Nigerian Fintech Moniepoint Secures Over $10m Investment From Visa, Eyes Expansion in Africa
Visa has invested over $10 million in African fintech Moniepoint, joining its Series C funding round, which now exceeds $120...
Year: 2025
US Lawmaker Moves to Block SEC Overreach in Coinbase Case
The SEC’s “un-American” crackdown on crypto is driving innovation overseas, a U.S. senator warned, backing Coinbase in a pivotal legal...
China convicts BKEX staff for illegal gambling via crypto contracts
A Chinese court found BKEX’s crypto contract trading functioned as illegal gambling, sentencing employees to prison for facilitating unauthorized betting.
Illinois pushes for strategic Bitcoin reserve with 5-year hodl strategy
Illinois’ HB1844 bill proposes a state-run Bitcoin reserve with a mandatory five-year holding period before allowing conversions or sales.
Money that machines trust
Stablecoins are emerging as the financial backbone of AI-driven economies, enabling seamless, autonomous transactions. From human-to-agent interactions to fully autonomous...
The need for cross-border collaboration on digital assets
Adoption can’t happen without practical cross-border cooperation, which will support the growth of digital assets while managing risks and ensuring...
Riot Platforms again eyed for change by activist investor: Report
Investment firm D.E. Shaw has built a stake in Riot Platforms and is pushing the Bitcoin miner to change, Reuters...
Gary Gensler returns to MIT — Here’s what he taught last time
Gensler asked his students at the outset of his previous course at MIT whether they thought crypto would change the...
Forbes Ranks Best Crypto Exchanges for 2025: CME Group, Coinbase Lead the List
According to Forbes’ research of retail crypto traders, asset safety remained the most critical feature that exchange users want. Crypto...
Utah House Committee Approves Bill for Investment of Public Funds in Digital Assets
The proposed bill which will allow for investment of public funds in eligible digital assets received the House committee’s approval....
Ripple CEO Praises New Treasury Secretary—Expects Pro-Crypto, Pro-Tech Reforms
Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, is now the 79th U.S. Treasury Secretary under Trump. Crypto leaders, including Ripple’s...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Saves Federal Government $1B Daily—Now Gunning for $3B
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) claims it’s slashing $1 billion daily by cutting unnecessary hires, DEI programs, and...
Solana ‘drinking the Ethereum milkshake’ as DEX market share rises: OKX
Solana has captured around half — and sometimes nearly all — of the DEX volume in the last five weeks,...
No Rate Cut: Powell’s Steady Hand Defies Political Pressure; Crypto Gains Amid Equity Retreat
Following former President Donald Trump’s declaration that he would “demand” interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve, policymakers defied...
USDT0 Launches on Arbitrum With 1:1 Backing, Faster Transfers
Tether has upgraded its USDT stablecoin on Arbitrum to USDT0, a cross-chain compatible asset backed 1:1 by Ethereum-based USDT reserves....
