Swissquote ordered to curb impersonation, fraud attempts
The company offers crypto trading on the platforms that it manages, including the mixed-asset trading platforms Swissquote and Yuh. Swissquote,…
Year: 2025
Centrifuge brings S&P 500 onchain in tokenized fund launch
Centrifuge partners with S&P Dow Jones Indices to launch the first tokenized S&P 500 Index fund, enabling programmable onchain index-tracking…
Katana’s mainnet debuts with $200M in active DeFi deposits
Katana, a new DeFi-first layer-2 blockchain, launched with over $200 million in productive TVL, offering institutional-grade liquidity strategies and native…
Circle applies for US trust bank charter to manage its USDC reserve
Other crypto firms are also reportedly considering applying for a national bank charter, following in the footsteps of Anchorage Digital…
Ripple Highlights XRP Ledger Advancements Powering Institutional Blockchain Adoption
Institutional DeFi enters a powerful new phase as the XRP Ledger activates a permissioned DEX, fusing compliance and decentralization to enable real-world…
From Skepticism to Strategy: NYC Embraces Blockchain’s Civic Potential
The recent inaugural NYC Digital Asset Summit Roundtable, hosted by Mayor Eric Adams, focused on New York City’s strategy for…
Stablecoins are becoming ‘default settlement layer’ for internet: Alchemy
Stablecoins are now the “default settlement layer for the internet,” surpassing Visa and Mastercard in onchain transaction volume. Stablecoins have…
27% of Koreans aged 20–50 hold crypto, 70% eye more investments: Report
Over 25% of Koreans in their 20s to 50s now hold crypto, with 70% looking to expand their investments as…
Coinbase makes TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025 list
The crypto exchange company is often used as a proxy to gauge the health and growth of the nascent crypto…
Vitalik introduces ‘pluralistic’ IDs to protect privacy in digital identity systems
Vitalik Buterin warns that single digital IDs could erode pseudonymity, proposing pluralistic systems to safeguard privacy and fair access. Ethereum…
Aptos sees surge in tokenization as asset managers go onchain
Aptos’ tokenized economy is being fueled by issuers such as Berkeley Square, Franklin Templeton and BlackRock. Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization…
Small crypto trading prodigy nets $1.5M using unorthodox strategy
A crypto trader turned $6,800 into $1.5 million with a one-sided quoting strategy, dominating over 3% of maker volume on…
Bitcoin Treasury Corporation to relist on Toronto exchange, buys 292 BTC
Bitcoin Treasury Corporation completed a $92 million raise and bought 292.8 BTC ahead of its trading resumption on the TSX…
Genius Group eyes massive Bitcoin buys from billion-dollar lawsuits
If successful, Genius Group’s $1 billion lawsuits could net shareholders $7 per share while boosting the company’s Bitcoin holdings by…
Crypto seed phrase, front-end hacks drive record losses in 2025: TRM Labs
Crypto private key exploits and front-end protocol attacks account for 80% of the $2.1 billion worth of crypto that has…
Stablecoin protocol Resupply loses $9.6M to price manipulation exploit
A flaw in ResupplyFi’s contract allowed an attacker to manipulate token prices and drain $9.6 million from its wstUSR market.…
Galaxy Digital raises $175M in first fund to expand crypto investments
Galaxy Digital raises $175 million for its first externally backed venture fund, targeting early-stage crypto startups. Galaxy Digital has closed…
Pi Network token spikes 38% on AI plans, Google partnership rumors
Pi Network’s token surged 38% as talk of an AI partnership with Google spread ahead of the project’s upcoming Pi2Day…
Trump-backed World Liberty to release stablecoin audit, make WLFI transferable
World Liberty Financial, the Trump-backed crypto venture, is preparing to publish its first stablecoin audit and may enable WLFI token…
GameStop fails to woo traders with $450M raise, possibly for Bitcoin
Vincent Liu, the chief investment officer at Kronos Research, said buying Bitcoin alone isn’t enough to increase a company’s stock…