The Hype, The Headlines, and The Future of Crypto Trends
The annual pilgrimage to TOKEN2049 this year wasn’t just another crypto conference. It felt like a collective, industry-wide exhale. Gone...
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The Ghost of MT. Gox Will Stop Haunting Bitcoin This Halloween
Mt. Gox, the defunct Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange, still holds around 34,689 Bitcoin (BTC) ahead of its Oct. 31 repayment deadline.The...
Robinhood US lists ASTER, XPL, and VIRTUAL
Key Takeaways Robinhood US has added Aster, Plasma, and Virtuals Protocol to its cryptocurrency listings. The move showcases Robinhood's continued...
Lise Becomes Europe’s First Blockchain Stock Exchange
France’s Lise Exchange has become the first European platform authorized to trade and settle listed shares entirely on blockchain. The...
South African Bank Absa Taps Ripple for Crypto Custody
Institutional blockchain service provider and XRP developer Ripple announced a partnership with South African bank Absa on Wednesday to provide...
S&P Global taps Chainlink to rate stablecoins’ ability to retain peg
S&P Global Ratings and Chainlink have partnered to provide onchain stablecoin risk profiles for TradFi players looking to enter or...
CME Group launches Solana and XRP futures options
Key Takeaways CME Group launched CFTC-regulated options on Solana and XRP futures, expanding its crypto derivatives offerings. These physically settled...
Solana DEXs Must Focus On Building Resilient Markets
Opinion by: Lynn Nguyen, CEO of SarosDecentralized exchanges (DEXs) on Solana have been topping trading volume charts for a while...
Put Equity Lending Onchain, Or Get Out Of The Way
Opinion by: Hedy Wang, co-founder and CEO at Block StreetEquity markets are still running on outdated rails — batch files,...
How Smart Traders Use AI to Track Whale Wallet Activity
Key takeaways:AI can process massive onchain data sets instantly, flagging transactions that surpass predefined thresholds.Connecting to a blockchain API allows...
Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and other banking giants unite to explore reserve-backed digital money
Key Takeaways Nine major banks formed a consortium to explore issuing reserve-backed digital money on public blockchains. The initiative aims...
Institutional Capital Is Breaking Crypto Cycles
At TOKEN2049 Singapore 2025, CoinEx’s Head of Research, Jeff Ko, shares his perspective on the forces reshaping digital assets—from DAT...
THORWallet CEO on Native Swaps and DeFi’s Banking Future
The non-custodial, high-risk “degen” narrative is undergoing a major shift. The crypto landscape is being reshaped by spot ETFs, the...
Hackers Extort Discord With 2M Users’ Age Verification Data
Discord is reportedly being extorted by hackers responsible for breaching a database containing the sensitive age verification data of more...
CEA Industries reveals $633M BNB holdings with plans to expand
Key Takeaways CEA Industries disclosed $633 million in BNB holdings, signaling strong corporate support for the token. The company plans...
Time2Build to Pay for Open Source Bitcoin LN Integration
Industry initiative Time2Build is paying developers to integrate the Breez Bitcoin Lightning Network software development kit (SDK) into existing open-source...
How The9Bit’s Web3.5 Vision Solved the Mass Adoption Crisis at TOKEN2049
The air in Singapore during TOKEN2049 Week is always thick with the promise of decentralized innovation, but beneath the glossy...
How Africans Use Stablecoins to Beat Inflation in 2025
Key takeaways: Stablecoins are now everyday tools for savings, payments and trade in Nairobi and Lagos.Inflation, FX swings and high remittance...
World Liberty Financial sells tokens to Hut8 for treasury reserves at $0.25 each
Key Takeaways World Liberty Financial, a DeFi project with real-world asset tokenization focus and Trump family connections, sold tokens to...
Crypto Investor Capital ‘At Work’
The record $300 billion stablecoin market capitalization may signal that more investor capital is flowing onchain, which could act as...
Bitget COO: Payments, Tokenized Assets, and AI Will Drive 1B Crypto Users
The global crypto industry is entering a new phase of maturity, shaped by regulatory clarity, institutional adoption, and the rise...
Trust Wallet Turns Profits, Adds Solana, Targets 1B Users
Eowyn Chen, CEO of Trust Wallet, sat down for an interview during Token2049 Singapore at the main event venue. She...
