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Crypto.com and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) have entered into a partnership aimed at expanding the use of blockchain technology across global commodities markets, with a focus on tokenisation, settlement...

Solana has emerged as the most watched blockchain network of 2025, capturing more blockchain-specific attention than any other for the second year running.  According to recent data from CoinGecko, Solana...

The United States Senate will not advance the crypto market structure bill before the end of 2025. With year-end holidays just days away, Senate Banking Committee plans now point to...

Bitcoin’s value compared to gold has dropped to a multi-year low, a move that in the past has marked major market bottoms. This is happening amid tighter monetary policy and...

Mastercard said it has entered a strategic alliance with the ADI Foundation to expand stablecoin settlement and tokenized asset use cases across the Middle East, according to a December 16,...

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought into the latest crypto equity downturn, putting about $60 million across several publicly listed digital-asset and infrastructure firms as the sector slid for multiple sessions....

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced on Monday, December 15, that it has added the Hong Kong Stable Exchange/ Hong Kong Stablecoin Exchange (HSEX) to the list...

According to reports, Startale Group and SBI Holdings have agreed to develop a Japanese yen stablecoin. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to collaborate on...

Crypto infrastructure firm StraitX said it plans to launch its Singapore dollar stablecoin, XSGD, and its US dollar stablecoin, XUSD, on the Solana blockchain in early 2026. The launch is...

The UK is no longer debating whether crypto belongs inside the financial system. The debate has now shifted decisively toward how tightly it should be governed, and whether stronger policing...

The research team at the multibillion-dollar asset management firm Grayscale has played down fears that quantum computing could threaten cryptocurrencies in 2026. The firm argues the technology is not advanced...

For an asset seeking institutional validity, there is no higher clearance than a listing on the CME Group data feed. On Monday, the Hedera Foundation confirmed that the world’s largest...

PayPal Holdings Inc. NASDAQ: PYPL has applied for industrial banking services in Utah, aiming to expand small business lending by reducing reliance on third-party partners. PayPal Files to Launch an...

Bitcoin Bancorp said it plans to deploy up to 200 licensed Bitcoin ATMs across Texas starting in the first quarter of 2026. The announcement was made in a company release...

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to examine the case of Keonne Rodriguez, the co-founder of the Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai. The comments came after Trump was...

Ripple has moved closer to a multichain stablecoin framework by expanding Ripple USD into major Ethereum Layer 2 networks. The firm announced it will begin testing RLUSD on Optimism, Base,...

Visa has taken a more formal step toward stablecoin adoption by launching a Visa stablecoins advisory practice for financial institutions. The payments giant said the new Stablecoins Advisory Practice will...

As Bitcoin volatility persists near cycle highs, Strategy has accelerated its accumulation pace with another large-scale purchase. The company added 10,645 Bitcoin last week, spending roughly $980 million at an...

Base co-founder Jesse Pollak promoted and backed a meme coin issued by rapper Soulja Boy, triggering community criticism. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT questioned why the rapper was being given a platform,...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points at its December 18-19 policy meeting, which could put pressure on Bitcoin and other risk assets....

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is reportedly preparing to pull the plug on decades of artificial market support, with plans to begin offloading its colossal ¥83 trillion ($534 billion) ETF...

Litecoin has quietly achieved a massive utility milestone, outpacing both Bitcoin and Ethereum in a critical economic metric: transaction speed. According to recent network data, Litecoin is now processing on-chain...

Curve Finance is weighing a new governance proposal that would allocate a large CRV token grant to Swiss Stake AG, the firm responsible for much of the protocol’s core development...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has executed a quiet but radical shift in its crypto enforcement strategy, effectively granting amnesty to the industry’s largest players while maintaining pressure...

Doha Bank has completed a $150 million digitally native bond issuance, marking one of Qatar’s earliest digitally native USD bond issuances. The floating-rate notes were listed on the London Stock...