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Puffer Finance has partnered with Anchorage Digital to make Anchorage the day-one institutional custodian for Puffer UniFi and to collaborate on stablecoin issuance, native onchain settlement, and agentic payment rails. The deal pairs Anchorage’s regulated institutional infrastructure with Puffer UniFi’s high-throughput, Ethereum-aligned execution …
21X Group has filed for U.S. regulatory permissions to form 21X LLC as a broker-dealer that would operate an alternative trading system (ATS) for trading tokenized securities. The firm has appointed capital markets veteran Ray Tierney to lead U.S. operations as CEO. The move represents 21X Group's first expansion beyond Europe, where its affiliate …
Beldex announced a $1 million, rolling Grants Program to finance builders creating privacy-preserving applications, infrastructure and tooling on the Beldex network. The program, to be formally introduced at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 in Seoul, evaluates proposals on project readiness and ties disbursements to verified milestones rather than fixed …
Bybit announced the successful completion of a SOC 2 Type II audit, independently performed by Deloitte, providing third-party assurance over the exchange's security and operational controls. The assessment complements Bybit’s existing ISO/IEC 27001 certification and PCI DSS validation and is intended to increase transparency for users, institution…
Ukraine's National Cyber Police led an international criminal investigation into a crypto-asset fraud exceeding $655,000 that culminated in authorized searches of a suspect's residence in Prague. Crystal Intelligence supplied blockchain analytics that investigators used to map fund movements across multiple services. Law enforcement officers seized…
AlgoQuant Asset Management has engaged Liquid Mercury to supply institutional trading technology and infrastructure designed to support the firm’s multi-strategy digital asset platform. The agreement provides AlgoQuant with access to deep liquidity, advanced execution tools, and professional-grade operational capabilities intended to preserve preci…
Aster has launched Perpetual Grid 2.0 alongside a four-week Liquidity Pool Mining campaign running from September 28 to October 25, 2026 (UTC). The incentive program distributes up to 140,000 $ASTER across participating Grid strategies, with rewards allocated hourly and based on each eligible Grid’s share of trading volume. Participation is automat…
Bitcoin fell 1.5% on Monday to $83,416.10 amid a broad retreat in risk-driven markets as global government bond yields jumped and negotiations between the U.S. and Iran showed little movement. The increase in yields - led by the U.S. 10-year topping 5% and sharp moves in Japan - reflected growing conviction central banks will remain hawkish. Broade…
<p>Bitcoin remained above $84,000 on Sunday as the cryptocurrency approached the end of a third quarter marked by unusually strong gains. Increased spot trading and restrained profit-taking, alongside signs of renewed institutional engagement, helped underpin prices even as the market absorbed a large quarterly options expiry and ongoing fallout fr…
Bitcoin traded close to $84,000 on Saturday, held up by steady institutional demand and corporate moves to expand Bitcoin-linked financing even as rising U.S. Treasury yields and a string of regulatory developments introduced uncertainty. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded several days of inflows, and a large corporate holder proposed changes to its prefer…
ChangeNOW has published its TOKEN2049 Singapore schedule, centering on a booth that blends retrofuturism and Japanese Metabolism, a Fast Track Program to onboard early-stage wallets, a limited CoolWallet co-branded hardware run, and a series of talks and partner events on October 6-8. The company will host a central podcast studio, PR and partner s…
The Federal Reserve released a pair of regulatory proposals intended to bring payment stablecoins into a bank-like regulatory structure. The primary proposal would require Board-supervised issuers to back coins with permissible high-quality liquid assets - chiefly short-term Treasury bills - and meet standardized capital rules while banning the pro…
Retail brokerage moomoo said it has observed a 50% increase in users buying cryptocurrency, led by bitcoin activity, while a wider set of tokens is gaining traction. Company executives attribute the growth to new users migrating from other platforms, existing equity and options traders adding crypto, and a broader product offering that includes wal…
USDT Gift Card has launched a web-based gifting service at BuyUSDTGiftCard.com that enables purchasers to send personalised USDT-denominated gift cards without requiring a recipient wallet at the time of purchase. Payments may be made in USDT TRC-20 or TRX on the TRON network. Recipients redeem the full face value in USDT to a TRON address supporti…
Crypto exchange Bitget has connected its institutional trading flow to Sygnum Bank’s Protect off-exchange custody service in Switzerland. Under the integration, client collateral is held in Sygnum’s regulated custody, ring-fenced and bankruptcy-remote under Swiss banking law, while corresponding balances are mirrored on Bitget and remain available …
Bitcoin extended overnight losses on Thursday as a sharp rise in Treasury yields and a rebound in oil prices dented risk appetite. The largest cryptocurrency fell 2.7% to $84,148.7 by 02:14 ET (06:14 GMT), while broader crypto markets recorded declines after strong performances earlier in the month amid regulatory optimism in the U.S.
BTCC, a veteran cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a promotional collaboration with global CFD platform Markets.com. The arrangement will elevate Markets.com's visibility to audiences interested in both digital assets and traditional markets at TOKEN2049 Singapore on October 7-8. Both firms will remain independent and retain sole responsibility…
Travala and the AVA Foundation have established a matched buyback framework that doubles monthly open-market AVA repurchases. The AVA Foundation will continue repurchasing tokens to replenish rewards distributed to AVA Smart Program members, while Travala will independently match that quantity each month and move its matched allocation into a Trava…
U.S. Tiger Securities' analyst Bo Pei says Bitcoin has moved into a new bull-market phase and maintains a Buy rating with a $250,000 cycle price target to be achieved by 2029 or sooner. Pei points to a pattern of higher lows and highs, a recovery above key investor cost bases, and renewed exchange-traded fund demand as the main supporting signals. …
<p>Bitcoin traded close to recent eight-month highs on Wednesday as robust capital inflows into spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and fresh corporate purchases supported a rally across major digital tokens. Market attention also centered on a U.S.-China summit scheduled for later in the day, even as legislative setbacks and regulatory shifts shape…
Bitcoin extended a recent upswing on Tuesday, topping $85,000 after Strategy Inc disclosed additional coin purchases. The rally was supported by regulatory developments from U.S. agencies, lower oil and Treasury yields, and gains across major altcoins, while scrutiny of a leading exchange remains an uncertainty.
<p>CloudTech Group has launched RooRooEx, a digital asset trading venue built on Integral’s trading technology, aimed at providing institutional-grade pricing, deeper liquidity and advanced execution tools for professionals, high-net-worth individuals and retail investors. The platform aggregates multiple liquidity providers and offers AUD, USD and…
NOWPayments released a six-month dataset comparing enterprise payout activity across TRON, BNB Smart Chain, Solana, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. The analysis highlights different network strengths: Solana produced the fastest average payouts, BNB Smart Chain handled the most individual transactions, and TRON moved the largest share of value. The report i…
<p>Bitcoin (BTC/USD) traded at $84,549, rising 5.28% as of Sep 21, 10:20 AM GMT / 6:20 AM EDT. Technical indicators on the 1-hour, daily and weekly timeframes point to a bullish market, but near-term momentum is extended. Traders will be watching a string of resistance and support levels that will determine whether the recent advance becomes a sust…
Bitcoin pushed toward $82,000 on Monday, extending a weekend rebound amid a U.S. securities regulator's temporary approval for trading tokenized U.S. stocks on blockchain platforms and lower oil prices that eased some inflation concerns. The move coincided with broad gains among major cryptocurrencies and crypto-related equities, although higher Tr…
