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SBI Holdings, one of Japan’s largest financial groups, has announced a strategic joint venture with blockchain infrastructure provider Startale Group to build an onchain platform for trading tokenized stocks and real-world assets. The initiative aims to modernize traditional equity markets by offering round-the-clock trading, faster cross-border settlement, and fractional
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Ripple is joining forces with Japan’s financial giant SBI Holdings to bring its U.S. dollar–backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), to the Japanese market by the first quarter of 2026. The rollout will be managed through SBI VC Trade, the crypto subsidiary of SBI Holdings. Ripple confirmed the
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Mantra has introduced a new governance proposal that would shift its OM token entirely from Ethereum’s ERC-20 standard to the native Mantra Chain. The plan, announced on August 20 via X (formerly Twitter), lays out a managed transition process that will formally phase out ERC-20 OM tokens by January
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Binance Expands On-Chain Yield Offerings Binance has introduced a new Plasma USDT Locked Product under its Simple Earn On-Chain Yields program, giving users the chance to earn daily stablecoin rewards alongside an allocation of XPL tokens, the native cryptocurrency of the Bitfinex-backed blockchain Plasma. The product, which opened on Tuesday,
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MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custodial crypto wallet, is continuing its expansion beyond Ethereum with a new integration of the TRON blockchain, announced Tuesday in a joint statement with TRON DAO. The partnership allows MetaMask users to connect directly with TRON’s ecosystem, opening the door to faster and cheaper
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Grayscale Investments has broadened its footprint in the crypto sector, moving beyond Layer 1 tokens to target the infrastructure powering one of blockchain’s fastest-growing ecosystems — Sui. On August 12, the firm announced the launch of two new single-asset investment trusts linked to DeepBook (DEEP) and Walrus (WAL), key protocols
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A major security breach has struck Odin.fun, a Bitcoin-based memecoin launchpad and trading platform, resulting in the loss of approximately 58.2 BTC—valued at around $7 million—according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. #PeckShieldAlert An @Odin_GodOfRunes community member reported that 58.2 $BTC (worth ~$7M) were drained
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ALT5 Sigma Corporation has closed a $1.5 billion capital raise to power its crypto treasury strategy centered on the WLFI token from World Liberty Financial. The deal, completed on August 12, 2025, underscores the growing crossover between traditional finance and blockchain-based assets. Dual Offering Nets $1.5B The fintech
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Binance has become the first member of T3+, a newly expanded crypto crime unit designed to strengthen the industry’s fight against illicit activities. The initiative builds on the work of the T3 Financial Crime Unit, which was founded in 2024 by blockchain platform TRON, stablecoin issuer Tether, and blockchain
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A newly emerged ransomware operation known as Embargo has stolen more than $34.2 million since April 2024, according to f resh research from blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. The group has primarily targeted victims in the healthcare, business services, and manufacturing sectors, with most attacks focused on U.S.
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Coinbase is expanding its trading options for U.S. customers with a new decentralized exchange (DEX) integration, giving users access to “millions” of digital assets that weren’t previously available on the platform. The move comes after the exchange reported lower spot trading volumes and revenue in its second-quarter results.
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Animoca Brands has confirmed that its Hong Kong joint venture with Standard Chartered and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) has formally begun the process of securing a stablecoin issuer license under the city’s new regulatory framework. The venture, Anchorpoint Financial Limited, submitted a formal “indication of interest” to the Hong