Polygon Rolls Out US-Regulated Payments With Completed Coinme Deal
Key TakeawaysPolygon Labs completed its acquisition of Coinme, expanding its regulated payments coverage to 48 U.S. states.Polygon’s Open Money Stack...
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Binance to Shut Down Crypto Mining Pool in November
Crypto exchange Binance is shutting down its mining pool and related services in November, ending an operation that has been...
South Korea’s Bitcoin Lending Experiment Begins at Jeonbuk Bank
Key TakeawaysEdaily and Maeil Business Newspaper detailed that Jeonbuk Bank has executed South Korea’s first reported traditional bank loan secured...
Russia’s Moscow Exchange Pilots Crypto Trading for December Launch
Key TakeawaysRussia’s Moscow Exchange plans to launch regulated cryptocurrency trading services on December 1.Unqualified investors will face tight investment caps...
Bain Capital Leads $37.5M Investment in Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm
Key TakeawaysMeanwhile raised $37.5M led by Bain Capital Crypto, bringing total funding above $180M.The company launched BTC Life 1-Pay, partnering...
Brazil’s B3 Readies Tokenized Stock Trading Platform for Early 2027
Key TakeawaysBrazil’s B3 exchange will launch a tokenized asset platform by 2027, modernizing its traditional market.These tokenized securities will share...
Securitize Brings Apple, Nvidia and Tesla Stocks Onchain on Solana
Key TakeawaysSecuritize launched 1:1-backed U.S. stock tokens on Solana with USDC settlement.Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla move onchain with regulated rights...
Bitcoin Beats Equities, Real Estate Among Wealthy Investors: Survey
Key TakeawaysWealthy investors increasingly see bitcoin and crypto as a top long-term performer.Bitcoin leads digital assets in both ownership and...
Apple Cash’s Banking Partner Tightens ID Rules, Keeps Crypto Ban
Key TakeawaysApple Cash will tighten identity verification rules for users who haven’t verified their identity.Green Dot Bank will keep its...
Plume Opens Onchain Door to Fidelity’s $28B Bond Giant
Key TakeawaysPlume’s nBND opened Oct. 5 with Fidelity’s FBND as its primary reserve asset.Fidelity’s roughly $28B FBND remains offchain while...
Cboe’s 25-Year S&P 500 Deal Puts Tokenized Options on the Table
Key TakeawaysCboe’s exclusive hold on SPX options now runs through 2051 after signing a new 25-year extension.Cboe said it handled...
Ripple Moves 35M XRP and the Mystery Wallet Forwards 6.5M Within Hours
Key TakeawaysA Ripple wallet sent 35 million XRP ($52.4 million) to an unlabeled address at 00:21 UTC on Oct. 2.US...
Porsche’s ‘Long Haul’ Web3 Project Ends in Less Than Four Years
Porsche is ending its Web3 project and Pioneers Circle community nearly four years after launching its 911 nonfungible token (NFT)...
SEC Proposes Easing Crypto Custody Rules for Advisers
The US securities regulator has proposed easing rules governing how investment advisers and funds hold crypto, potentially clearing a regulatory...
MSCI Rule Puts Strategy at Risk, Says Bitcoin Policy Institute Paper
Key TakeawaysMSCI’s simulated index deletions include Strategy, Metaplanet and Yellow Cake.JPMorgan estimated MSCI removal could trigger $2.8 billion in Strategy...
Sequoia, Tiger Global Circle Kalshi in Fresh $1B Funding Talks: Report
Key TakeawaysReuters reports that Kalshi is purportedly negotiating a $1 billion raise at a $40 billion valuation, up eightfold since...
Spanish Banking Giant Cecabank Takes Crypto Custody Push to Luxembourg – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysCecabank is pursuing MiCA passporting 18 months after opening its Luxembourg branch.The custodian joined a 37-bank stablecoin project targeting...
Discover How 20 Million Russians Tap Into Over $43B in Cryptocurrency
Key TakeawaysOver 20M Russians use crypto to settle foreign trade, bypassing SWIFT sanctions to import key goods.Russia holds the 2nd-largest...
Bullish Takes Aim at Wall Street’s Tokenized Stock Ownership Gap
Key TakeawaysBullish and four financial firms formed the Issuer Sponsored Token Coalition on Sept. 24 to bring real shareholder rights...
CoinMarketCap Acquires Crypto Derivatives Data Platform CoinGlass
Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across the crypto, blockchain, AI, and fintech industries.All news, reviews, and analyses...
Iran’s 7-Day Hormuz Proposal Hits an Already Nervous Market
Key TakeawaysIran says Hormuz could reopen within 7 days if U.S. pressure and its blockade ease.Bitcoin traded near $84,000 as...
MoonPay Buys North Capital to Expand RWA Push
MoonPay, a crypto payments company, agreed to acquire private-markets infrastructure provider North Capital, expanding into regulated US securities infrastructure as...
