In a bold step toward digital finance innovation, Capital A—the parent company of AirAsia—and Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia have entered into a strategic partnership to explore the development of a ringgit-backed stablecoin. The move highlights Malaysia’s growing role in Southeast Asia’s evolving digital asset space. The
AI
Microsoft has taken a closer look at how people use Copilot, and the results show that AI habits often mirror the rhythms of everyday life. After reviewing 37.5 million anonymized conversations, the Microsoft AI research team found that users turn to Copilot for practical tasks during the day and
Finance
Save the Children has launched a new Bitcoin Fund aimed at helping the organization stretch donations further and deliver aid more efficiently during emergencies. Developed in partnership with digital asset firm Fortris, the fund is built to hold, manage, and deploy bitcoin contributions when crises arise. According to Thursday’s
Finance
Phantom users can now trade on real-world events directly inside the wallet, thanks to a new integration with prediction market operator Kalshi. The feature, announced Friday, introduces “Phantom Prediction Markets,” giving users a way to discover, track, and take positions on political, economic, sports, and cultural events without switching apps.
Innovation
YouTube is giving U.S. creators a new way to receive their earnings: PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin. The update, first reported by Fortune, adds a crypto-based payout option to the platform’s long-standing payment partnership with PayPal. YouTube launches option for U.S. creators to receive stablecoin payouts through PayPal
DeFi
Coinbase, the leading cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., is gearing up to unveil two major additions to its platform: tokenized stocks and prediction markets. The official announcement is expected at a showcase event scheduled for December 17, according to sources familiar with the company's plans. Coinbase plans
Markets
Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following one of the largest cryptocurrency fraud cases in recent history. A U.S. federal judge handed down the sentence in New York, marking a major milestone in legal accountability for the digital asset industry.
DeFi
JPMorgan has arranged one of the first corporate debt issuances on a public blockchain, creating a Solana-based token to support a new commercial paper offering for a Galaxy Digital subsidiary. The deal drew participation from Coinbase and Franklin Templeton, marking another major step in bringing traditional financial instruments on-chain. A
Finance
LI.FI, the Berlin-based startup building infrastructure for seamless movement of digital assets across blockchains, has secured a $29 million extension to its Series A round. The fresh capital brings the company’s total funding to $51.7 million, with Multicoin Capital joining as a lead investor alongside earlier backers
Why Blockchains Still Struggle With Scale Crypto keeps pulling in new users, new apps, and far more transactions than early blockchain designers ever imagined. The result is a familiar problem: most public blockchains can’t scale fast enough without giving up something important. This tension is known as the blockchain
Finance
Klarna is taking a closer step toward digital assets through a new partnership with Privy, a wallet infrastructure platform owned by Stripe. The companies will work together to research and design potential crypto wallet features aimed at helping everyday users store and move digital assets with less friction. The announcement
Finance
Grayscale has opened its Bittensor Trust to public trading just days before the Bittensor network enters its first halving event. The investment product, listed under the ticker GTAO on the OTCQX marketplace, is now the first publicly quoted option in the United States that gives investors exposure to TAO, the