Bitwise Partners With ING Germany to Offer Discounted Crypto‑ETP Trading
Bitwise and ING Germany launch a partnership letting German customers trade Bitwise crypto‑ETPs with reduced or no execution fees. Bitwise...
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Nordic Crypto Exchange Safello Expands Cross‑Border Services With Launch in Finland
Safello launches regulated crypto services in Finland under MiCA authorization, enabling euro payments, trading and custody. Safello announced on February...
Opera Adds Tether Gold to Minipay for Emerging Markets
Tether and Opera integrate USDT and Tether Gold (XAU₮0) into Minipay to expand dollar and gold‑denominated access in emerging markets....
OSL Group Raises $200 Million to Accelerate Stablecoin and Payments Expansion
OSL Group secures $200 million equity financing to fund global stablecoin, payments growth, acquisitions, and infrastructure. OSL Group (HKEX: 863)...
US Treasury Sanctions IRGC-Linked Digital Asset Exchanges
OFAC sanctions senior Iranian security figures, Babak Zanjani, and two UK-registered crypto exchanges for aiding the IRGC and human rights...
EU Opens Infringement Notices Over Crypto Tax Rules and MiCA Breaches
The European Commission sends formal notices to 13 EU member states over delayed or incompatible transposition of EU crypto tax...
Talos Extends Series B to $150M With Strategic Institutional Investors
Talos raises an additional $45 million in a Series B extension, bringing total Series B to $150 million at a...
Report: Iranian Elite Shift $1.5 Billion to Dubai Using Banks and Crypto Amid Strike Fears
U.S. Treasury says Iran’s ruling elite are shifting large sums abroad, with reports of $1.5 billion routed to Dubai amid...
Laser Digital Files OCC Application to Form US National Trust Bank
Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of Nomura Group, applies to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to...
Sygnum and Starboard Raise Over 750 BTC for BTC Alpha Fund
Swiss digital asset banking group Sygnum and Starboard Digital secure 750+ BTC from professional investors for the market‑neutral BTC Alpha...
Universal Launches UAE Central Bank‑Registered USD Stablecoin
Universal announces USDU as the first USD‑backed stablecoin registered by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates for compliant...
Wisdomtree Expands Tokenized Funds to Solana, Boosting RWA Access
Wisdomtree adds Solana support so investors can mint, trade and hold tokenized real‑world asset funds onchain. Wisdomtree announced in New...
Dubai Insurance Launches Crypto‑Enabled Insurance Wallet With Zodia Custody
Dubai Insurance launches the UAE insurance sector’s first crypto‑enabled digital wallet in partnership with Zodia Custody. Dubai Insurance announces the...
Startale Group Secures $13M From Sony, Deepens Soneium Partnership
Startale Group receives a $13 million follow‑on investment from Sony Innovation Fund to expand onchain entertainment infrastructure. Startale Group announces...
Rootstock Labs and Animoca Brands Japan Partner to Build Bitcoin‑Native Institutional Tools
Rootstock Labs and Animoca Brands Japan announce a partnership to develop Bitcoin‑native treasury and BTCFi use cases for Japanese institutions....
