The DeFi & FinTech section explores the expanding world of decentralized finance and next-generation financial technology. From lending protocols, staking platforms, and liquidity ecosystems to digital banking, payments innovation, and emerging fintech models, this category covers the tools reshaping how value moves across the digital economy. Readers get clear insights into major developments, integrations, and trends transforming both DeFi and traditional financial technology.
Galaxy Research has traced 1,789 BTC stolen in the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit, revealing that 87.3% of the funds remain untouched in attacker-controlled addresses despite some…
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has moved its spot crypto ETF framework into the draft regulation stage, opening public consultations on single-asset Bitcoin and Ether funds…
Gemini has expanded its digital asset services in Singapore by enabling native XRP Ledger deposits and withdrawals, moving beyond simple trading and custody support as part…
Germany has expanded its lead as the primary European Union destination for authorized crypto asset service providers after six cooperative banks secured approval under the EU’s…
European Central Bank official Piero Cipollone highlighted the digital euro’s privacy design, asserting that the Eurosystem will not track user transactions as global CBDC scrutiny intensifies.
Binance has unveiled Agent OS, an infrastructure suite allowing autonomous AI agents to execute trades and manage crypto portfolios, placing risk management directly in users' hands.
Coinbase has integrated Hyperliquid into its Base App, providing eligible international users with access to over 290 perpetual futures markets and up to 50x leverage directly…
As European exchanges delist Tether's USDT to comply with the EU’s MiCA framework, global demand for the world's largest stablecoin remains robust, driven by deep liquidity…
Ripple's prime brokerage arm, Ripple Prime, has completed a $275 million private placement of senior notes to accelerate its expansion into traditional financial services and meet…
Rain has unveiled the Agentic Payments Alliance, bringing together major payment networks and crypto leaders to build standardized infrastructure for AI-driven commerce.
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt expressed optimism regarding the CLARITY Act’s prospects ahead of a critical September 15 Senate vote, despite ongoing disputes over stablecoin…
Jeonbuk Bank has partnered with Ripple to integrate Ripple Payments for near-real-time business remittances, expanding Ripple’s institutional footprint in South Korea’s commercial banking sector.