1; trading is live on 10 of 13 external...
