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Steak ’n Shake Suspends ETH Poll, Declares Allegiance to Bitcoin; Vitalik Buterin Backs Decision
12.10.2025
Steak ’n Shake halted an X poll asking whether it should accept ETH payments after a wave of criticism from Bitcoin maximalists, posting: “Poll suspended. Our allegiance is with Bitcoiners. You have spoken. Who even allowed this? I’m back at my desk. — Steaktoshi.” The move follows the chain’s...
Polymarket Founder Shayne Coplan Becomes Youngest Self‑Made Billionaire
9.10.2025
Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan, the 26‑year‑old entrepreneur who launched the blockchain‑based prediction market in 2020, has been reported by multiple outlets as reaching billionaire status, making him one of the youngest individuals to attain that net worth through crypto and startup equity....
Fireblocks Expands Qualified Custody Ecosystem With Major Institutional Partners
9.10.2025
Fireblocks announced that its Fireblocks Trust Company, a New York State–chartered qualified custodian regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services, has expanded its institutional custody ecosystem to include partners such as Castle Island, FalconX, Bakkt and Galaxy. Launched...
Gemini Launches Locally Registered Australian Arm After AUSTRAC Registration
9.10.2025
Crypto exchange Gemini has launched Gemini Intergalactic Australia, Pty Ltd and registered the entity with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) as a digital currency provider, the company said. The move localizes Gemini’s Australian operations—previously served through...
KindlyMD Partners With Antalpha, Eyes $250M Convertible Debt Facility for Bitcoin Treasury
8.10.2025
KindlyMD (NASDAQ: NAKA) said that it has entered a strategic partnership with Antalpha (NASDAQ: ANTA) to develop financing solutions for companies holding bitcoin as a treasury asset, beginning with a proposed $250 million secured convertible note facility. The non‑binding letter of intent covers...
Bringin Launches Euro-to-Bitcoin Lightning App for Freelancers and Remote Workers in Europe
8.10.2025
Bringin, which bills itself as “Europe’s most complete Bitcoin app,” launched on the App Store and Google Play, combining a self-custodial Lightning wallet, a personal Euro IBAN with SEPA support, a Visa card for everyday spending, and instant BTC-to-EUR swaps. The app is positioned to let users...
Bitgo Secures VARA Broker‑Dealer License to Launch Regulated Institutional Trading in Dubai
8.10.2025
Bitgo MENA FZE announced that it has obtained a Broker‑Dealer license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), allowing the firm to offer regulated digital asset trading and intermediation services to institutional clients across the region. The approval enables Bitgo to operate...
Rezolve Ai Acquires Smartpay to Scale Tether‑Backed, Merchant‑Fee‑Free Digital Asset Payments
8.10.2025
Rezolve Ai (NASDAQ: RZLV) announced the acquisition of Smartpay, a digital-asset payments platform that processed over 19 million commercial transactions totaling more than $1 billion in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2025. Rezolve said Smartpay’s live infrastructure across Brazil, Argentina...
German Government to Block EU ‘Chat Control’ Proposal After Public Protests
8.10.2025
Germany’s government refused to back the European Union’s proposed “Chat Control” regulation, denying the qualified majority needed to advance the measure and effectively derailing the planned vote next week, according to campaigners and press statements. The move follows widespread public protests...
Bee Maps Raises $32M to Scale Solana‑Powered Decentralized AI Map
7.10.2025
Bee Maps, powered by Hivemapper, announced a $32 million funding round led by Pantera Capital with participation from LDA Capital, Borderless Capital, and Ajna Capital to scale its decentralized mapping network and advance development of a native artificial intelligence (AI) map. The company said...
EU Considers Sanctions on Ruble-Backed Stablecoin A7A5 Linked to Sanctioned Russian Actors
7.10.2025
The European Union is reportedly considering sanctions targeting A7A5, a ruble-backed stablecoin tied to sanctioned Russian actors. According to documents reviewed by Bloomberg, the proposed measures would bar EU-based entities and individuals from engaging directly or indirectly in transactions...
Fasset Receives Malaysian Approval to Operate Stablecoin-Powered Islamic Digital Bank
7.10.2025
Fasset said on October 7, 2025, that it has secured Malaysian approval to provide banking services from Labuan’s regulatory sandbox for Islamic fintech, allowing the firm to offer full-service digital banking to its existing global user base of 500,000. The provisional license positions Fasset...
Iran Plans to Remove Four Zeros From Rial Amid High Inflation
6.10.2025
Iran’s parliament has approved a plan to redenominate the national currency by removing four zeros from the rial, effectively turning 10,000 current rials into 1 new rial, officials and media reported Oct. 5–6, 2025. The proposal includes introducing a new subunit (often referenced as qiran...
Binance Charity Pledges $150,000 to Flood Relief in India
6.10.2025
Binance Charity pledged $150,000 on October 6, 2025, to support relief and recovery after monsoon floods across multiple Indian states, directing funds to Goonj’s Rahat Initiative for urgent humanitarian aid. The contribution will finance essential supplies including food, hygiene and dignity kits...
Defillama Delists Aster Perp Volumes Over Suspected Wash Trading
6.10.2025
Defillama has delisted perpetual futures volumes from Aster after its founder, 0xngmi, said recent Aster perp volumes began mirroring Binance perp volumes “almost exactly,” raising concerns about possible wash trading. In a post explaining the decision, 0xngmi showed comparative charts...
Court Rules BAYC NFTs Are Not Securities
5.10.2025
A U.S. federal judge in the Central District of California dismissed a 2022 class-action suit, finding that Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFTs) do not meet the Howey test for securities. The ruling concluded plaintiffs failed to show a common enterprise or a reasonable...
Paxful to Wind Down Operations by November 1, 2025
3.10.2025
Paxful announced it will cease all operations by November 1, 2025, citing the lasting impact of historic misconduct by former co-founders Ray Youssef and Artur Schaback and unsustainable costs from extensive compliance remediation. The company said the decision is strategic and driven by long-term...
Telegram Wallet to Add Tokenized US Stocks and ETFs Through Kraken and Backed
3.10.2025
Telegram’s Crypto Wallet will soon let users trade tokenized shares of major U.S. companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the platform announced. The new “Stocks & ETFs” section, enabled via partnerships with Kraken and Backed, will offer fractional, digital forms of equities including...
Brave Browser Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Active Users
3.10.2025
Brave announced on October 3, 2025, that its browser has surpassed 100 million monthly active users, reporting 101 million MAU worldwide across desktop and mobile and 42 million daily active users (DAU), yielding a DAU-to-MAU ratio of 0.42. Brendan Eich, CEO and co-founder, framed the milestone...
Hybrid L2 BOB Enables 1-Click Native BTC Transfers Across 11 Major Chains
2.10.2025
Build on Bitcoin (BOB), a hybrid Layer two (L2) blockchain, launched BOB Gateway, a one-click on- and offramp that connects native bitcoin to Bitgo’s wBTC.OFT across 11 Layerzero-supported blockchains, including Ethereum, Avalanche, Base, BNB Chain, Unichain, Optimism, Sei, and BOB. The update...