Latest from Ian Allison
PayPal Blockchain Lead José Fernández da Ponte Joins Stellar
The Stellar Development Foundation also hired Jason Karsh, a former Block and Blockchain.com executive, as chief marketing officer.
Tokenization Firm Midas Brings Two New DeFi Products to Etherlink
The firm’s new mMEV and mRe7YIELD products deliver institutional-grade, market-neutral DeFi exposure.
Standard Chartered Says It’s the First Global Bank to Offer Spot Bitcoin, Ether Trading
The bank’s U.K. branch offers regulated, deliverable spot trading for Bitcoin and Ether to institutional clients.
SafePal and 1inch to Give Away Hardware Wallets to Boost DeFi Security
The campaign offers limited-edition hardware wallets as DEX trading volumes hit record highs.
MoonPay Adds Single-Click Crypto Payments for Revolut Users in UK, EU
The integration lets Revolut Pay users purchase crypto instantly without card-based payment hurdles
German State Lender NRW.BANK Issues €100M Blockchain Bond on Polygon
The German state bank’s crypto bond on Polygon marks a pivotal step in Europe’s tokenized capital market adoption, according to a press release.
Europe’s Financial Watchdog Probes Malta Over Fast-Track MiCA Authorizations
ESMA questioned the timing of the authorization of a certain “CASP entity” where “material issues remained unresolved or pending remediation at the time of the authorisation.”
Circle Has USDC Revenue Sharing Deal With Second-Largest Crypto Exchange ByBit: Sources
Assume any exchange that has some material amount of USDC has an agreement with Circle, said one person familiar with the situation.
Crypto Trading Firm Galaxy Expands Institutional Staking With Fireblocks
The integration unlocks Galaxy’s institutional staking platform for Fireblocks clients, enabling secure, capital-efficient on-chain participation at scale, according to a statement.
Crypto VC Paradigm Leads $11.6M Round for Kuru Labs’ DeFi Liquidity Engine
The raise will help build an on-chain orderbook on super-fast blockchain Monad.
