Mastercard launches global fiat and stablecoin payments platform with BVNK
Mastercard has launched its Global Money Platform with BVNK, allowing banks, fintech companies and businesses to manage fiat currencies and stablecoins through a single application programming interface (API). Summary Mastercard has launched its Global Money Platform with BVNK, bringing fiat…
4 Key Takeaways and What They Mean for Bitcoin
Here’s what Warsh signaled about the upcoming FOMC meeting and whether the central bank plans to hike rates again. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh delivered one of the week’s most closely watched central-bank appearances on Friday morning, following the…
Tether backs Saber Money as payments firm targets Asia and Gulf expansion
Saber Money has secured strategic funding from stablecoin issuer Tether and CMCC Global’s Titan Fund to expand its cross-border payment operations across Asia-Pacific and the Gulf region. Summary Tether and CMCC Global’s Titan Fund have invested in Saber Money to…
Pixagram Announces Free Account Creation for 250 New Users Daily Through 2026
[PRESS RELEASE – Panama City, Panama, October 15th, 2026] Pixagram announces free account creation for up to 250 new members daily through the end of 2026. Built on the standalone Layer-1 Pixa blockchain, Pixagram is an anti-hierarchy social network where…
Crypto Funds See 4th Week of Outflows, but XRP and SOL Shine: CoinShares Report
Four consecutive weeks of crypto fund outflows hit $3.74 billion, but altcoins outperform as US investors retreat from the market. Investment products linked to digital assets experienced their fourth consecutive week of outflows, recording $173 million and pushing cumulative…
Hayden Davis Resurfaces After LIBRA Crash, But His Latest Trades Are Deep in the Red
Bubblemaps found that Hayden Davis, who was involved with LIBRA and YZY tokens, has resumed on-chain trading, but recent Solana meme coin bets resulted in nearly $3 million losses. A year after Bubblemaps first detailed the on-chain mechanics behind…
Solana Growth Signals Hope Despite Woes
Data from Santiment shows new wallet creation rising even as prices slump, hinting network curiosity hasn’t faded with sentiment yet. The price of Solana’s native SOL token is near $84, after a steep, multi-month slide that erased nearly 67%…
How a Wallet Compromise Killed the Solana DeFi Aggregator
After exploring fundraising and acquisition options, the teams concluded that no sustainable recovery path existed following the breach. Solana-based DeFi aggregator, Step Finance, along with two other affiliate projects, SolanaFloor and Remora Markets, announced plans to shut down all…
Hungary Repeals Strict Crypto Rules to Align With EU MiCA Framework
Key Takeaways Hungary repealed strict local crypto validation checks to fully align with the EU’s new MiCA framework. The move eliminates duplicate compliance rules, allowing EU exchanges to operate freely in Hungary. The repealed laws previously criminalized unauthorized crypto conversions…
Ripple Whales Go Crazy as XRP Price Can’t Stop Surging
Popular analysts caught the move, making some massive price predictions of up to $15. Something flipped in the cryptocurrency markets over the past 24 hours or so, and many altcoins have started to pick up the pace after bitcoin’s…
Bitcoin’s $73K push may hinge on ETF demand: Analysts
Bitcoin has climbed toward $73,000 after a record short squeeze and falling U.S. Treasury yields powered an 11% rally, but analysts have warned that continued ETF and spot demand will decide whether the breakout holds. Summary Bitcoin has gained about…
How Bitcoin Hardware Wallets Supported Users During the Coldcard Crisis
Key Takeaways Response speed varied by more than a day across the 13 manufacturers. Open-source wallets leaned on verifiability to reassure users; closed-source wallets leaned on certifications and audits. Only a few wallets pushed multisig and other self-custody best practices…
1.15 Million Ethereum (ETH) Left Exchanges
ETH is breaking higher as investors pull coins from exchanges, ETFs attract fresh cash, and major buyers step into the market. Ethereum exchange balances have continued to decline, moving in the opposite direction to Bitcoin over the same three-week…
Bitcoin could be at the start of its next bull cycle: Coinbase CEO
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has said Bitcoin could be entering its next bull cycle as the asset trades above $72,000 ahead of a key U.S. Senate vote on crypto legislation. Summary Bitcoin has climbed above $72,000 after gaining more than…
ARK’s Valente Sees RWA Trading Reshaping DeFi Platform Economics
Key Takeaways Specialized RWA venues could reduce the importance of major crypto pairs for venue success. Control of users and order flow may give applications fee leverage. Most popular applications are expected to continue relying on shared infrastructure. Specialized RWA…
HSBC and Standard Chartered Run First Live Tokenized Deposit Transfer on SWIFT’s Blockchain Ledger
“HSBC’s interoperability transaction with Standard Chartered via SWIFT is a landmark moment for the promise of tokenised deposits,” said HSBC exec. HSBC and Standard Chartered executed the first live tokenized deposit transaction on SWIFT’s blockchain-based ledger, the two banks…
Bitcoin whale moves $86M after 11 years of dormancy
A group of Bitcoin wallets dormant since 2014 has transferred 1,214.42 BTC worth about $86 million as the cryptocurrency traded near a weekly high of $72,400. Summary 28 dormant wallets transferred 1,314.41 BTC worth $94.03 million within 24 hours. 2014…
DeFi Roars Back as $10B DEX Boom Sends TVL Flying Above $83B
Key Takeaways Defillama shows decentralized finance TVL jumping 9.15% to $83.216B on Aug. 20. DEX platform volume hit $10.886B, its first move above $10B since June 5. The perp DEX Hyperliquid captured roughly 45% of perp DEX volume with $15.205B…