US big banks hold early talks on joint crypto stablecoin: WSJ
Some of the biggest banking companies in the US are reportedly exploring a team-up to launch a crypto stablecoin.Companies owned...
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Dubai regulator clarifies real-world asset tokenization rules: Lawyer
Newly updated guidelines from Dubai’s crypto regulator include provisions on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and clarify rules for issuers. On May...
Theta Capital raises $175M to back early-stage blockchain startups
Amsterdam-based Theta Capital Management raised over $175 million for its latest fund-of-funds, aimed at supporting early-stage blockchain startups through specialized...
South Korean presidential front-runner proposes won-based stablecoin
South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung proposed creating a stablecoin tied to the Korean won to prevent capital outflows...
Tether surpasses Germany’s $111B of US Treasury holdings
Tether, the $151 billion stablecoin issuance giant, has surpassed Germany in United States Treasury bill holdings, showcasing the benefits of...
‘Bitcoin Standard’ author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly
Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, has weighed in on the ongoing debate over spam inscriptions on the...
Everstake defends non-custodial staking as SEC weighs industry input
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has held discussions with Everstake, one of the largest non-custodial staking providers globally,...
JPMorgan’s Kinexys, Chainlink, Ondo Finance Demo Atomic DvP Settlement for Real-World Assets
Chainlink, JPMorgan’s blockchain unit Kinexys, and Ondo Finance have completed the first cross-chain Delivery versus Payment (DvP) transaction on Ondo...
Ukraine strategic Bitcoin reserve bill reportedly in final stages
Ukraine is reportedly moving closer to adopting Bitcoin as a national reserve asset, a move that could bolster its financial...
Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko Floats Meta-Blockchain Proposal
Yakovenko stated that this meta-blockchain could improve the state of data availability in the digital space, opening the possibility of...
Nasdaq-listed GDC plans to buy Bitcoin and TRUMP memecoin for $300M
GD Culture Group (GDC), a Nasdaq-listed holding company focused on livestreaming, e-commerce and artificial intelligence-powered digital human technology, plans to...
Ethereum flips Coca-Cola and Alibaba as ETH gains 42% in 5 days
Ether’s market capitalization surged 42% in five days following the successful launch of Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade on its mainnet. On May...
Mobius Token smart contracts on BNB Chain exploited, $2.1M drained
Hackers drained over $2.15 million from Mobius Token ($MBU) smart contracts on the BNB Chain in a targeted exploit detected...
Microsoft-Backed Space and Time Launches Mainnet for Zero-Knowledge-Proven Data
Microsoft-backed Space and Time has launched its public and permissionless mainnet, which is designed to deliver zero-knowledge (ZK)-proven data directly...
Solana lacks ‘convincing signs’ of besting Ethereum: Sygnum
Solana does not yet have “convincing signs” that it could overtake Ethereum as the blockchain of choice for institutions, as...
Robinhood Quietly Prepping Blockchain With Crypto Powerhouses, Insiders Claim
The American financial services firm Robinhood is said to be preparing the rollout of its own blockchain, according to two...
Hacken CEO sees ‘no shift’ in crypto security as April hacks hit $357M
Despite the $1.4 billion lost in the recent Bybit hack, crypto companies have not changed their approach to cybersecurity, according...
COTI Selected by ECB to Help Develop Digital Euro Technology
The European Central Bank has selected COTI as a Pioneer Partner for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative. The...
Notcoin says tap-to-earn ‘probably dead’ as Telegram games see shift
Notcoin, one of the most prominent Web3 gaming projects of 2024, said the tap-to-earn genre is “probably dead” as Web3...
Tokenized Treasuries Add $560M in 15 Days, Pushing Market to $6.5B
In just 15 days, the tokenized Treasury market ballooned by $560 million, catapulting its total value to an impressive $6.5...
Arizona governor vetoes bill to make Bitcoin part of state reserves
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state to hold Bitcoin as part of...
Solana Policy Institute, Superstate, and Orca Unveil Project Open: A Proposal to Move Equity Trading Onchain
Project Open was presented to the SEC as a pilot program to test the issuance of equity securities on public...
