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Flare and Xaman have launched a one-click DeFi vault enabling XRP holders to earn yield directly within XRPL wallets.

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest public pension fund with more than $1 trillion in assets under management, increased its stake in Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) by 20% in the four…

BlackRock has significantly expanded its Bitcoin exposure, purchasing approximately 4,309 BTC worth around $289.6 million within a single hour on Feb. 26. Blockchain data from Arkham Intelligence, shared by Lookonchai…

MARA Holdings stock jumped 17% after the bitcoin mining company announced a strategic partnership with Starwood Capital Group to develop large-scale data centers across its existing U.S. sites. The move signals a sign…

Real estate mogul Grant Cardone is moving deeper into digital assets, announcing plans to tokenize Cardone Capital’s $5 billion real estate portfolio. The initiative positions the firm among a growing number of asset …

Circle (CRCL), the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has rallied 45% in less than two trading sessions following its fourth-quarter earnings report, sharply reversing an 80% decline from record highs reached last year. W…

Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has announced a $200 million investment in digital marketplace Whop, signaling a major push to expand stablecoin payments in online commerce. The deal va…

WebN Group, the blockchain and Web3 incubator backed by billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard, is reportedly closing after several years of investing in digital infrastructure startups. According to a source fami…

Nvidia (NVDA), the world’s largest publicly traded company by market capitalization and a key bellwether for the artificial intelligence sector, once again exceeded Wall Street expectations in its fourth-quarter earni…

Mastercard is stepping deeper into digital assets with a new Director of Crypto Flows role focused on stablecoin-linked card issuance, scaling DeFi payment infrastructure, and redesigning network rules for Web3 transa…

Stripe is reportedly exploring a potential acquisition of all or parts of PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), according to a recent Bloomberg report. While discussions remain in the early stages, a deal would unite two global paym…

Prediction markets are experiencing rapid growth as traders increasingly seek precise tools to price and hedge discrete events such as elections, interest rate decisions, inflation data, and regulatory rulings. Instea…

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor has downplayed concerns that quantum computing poses an immediate threat to Bitcoin, calling the narrative “FUD” and arguing that any meaningful risk is likely more than a de…

NEAR has officially launched Near.com, a next-generation crypto wallet and consumer super app designed to make blockchain technology as simple and intuitive as traditional finance apps. The new platform aims to remove…

Artificial intelligence disruption rattled financial markets again Monday, dragging down IBM stock, major tech shares, and cryptocurrency prices. Investors reacted sharply after Anthropic announced that its Claude AI …

France has officially approved the sale of a majority stake in Exaion, a key data center subsidiary of state-owned energy giant Electricité de France (EDF), to U.S.-based bitcoin miner MARA Holdings Inc. The $168 mill…

Deutsche Bank is accelerating its blockchain strategy by signaling plans to integrate infrastructure powered by Ripple’s technology, marking another major institutional milestone for Ripple Labs. The move highlights g…

A purpose-built AI security agent has identified vulnerabilities in 92% of exploited DeFi smart contracts, according to a new open-source benchmark released by AI security firm Cecuro. The study analyzed 90 real-world…

Dubai is accelerating its push into blockchain-powered property investment as the Dubai Land Department (DLD) and tokenization firm Ctrl Alt unveil a regulated secondary market for real estate-backed tokens. The initi…

Blockfills, a Chicago-based crypto lender backed by trading giant Susquehanna, has reportedly suffered losses of approximately $75 million during the recent cryptocurrency market downturn. According to sources familia…

YZi Labs, the investment firm formerly known as Binance Labs, has publicly accused asset manager 10X Capital of failing to comply with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure requirements related to its…

BitMine has strengthened its Ethereum holdings with a fresh purchase of 20,000 ETH, valued at approximately $39.8 million, according to on-chain data from Lookonchain. The acquisition, transferred from BitGo, follows …

Crypto exchange Kraken has continued its acquisition streak with the purchase of token management platform Magna, signaling a broader strategy to expand beyond traditional cryptocurrency trading as it prepares for a p…

Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, is transitioning away from relying solely on Optimism’s OP Stack as it seeks greater control over its technology and infrastructure. In a recent blog post titled “The Next Ch…

Robinhood Markets is reportedly preparing a major $1 billion initial public offering (IPO) tied to a closed-end fund designed to give everyday investors access to private markets. According to Bloomberg, the trading p…

Gemini stock plunged more than 13% Tuesday after Gemini Space Station Inc. revealed the departure of three top executives, intensifying pressure on shares already hovering near record lows. The company confirmed that …

Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure firm acquired by Stripe for $1.1 billion in 2024, has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust ban…

Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly Capital has closed a $650 million fourth fund, marking one of the largest crypto VC raises in recent months despite a prolonged downturn in the digital asset market. Managing Part…

Wall Street analysts are increasingly optimistic about BitGo’s expansion into full-service institutional crypto finance, viewing the company as a potential acquisition target for traditional financial firms seeking fa…

Shares of eToro (NASDAQ: ETOR) surged 14% on Tuesday after the global trading platform reported its strongest quarter of 2025, outperforming competitors such as Robinhood (HOOD) and Coinbase (COIN) amid a broader slow…

Nakamoto Holdings (NAKA) has signed definitive agreements to acquire bitcoin-focused media company BTC Inc and asset management firm UTXO Management in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $107.3 million. …

Metaplanet’s FY2025 earnings report highlights a dramatic surge in revenue alongside a substantial net loss driven by Bitcoin valuation declines. The Japanese investment firm reported revenue of 8.9 billion yen ($58.1…

Zcash is entering a new chapter after a major governance dispute led to the complete resignation of the Electric Coin Company (ECC) staff earlier this year. The break, which began in January, followed tensions between…

Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim have called on the US Treasury Department to investigate a $500 million foreign investment in World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a cryptocurrency venture tied to Presiden…

Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) is accelerating its push into crypto and decentralized finance (DeFi) through a new agreement with the Morpho Association, the organization behind the Morpho lending protocol. The …

MSTR stock surged nearly 9% in after-hours trading on Friday as Bitcoin approached the $70,000 mark, fueled by softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed inflation co…

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is preparing to roll out stock and cryptocurrency trading directly within the app, marking a major step in its expansion into financial services. The new feature, called “Smart Cash…

Polymarket has introduced a new feature allowing users to place Bitcoin price bets every five minutes, signaling growing demand for real-time crypto sentiment and short-term trading opportunities. The prediction marke…

A small shift in portfolio strategy across Asia could trigger massive capital inflows into the cryptocurrency market, according to Nicholas Peach, Head of APAC iShares at BlackRock. Speaking at Consensus Hong Kong, Pe…

Goldman Sachs has disclosed more than $2.36 billion in cryptocurrency exposure in its Q4 2025 13F filing, submitted on February 10, 2026. The Wall Street investment bank reported holdings of approximately $1.1 billion…