Politics
U.S. financial regulators are taking a more coordinated approach to cryptocurrency oversight as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission formally join forces on a new initiative called “Project Crypto.” The effort, announced Thursday at the Joint CFTC-SEC Harmonization Event, aims to modernize how digital
Introduction: Gaming Meets Blockchain, Without the Friction Blockchain gaming has promised true digital ownership for years, but many projects struggle to balance crypto mechanics with fun gameplay. GUNZ is an attempt to close that gap. Built by Gunzilla Games, the studio behind the battle royale shooter Off The Grid, GUNZ
Politics
The U.S. Senate’s effort to set clear rules for the cryptocurrency industry moved forward this week, but not without controversy. On Thursday, the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its version of a broad digital asset market structure bill, approving it by a narrow 12–11 party-line vote. While the
Security
Nearly a decade after one of crypto’s most defining crises, The DAO is returning to the spotlight, this time with a very different mission. Griff Green, a longtime Ethereum developer and one of The DAO’s original founders, announced plans to repurpose unclaimed funds from the infamous 2016 DAO
Markets
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet is moving to deepen its bitcoin-focused strategy with a sizable equity financing that could raise as much as 21 billion yen, or roughly $137 million, according to comments from CEO Simon Gerovich on Thursday. Metaplanet has closed its first institutional shares + warrants transaction to accelerate our Bitcoin strategy.
Finance
21Shares has introduced a new exchange-traded product in Europe that blends Solana price exposure with liquid staking rewards, marking another step in the expansion of regulated crypto yield products for traditional investors. Announced on Thursday, the 21Shares JITOSOL ETP, trading under the ticker JSOL, gives investors exchange-traded access to JitoSOL,
Blockchain
Five years after the GameStop trading frenzy exposed cracks in U.S. market plumbing, Robinhood is leaning further into blockchain technology. The brokerage plans to expand its tokenized stock offering with round-the-clock trading, faster settlement, and self-custody, signaling a deeper shift toward onchain market infrastructure. CEO Vlad Tenev says the
Innovation
Bybit is preparing to take a significant step beyond crypto trading. The exchange plans to introduce IBAN-based fiat accounts as early as February, a move that would bring traditional banking-style services onto its platform and broaden its role in global finance. The plan was outlined by Bybit CEO Ben Zhou,
AI
As interest in enterprise AI continues to surge, many organisations are discovering that moving from promising pilot projects to reliable, large-scale deployment is far harder than expected. According to Franny Hsiao, EMEA Leader of AI Architects at Salesforce, the biggest obstacles have little to do with choosing the right model
Politics
Six U.S. senators are pressing Deputy Attorney General Todd W. Blanche for answers over alleged conflicts of interest tied to his role in reshaping the Justice Department’s approach to cryptocurrency enforcement. In a letter sent Wednesday, the lawmakers raised concerns that Blanche may have held significant personal cryptocurrency
Finance
Hong Kong’s push to connect traditional finance with blockchain technology took another step forward this week as Hang Seng Investment Management unveiled a new gold exchange-traded fund that includes a tokenized share class issued on Ethereum. The Hang Seng Gold ETF began trading on Thursday on the Hong Kong
Finance
A new chapter in the United Arab Emirates’ digital finance landscape opened this week with the launch of a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin formally sanctioned by the country’s central bank. Universal Digital International Limited announced on Thursday that it has introduced USDU, describing it as the first U.S.