Kakao Pay, KakaoBank to explore stablecoin opportunities with Fireblocks

Kakao Pay and KakaoBank are exploring digital asset opportunities with Fireblocks, including infrastructure for stablecoins....

Manhattan US Attorney leading probe into Binance’s Iran compliance: Bloomberg

The investigation is examining whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that violated US sanctions on Iran,...

Saudi Arabia exits China-backed mBridge CBDC project: FT

Saudi Arabia has left mBridge, a cross-border CBDC platform that has drawn scrutiny from US...

Ondo lets institutions convert stocks directly into tokenized shares

Ondo’s new in-kind conversion system allows approved institutions to mint and redeem tokenized stocks and...

Strategy buys 950 Bitcoin for $76M, repurchases $174M in STRC

Strategy bought 950 Bitcoin for $75.7 million after a two-week pause and spent another $174...

ECB launches Pontes to settle tokenized assets without stablecoins

Pontes will expand its services and operating hours gradually, with full implementation expected by 2028...

NEAR jumps nearly 80% in a week as Intents volume nears $30B

Near expanded privacy features for traders as NEAR Intents recorded $29.3 billion in cumulative volume,...

BTC price nears eight-month high above $85K: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin hit $85,000 for the first time since January as markets focused on cooling oil...

X sues Bitcoin account operators over alleged $278K payout fraud

X alleges six Bitcoin-focused accounts coordinated posts and engagement to inflate creator payouts, with claimed...

Bank of Korea launches 24-hour won settlement pilot for foreign investors

The Bank of Korea’s new network will let foreign investors settle won transactions during business...