Blockchain

World Gold Council Challenges Tether and Paxos With New Tokenized Gold Framework

An organization behind one of the world’s most successful gold ETFs is now taking aim at the crypto-native gold market.…

3 months ago

Animoca Brands Invests in Ava Labs to Expand Avalanche Ecosystem

Web3 investment giant Animoca Brands has made a strategic investment in Ava Labs, the team behind the Avalanche (AVAX) blockchain, in a move aimed at accelerating…

3 months ago

Mastercard to Acquire Stablecoin Firm BVNK in $1.8 Billion Deal

Payments giant Mastercard is set to acquire stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, marking one of the largest acquisitions in the crypto…

3 months ago

Visa Crypto Labs Launches Command-Line Tool for AI Agent Payments

Visa Crypto Labs has introduced a new command-line interface (CLI) tool designed to enable AI agents to execute secure, programmatic payments, marking a major…

3 months ago

Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Expands Into Zcash With New Mining Pool

Major crypto mining infrastructure firm Foundry Digital, the operator of one of the largest Bitcoin mining pools in the world, announced…

3 months ago

Mastercard Recruits Binance, Ripple and PayPal for New Crypto Partner Program

Global payments giant Mastercard has launched a new Crypto Partner Program, bringing together major industry players such as Binance, Ripple, and PayPal to help integrate…

3 months ago

Nvidia Backed Startup Starcloud Plans to Mine Bitcoin From Orbit

A U.S. space-technology startup called Starcloud is preparing an ambitious experiment that could push cryptocy mining beyond Earth. The company plans to…

3 months ago

Kraken Launches Unified Execution Layer xChange for xStocks Tokenized Equities

Crypto exchange Kraken has introduced a new on-chain trading engine called xChange, designed as a unified execution layer for tokenized equities on its xStocks platform. The…

3 months ago

Tether Invests in Utexo to Enable USDT Settlement on Bitcoin

Stablecoin issuer Tether has invested in Utexo, a startup building infrastructure that enables native USDT settlement directly on the Bitcoin network, signaling a strategic…

3 months ago

Kraken Secures Federal Reserve Master Account in Historic First for Crypto Industry

Crypto exchange Kraken has achieved a major milestone for the digital asset industry after its banking arm, Kraken Financial, secured a Federal Reserve master…

3 months ago