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Metaplanet Buys 103 Bitcoin, Now Holds 18,991 BTC Valued at $1.95B
25.8.2025
Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350) reported it acquired 103 BTC for about $11.7 million (approximately $113,491 per bitcoin), bringing total holdings to 18,991 BTC acquired for roughly $1.95 billion (approximately $102,712 per bitcoin). The company also reported a year‑to‑date 2025...
Apple Issues Emergency Patches for Zero‑click Exploit That May Enable Crypto Wallet Theft
24.8.2025
Apple released emergency security updates addressing CVE‑2025‑43300, a zero‑click Image I/O vulnerability that researchers warned may be exploited to steal crypto wallets from targeted devices. Apple stated it was aware of reports of an “extremely sophisticated” attack and urged users to install...
Web3 Gaming Platform Ex Populus Sues Elon Musk-Led AI Company Over Xai Trademark
24.8.2025
Ex Populus has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of California to protect its Xai brand, alleging that Elon Musk’s company xAI and related activity have caused widespread confusion after xAI signaled moves into gaming and blockchain. Ex Populus says it has publicly...
Lombard Launches Community Sale to Advance Liquid Restaking and Onchain Bitcoin Capital Markets
24.8.2025
Lombard announced the upcoming pre‑launch Community Sale of its native token, BARD, on Buidlpad, a compliant token access platform that connects protocols with verified communities. The sale will distribute BARD to users as part of Lombard’s effort to broaden participation in its bitcoin-focused...
DBS Expands Blockchain Capabilities by Tokenizing Structured Notes on Ethereum for Wider Investor Access
22.8.2025
DBS Bank has announced the expansion of its blockchain capabilities by tokenizing structured notes on the Ethereum public blockchain, making them accessible to eligible investors through three digital investment platforms. This marks DBS’s first token distribution, featuring crypto-linked...
Gemini Receives MiCA License From Malta Financial Services Authority, Expanding Crypto Services Across Europe
22.8.2025
Gemini has announced that it has received its MiCA (Markets in Crypto Assets) license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), enabling its regulated expansion across Europe. This approval allows Gemini to offer secure and reliable cryptocurrency services in all 30 European countries...
EU Accelerates Digital Euro Plans, Considering Ethereum and Solana for Public Blockchain Implementation
22.8.2025
European Union officials are accelerating plans for a digital euro in response to the recent passage of a stablecoin law in the United States, which has raised concerns about the competitiveness of a European digital currency. The U.S. Congress approved legislation overseeing the $288 billion...
Xapo Bank Receives Regulatory Approval for New Bitcoin Yield Product
22.8.2025
Xapo Bank has announced that it has received full regulatory approval from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission for its new bitcoin yield product, developed in partnership with Hilbert Capital. This development allows Xapo Bank members to access the Xapo Byzantine Bitcoin Credit Fund, which...
Kraken Acquires Israeli Vibe Coding Startup Capitalise.ai to Enhance No-Code Trading Automation on Kraken Pro
21.8.2025
Kraken has announced the acquisition of Capitalise.ai, an Israel-based pioneer in no-code, natural-language trading automation. Founded in 2015, Capitalise.ai has developed a platform that allows users to transform everyday text into executable trading strategies across various asset classes...
Polkadot Capital Group Launches to Drive Institutional TradFi Adoption Across Polkadot Network
20.8.2025
Polkadot Capital Group has officially launched as the capital markets-focused division of Polkadot, aiming to bridge traditional finance (TradFi) with blockchain infrastructure. The establishment of Polkadot Capital Group responds to rising institutional demand and increasing regulatory clarity...
Sofi Partners With Lightspark to Launch Lightning-Enabled International Money Transfers
20.8.2025
Sofi (NASDAQ: SOFI) has announced the launch of its international money transfer service, allowing members to send funds abroad directly from the Sofi app with lower fees and faster delivery than traditional remittance providers. The service will utilize technology from Lightspark, which leverages...
Robinhood Launches Football Prediction Markets Through Kalshi
20.8.2025
Robinhood has announced the launch of pro and college football prediction markets within the app, allowing customers to trade on the outcomes of popular football games. Since the introduction of prediction markets last year, over 2 billion contracts have been traded on the platform. The new markets...
Harvard Professor and Ex-IMF Chief Economist Offers Excuses for Misjudging Bitcoin a Decade Ago
20.8.2025
In a recent social media post, Kenneth Rogoff, a former Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reflected on his earlier prediction that bitcoin was more likely to be valued at $100 than $100,000. Rogoff, a Professor of Economics at Harvard University, acknowledged that...
Informal Systems’ Malachite Acquired by Circle to Power New Arc Blockchain Network for Stablecoin Finance
20.8.2025
Informal Systems has announced the acquisition of its high-performance consensus engine, Malachite, by Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) to support the launch of Arc1, a new Layer-1 blockchain network designed specifically for stablecoin finance. The Arc network is set to debut in testnet...
Publicly-Traded BTCS Announces Ethereum Dividend and Loyalty Payment for Shareholders
19.8.2025
BTCS, a publicly traded blockchain technology company (Nasdaq: BTCS), has announced a one-time blockchain dividend, or “Bividend,” of $0.05 per share to be paid in ethereum ( ETH) to shareholders of record on September 26, 2025. Additionally, the company is offering a $0.35 per share loyalty...
Real-World Asset Tokenization Firm Figure to Go Public on Nasdaq Under Ticker ‘FIGR’
19.8.2025
Blockchain-native capital marketplace Figure has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol FIGR. The company is offering shares of its Class A common stock, with the initial public offering price...
Capital B Announces Over $2.5 Million Capital Increase, Fully Subscribed by Adam Back, to Expand Bitcoin Holdings
18.8.2025
Puteaux, August 18, 2025: Capital B, a European Bitcoin Treasury Company listed on Euronext Growth Paris, has announced a capital increase of approximately $2.57 million (€2.2 million), fully subscribed by Adam Back. This capital infusion is expected to facilitate the acquisition of approximately...
Nebraska Man Sentenced to 1-Year Prison for $3.5M Cryptojacking Scheme
18.8.2025
Charles O. Parks III, also known as “CP3O,” was sentenced today in federal court in Brooklyn by U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee to one year and one day in prison for operating a large-scale illegal cryptojacking scheme in which he defrauded two cloud computing providers of over $3.5 million...
Japan’s FSA to Approve First Yen-Denominated Stablecoin, JPYC, This Autumn
18.8.2025
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is set to approve the issuance of the country’s first yen-denominated stablecoin, JPYC, this autumn, with the fintech firm JPYC based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, expected to be registered as a funds transfer service by the end of August. The stablecoin...
Metaplanet Adds 775 Bitcoin, Total Holdings Reach 18,888 BTC
18.8.2025
Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350) announced the purchase of an additional 775 bitcoin at an average price of ¥17,720,023 per coin (totaling ¥13.733 billion), bringing its cumulative holdings to 18,888 bitcoin at an overall average cost of ¥15,041,118 (aggregate ¥284.097 billion)....