Ripple is expanding its Middle East footprint through a new partnership with Bahrain Fintech Bay, the Kingdom’s main fintech incubator and ecosystem platform, as part of its push to integrate blockchain and stablecoin infrastructure into regulated financial markets. The move builds on Ripple’s Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) license obtained earlier this year and underscores […]
The venture arm of the U.S. multinational bank Citigroup (C) made a strategic investment in stablecoin payments platform BVNK, the companies announced on Thursday. Citi Ventures joins Visa (V) in backing BVNK, after the payments giant made its own strategic investment in the company in May this year. The companies have not disclosed the size […]
By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) As gold pushed through the $4,000 per ounce mark for the first time, bitcoin (BTC) lost 1.25% of its value and the wider crypto market, as measured by the coinDesk 20 (CD20) index, dropped 3%. The drop came amid profit-taking after the crypto market rose more […]
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has languished, but his relentless cheerleading for the crypto industry has won him a segment of loyal friends among U.S. voters: crypto investors who step outside their personal politics to praise his work and see the president and his Republican allies as the best bet for progress in digital assets. […]
YZi Labs, formerly Binance Labs, introduced a $1 billion fund for projects building on the BNB Chain. The investment company, which was rebranded from the venture arm of crypto exchange Binance last year, is targeting BNB-based projects in areas such as trading, real-world assets (RWAs), artificial intelligence (AI), decentralized finance (DeFi) and wallets, according to […]
A lot can change in just a few days. Bitcoin recently reached new all-time highs of over in both U.S. dollar and Japanese yen terms, boosted by new Japanese prime minister, Takaichi Sanae‘s bias for ultra-easy Abenomics policy setting. However, the very same Abenomics bias now seems to be working against BTC through its impact […]
Global crypto product issuer 21Shares has partnered with UK wealth management app Stratiphy to let retail investors buy and hold crypto Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lifts its four-year ban on these products. The change marks a shift in the UK’s stance on digital assets, allowing retail investors regulated access […]
Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, plans to propose its own candidates for a board seat at Juventus FC, the Italian soccer club in which it owns a stake of 10.7%, Reuters reported on Monday. The stablecoin giant will submit its list at the club’s annual shareholder meeting in November, according to the report, […]
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin (BTC) remains in an uptrend, despite the overnight pullback. The world’s largest cryptocurrency is on fire, having rallied nearly 10% in one week. While the buzz around BTC is natural, other sub-sectors, such as real-world assets (RWAs), are lighting up big time and deserve attention. […]
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, is close to investing $2 billion in crypto-powered prediction market Polymarket, the WSJ reports. The deal, which could be announced as early as Tuesday, would value the platform at as much as $10 billion. ICE’s investment could lend regulatory credibility to Polymarket’s efforts to […]
BNB, the native token of the BNB Chain and widely used for transaction fee discounts on Binance, jumped more than 5% over the last 24-hour period, crossing the $1,280 mark to hit a new all-time high. The rally comes as traders digested signs of increased demand from institutions and surging activity on the underlying blockchain, […]
Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel, expressed deep concern this week over gold’s soaring price and its implications for the U.S. dollar’s role as a global safe haven, according to Bloomberg. Gold futures just breached $4,000 an ounce, marking a gain of more than 50% so far in 2025. The U.S. dollar, measured by the U.S. […]