Mercuryo Partners with Visa for Near Real-Time Crypto-to-Fiat Off-Ramping
Mercuryo teams up with Visa to enable near real-time crypto-to-fiat conversion, reducing settlement times and costs for cross-border payments.
UBS Explores Crypto Trading for Private Banking Clients
UBS is reportedly considering allowing its wealthiest clients to trade Bitcoin and Ether, signaling a potential expansion of crypto offerings in private banking.
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Farcaster to Repay $180 Million, Protocol to Continue
Farcaster plans to return $180 million raised from venture investors while continuing operations under new owner Neynar, focusing on developer-driven growth.
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Ledger Weighs US IPO as Hardware Wallet Demand Rises
Ledger is reportedly in talks with major banks about a potential US IPO that could value the crypto hardware wallet maker at more than $4 billion.
Superstate Raises $82.5M to Build Blockchain-Based IPO Issuance Platform
Superstate raised $82.5 million in a Series B round to expand its onchain platform for issuing and trading SEC-registered equities, signaling growing institutional confidence in blockchain-based…
Crypto Markets Brace for Volatility as BlackRock Shifts $600M in Bitcoin and Ether
Large transfers of Bitcoin and Ether from BlackRock to Coinbase Prime, combined with ETF outflows and pending US inflation data, are heightening expectations of near-term crypto…
Tokenization Boom Pits Bitcoin Vision against CBDC Guardrails at Davos
Debates at the World Economic Forum highlighted growing tensions between private-sector tokenization, Bitcoin-based monetary visions, and central bank control through CBDCs.
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Justin Sun Invests $8M in River as Leverage Signals Emerge
Tron founder Justin Sun invested $8 million in DeFi protocol River, as analysts flagged unusually high leverage during a sharp rally in the RIVER token.
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F/m Seeks SEC Approval to Tokenize Treasury ETF
Asset manager F/m Investments is seeking SEC approval to record ownership of its $6 billion Treasury ETF on a permissioned blockchain while retaining its regulated structure.
Vietnam Pilots Crypto Exchange Licensing to End Legal Uncertainty
Vietnam has launched a pilot licensing regime for cryptocurrency exchanges, bringing the sector under formal oversight as banks and securities firms prepare to enter the market.