Circle has partnered with Mastercard and Finastra to integrate its stablecoins, USDC and EURC, into traditional financial systems for cross-border payments and settlements. The collaboration with Mastercard will enable merchants in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to settle in USDC, while the Finastra deal will let banks inContinue Reading
To refocus on infrastructure, Hut 8 will move most Bitcoin mining operations to American Bitcoin. New US sites in Louisiana, Texas and Illinois add 1.53 GW of capacity. Analyst Mark Palmer raised Hut 8’s target to US$36 (AU$55.3), citing strong growth. Hut 8 Corp has announced that it will transferContinue Reading
Chinese fintech giant Linklogis has partnered with XRP Ledger to move its global digital supply chain finance platform onto blockchain infrastructure. The collaboration will tokenise trade receivables and real-world commerce assets directly on XRPL’s mainnet for faster cross-border settlements. Both parties plan to expand into stablecoin settlements, smart contracts forContinue Reading
Horizon enables institutional borrowing of stablecoins secured against tokenised Treasuries and structured credit assets. Supported assets include Superstate funds, Circle’s yield products, and Centrifuge’s tokenised loan portfolios. Regulatory controls are applied at the token issuer level, ensuring compliance with institutional requirements. Aave Labs has introduced Horizon, a lending platform designedContinue Reading
An OG Bitcoin whale transferred 750 BTC, valued at around US$83 million, to Binance on August 27 sparking speculation they’re looking to take profits. The whale first acquired their bag of 5,000 BTC in 2013 at an average price of US$332. They’re now believed to have sold 1,750 BTC forContinue Reading
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will deploy Nasdaq’s market surveillance technology to enhance its ability to monitor and regulate digital asset markets. The system is designed to provide the CFTC with automated alerts and cross-market analytics to detect fraud, manipulation, and disruptive trading activity more efficiently. The moveContinue Reading
Google Cloud is developing its own Layer-1 blockchain, the Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL), specifically for banks and financial institutions to compete with platforms from companies like Circle and Stripe. The GCUL will be a neutral, Python-based smart contract platform, with Google Cloud’s Rich Widmann arguing that this neutrality willContinue Reading
The U.S. Department of Commerce, at the direction of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, will begin publishing its headline economic data, starting with GDP figures, directly onto the blockchain. Lutnick linked the move to President Trump’s pro-crypto stance, and the initiative aims to increase transparency and accessibility of government data. TheContinue Reading
Trump Media will buy US$105M in CRO, Crypto.com invests US$50M in stock. A new entity, Trump Media Group CRO Strategy, will merge with Yorkville Acquisition Corp. and be listed under the ticker symbol MCGA. The financing package totals US$6.4 billion (AU$9.9 billion) and includes cash, warrants, and a US$5 billionContinue Reading
Bitwise Asset Management filed the first US application for a Chainlink ETF with the SEC, designed to track LINK’s price using Coinbase as custodian and execution agent. The ETF will use standard creation/redemption mechanisms with flexibility for in-kind and cash transactions, providing regulated access to Chainlink’s oracle network token. TuttleContinue Reading
