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.
Binance announced it will halt transaction processing involving HTX and 10 additional digital asset platforms starting August 23, following recent geopolitical sanctions and heightened regulatory enforcement.
Trezor has disclosed a security breach involving fulfillment partner ShipMonk, resulting in the exposure of personal information belonging to 13,689 customers across several international markets.
Monaco’s government has introduced legislation to replace its 2022 crypto rules with a centralized licensing regime overseen by the CCAF, aligning the Principality with EU MiCA…
Charles Schwab has officially introduced direct Bitcoin and Ether spot trading to its retail brokerage platform, placing digital assets directly alongside traditional securities for its 39.8…
Hawaii has enacted a law prohibiting cash-to-crypto kiosk deposits starting October 1, 2026, targeting rampant fraud schemes while allowing crypto-to-cash withdrawals to remain operational.
The Bank of England’s Digital Pound Lab has launched a cross-border trade finance trial testing interoperability between private stablecoins and a simulated digital pound on public…
Zama has listed its ZAMA token on Revolut across the European Economic Area, bringing fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) privacy tools to the fintech platform's 70 million…
Coinbase has launched more than 170 derivatives contracts tailored for professional clients in the UK, featuring perpetual futures with up to 50x leverage alongside dated futures…
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes predicts a major shift in global monetary policy, forecasting that the Federal Reserve will print dollars to bolster the Japanese yen, sparking…
Onchain records show a fresh $10 million RLUSD mint by Ripple alongside substantial whale accumulation of over 380 million XRP, highlighting active institutional settlement infrastructure despite…
Unified Market Exchange (UMX) has introduced a public beta allowing professional investors to seamlessly bridge capital between crypto assets and actual US stocks, ETFs, and options.
Robinhood has expanded its UK app capabilities, enabling eligible local investors to trade more than 50 cryptocurrencies with no commission or custody fees.