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SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round
Stablecoin payments company dtcpay completed a $25 million Series A funding round with a strategic investment from Japan’s SBI Group.
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz toll booth ran through a bitcoin exchange, U.S. says
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned BitBank, a Tehran exchange it says moved hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Revolutionary Guards and handled payments collected from ships buying passage through the world’s most important oil chokepoint.
Solana speeds up blocks by 17%, but transaction capacity stays the same
The network is cutting its target slot time to 250 milliseconds, giving apps fresher blockchain data and validators shorter control windows while reducing the amount of work allowed in each slot.
Corporate treasuries bought just 5,900 bitcoin in 3 months. Other demand signals look weak, too.
Corporate treasuries bought just 5,900 bitcoin in three months, while broader demand signals remain weak.
Ethereum confirms Glamsterdam dates, but warns 'fake' builders could stall the chain
Free test ether lets fake builders outbid rivals and withhold transaction payloads, while client teams get half the usual review time before Sepolia.
Ether and XRP ETFs post outflows as crypto majors move higher
Ether funds shed money for a third straight session even as the token rose, while every major gained and zcash extended its run.
Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. Bitcoin tops $77,000
The yen declined and BTC rose after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest level in 31 years.
Real stocks are finally coming on blockchain. Here’s how the SEC wants it to work
The SEC is giving tokenized stocks a regulated U.S. pathway, while keeping trading volumes, access and issuer rights tightly controlled.
The Ondo Finance succession crisis gets messier as Kathleen Allman’s daughter alleges ‘dementia’, alcoholism and reckless spending
The estranged daughter of 77-year-old Kathleen Allman has petitioned a Hawaiian court to establish a limited conservatorship to protect her parents’ share of her brother’s stake in Ondo.
Kevin O’Leary says Congress will revisit Clarity early next year as crypto tax bill advances
The Shark Tank investor says Congress will face pressure to revive crypto market structure legislation as it moves to establish tax rules for digital assets.
SEC opens door to tokenized U.S. stock trading. Here’s who could benefit
The five-year experiment gives DeFi-style trading venues, tokenization firms and liquidity providers a new U.S. pathway while leaving synthetic stock tokens outside the framework.
UK signals end of 'light-touch' era with multi-agency raid on peer-to-peer crypto hubs
Increased enforcement coincides with detailed regulatory guidance issued to crypto firms ahead of the full framework taking effect in late 2027.
U.S. SEC begins prepping for around-the-clock trading that crypto treats as the norm
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dug into plans for around-the-clock trading in an event on the same morning it approved tokenized securities.
Crypto for Advisors: Beyond bitcoin and ether
Clarity Act failure may hamper U.S. crypto as industry seeks legal clarity elsewhere
The U.S. is likely to lose out to foreign markets in the short term, but SEC and CFTC rules will help underpin the industry.
Ratings giant S&P Global acquires OpenZeppelin in tokenized finance risk push
Building on its recent market-data investment in Kaiko, S&P Global’s latest purchase targets the technological risks facing banks and asset managers onchain.
