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IBM Launches ‘Digital Asset Haven’ to Empower Institutions in the Tokenised Economy
American multinational tech company IBM announced the launch of Digital Asset Haven, a platform for custody, transaction routing, and settle...
Japan Launches First Regulated Yen Stablecoin as JPYC Goes Live
It’s official, Japan now has its own Yen stablecoin, the JPYC, crafted and issued by Japanese fintech JPYC Inc. (yes, they have the same n...
Report: North Korea Has Stolen Nearly $3B in Crypto So Far This Year
North Korea-linked hackers have stolen a massive US$2.84 billion (AU$4.54 billion) in crypto since January 2024, according to a report from ...
Trump Taps Michael Selig to Lead CFTC as US Pushes Toward Crypto-Friendly Regulation
US President Donald Trump has nominated Michael Selig, chief counsel for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) crypto task for...
Ripple Acquires Hidden Road and Relaunches It as Ripple Prime, Hints New XRP Utilities
Ripple has finalised its US$1.25 billion (AU$1.91 billion) acquisition of prime broker Hidden Road, a deal we first reported in April.Hidden...
JPMorgan to Let Institutions Use Bitcoin and Ether as Loan Collateral, Marking Major Wall Street Shift
JPMorgan is warming up to crypto. The company plans to let institutional clients use their Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral for loans. Tha...
OKX Unveils Rubix to Help Financial Institutions Offer Crypto Services Without Heavy Lifting
OKX has introduced Rubix, a modular workflow platform designed to help regulated financial institutions integrate digital-asset services int...
Bitcoin’s New BIP-444 Sparks Fierce Clash Over Data Limits and Legal Risks
A new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP), BIP-444, calls for a temporary soft fork that would sharply limit how non-monetary data is stored ...
Kyrgyzstan Launches KGST Stablecoin as It Ramps Up National Crypto Strategy
Kyrgyzstan has officially introduced KGST, a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the som, according to President Sadyr Japarov. Japarov announced the n...
Over 40 % of Aussie Gen Z & Millennials Regret Skipping Crypto — See It as Big 10-Year Miss
The regret is hitting younger Australians hard, according to a new survey from Brisbane-based crypto exchange Swyftx. The exchange’s 5th A...
Forte Tech Solutions Tokenises $2M in Australian Government Bonds – A First Under RBA’s Project Acacia
Forte Tech Solutions has completed Australia’s first tokenised investment in government bonds, a US$2 million (AU$3.07 million) pilot unde...
Trump Pardons Crypto Titan CZ, Declares ‘War on Crypto’ Over
US President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder of Binance, concluding months of speculation ove...