Politics
Securitize has received approval from Spain’s National Securities Market Commission to operate a regulated tokenized trading and settlement system under the European Union’s DLT Pilot Regime. The authorization, granted Wednesday, positions Securitize as the only company licensed to run tokenization infrastructure in both the United States and the
AI
Indonesia’s ambitions for AI-driven development are gaining new momentum as Microsoft rolls out an expanded set of cloud and AI services in the Indonesia Central region. The update, announced at the Cloud and AI Innovation Summit in Jakarta, gives local organisations greater access to the tools they need to
Cryptocurrency
Grayscale is taking another step to expand its lineup of crypto investment products, this time setting its sights on Zcash. The company filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to convert its existing Grayscale Zcash Trust into a full exchange-traded fund. If approved, it would
Markets
Bitcoin held steady on Wednesday after weeks of heavy selling pressure, helped by a small but encouraging rebound in spot ETF inflows. Data shows that U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded roughly 129 million dollars in net inflows on Nov. 25. The move offered a welcome break from the persistent
What Is Solayer? Solana is fast, but demand keeps growing. As more users stake, swap, and build on the network, the ecosystem needs stronger plumbing. Solayer, a Layer 2 built on top of Solana, is designed to give the network that extra headroom. It introduces a restaking layer that boosts
AI
A major technical leap in adversarial learning is opening the door to real-time AI security, offering a path beyond the limits of traditional, static defence systems. As attackers adopt reinforcement learning and large language models to craft fast-moving, adaptive threats, security teams are facing pressure to match that speed with
Finance
KakaoBank has taken a clear step forward in its push into digital finance, moving its Korean won-pegged stablecoin project from planning to active development, according to a Wednesday report from Newspim. The shift is also reflected on the bank’s official website, where new job listings seek blockchain backend developers
Finance
Robinhood is preparing to expand its footprint in prediction markets by launching a new derivatives exchange through a joint venture with Susquehanna International Group. The move marks one of the company’s most ambitious pushes into regulated futures and derivatives trading. In an announcement on Tuesday, Robinhood said the venture
Markets
JPMorgan Chase is introducing a new structured investment note that gives investors a chance to benefit if Bitcoin weakens in the short term and then rebounds sharply by 2028. The product uses BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) as its benchmark, according to a recent filing with the U.
What Is Pendle? Crypto investors spend a lot of time chasing better yields, but most tools in DeFi don’t give them much control over how that income is managed. Pendle tries to fix that. The protocol lets users split a yield-bearing asset into two pieces, so they can trade
Finance
Stablecoin issuer Paxos is widening its footprint in the crypto infrastructure space after acquiring Fordefi, a digital asset custody and wallet technology company. The deal, reported by Fortune to be worth more than 100 million dollars, marks Paxos’s latest move to sharpen its focus on secure, institutional-grade blockchain services.
Finance
Kraken is widening the scope of its Krak money app, rolling out a cashback debit card, salary deposit options, and new onchain yield tools in a bid to compete with both traditional banks and modern neobanks. The company says the upgrades are part of a larger push to make Krak