South Korea is preparing to move traditional securities onto blockchain infrastructure, with regulators unveiling a three-phase roadmap that could eventually connect tokenized stocks, bonds and funds directly to stablecoin-based payments. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced the plan on September 4 following a public-private consultation on securities tokenization. The first stage is scheduled to begin…
Bitcoin crossed the $81,000 mark on September 5, but the crypto market’s most notable breakout came from privacy coins. Zcash held around $1,000, Dash surged over 40% in 24 hours, and Monero also outperformed Bitcoin over the week, signaling that capital flows are prioritizing privacy-focused tokens. Zcash became the centerpiece after investors gained a new…
Pons is a decentralized token launchpad built on Robinhood Chain, allowing users to create and trade tokens directly on Robinhood’s newly launched layer-2 network. In just two months, the platform has become one of the chain’s biggest sources of activity, while its native PONS token has climbed roughly 18,000% from its July low. The surge…
British fintech Revolut has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national bank charter, moving the company closer to launching a fully fledged bank in the United States. The approval, announced Thursday, is a major step in Revolut’s plans to establish a U.S. banking operation by…
The intersection of gaming and cryptocurrency is often discussed through the lens of specialized “Web3 games,” yet this ignores a much larger existing synergy. Long before the term “play-to-earn” existed, the gaming industry had already built the psychological and technical foundations for digital asset ownership. Data from Newzoo suggests there are over 3 billion gamers…
Speculative capital may be rotating back into crypto after chasing artificial intelligence (AI) trades, according to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ. The shift comes as Bitcoin faces a key resistance zone that could determine whether renewed demand can drive the market higher. BTC was trading around $77,278, down 0.04% over 24 hours,…
BlackRock has lowered the minimum threshold for direct Bitcoin conversions into the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) to $1 million, down from $25 million previously, according to Bloomberg. The change took effect in July and applies to eligible holders who want to transfer BTC into the ETF structure without first selling it for cash. This…
European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel has called on central banks to bring their money directly onto blockchain networks, arguing that doing so will be essential as financial markets move toward tokenized assets. Speaking at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on August 28, Schnabel said central banks must “go on-chain” to ensure…
Bitcoin slipped to around $78,400 after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh played down recent softer inflation readings, pushing investors to reconsider expectations for U.S. monetary policy. Bitcoin was trading at about $77,765 on Aug. 31, down roughly 0.6% over the past week. The cryptocurrency has pulled back from a recent high of $81,455 after Warsh’s…
Evernorth Holdings has cleared a major regulatory hurdle on its path to becoming a publicly traded XRP treasury company after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared its Form S-4 registration statement effective on Aug. 27. The development moves Evernorth’s proposed merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II into its next critical phase: a shareholder vote…
