In 2017, Respond.io set out to solve a simple problem: businesses couldn’t keep up with customers who had moved to messaging apps. Today Respond, with its customer conversation management software, has become one of the tech success stories of Malaysia. The startup, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, has raised a $62.5 million Series B round led…
The global digital asset landscape is weathering structural volatility this week as institutional tech integrations stall, prominent hack investigations conclude, and macro data charts a historically unique market cycle. Here are the news you may have missed last week. 🏛️ Institutional Pivots & Sovereign Rails Megabanks in Japan Unveil Joint Stablecoin Roadmap Japan’s three largest…
MARA Holdings reportedly bought 1,000 Bitcoin through FalconX, according to on-chain tracker Lookonchain. Summary MARA reportedly bought 1,000 Bitcoin through FalconX after major first-quarter balance sheet Bitcoin sales activity. The purchase contrasts with Q1 sales of 20,880 BTC at an average $70,137 price level. Debt reduction, liquidity management, and mining pressure remain central to MARA’s…
The Apple Watch can make glucose checks quicker, but it does not measure blood sugar on its own. Real wrist readings require a continuous glucose monitor, or CGM, plus an app that sends those readings to your devices. Once connected, the watch gives you a wrist-based way to track glucose levels and receive alerts. App…
Key Takeaways Plume and Bybit launched RWA Earn, offering tokenized fixed-income products via stablecoins. PIMCO and CMB International strategies bring bond yield exposure to Bybit Earn users. Plume, Bybit, and DigiFT expand RWA access as tokenized credit adoption grows in 2026. Bybit Lets Users Deploy Stablecoins Into Tokenized Bond Products Plume has partnered with Bybit…
Ripple’s cross-border transfer token XRP has rebounded strongly this week as peace deal hopium grips crypto markets. XRP has “staged an impressive comeback,” reported onchain analytics firm Santiment on Monday. The token surged more than 13% in just 24 hours and reclaimed the $1.28 level for the first time in two weeks, it added. Traders…
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition will require baseball movie knowledge. As we’ve shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like…
Binance Charity and Binance Philippines by BlockShoals announced a disaster relief initiative committing up to 4 million Philippine pesos in financial aid and emergency supplies to communities affected by the June 8, 2026, earthquakes in southern Mindanao. The joint initiative will deliver resources through blockchain-based financial transfers and physical distribution networks. The local operations are…
South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, announced trading support for SPX6900 (SPX) on June 16. Summary Upbit opened SPX trading across KRW, BTC, and USDT pairs, expanding access for Korean traders. Bithumb added SPX and SPACE to KRW markets, linking meme and DePIN tokens for users. SPX traded higher on crypto.news data, with volume rising…
The Bangko Sentral ng Ngipinas (BSP) is tightening oversight of licensed virtual asset service providers that support privacy coins under a new set of crypto regulations, aiming to mitigate the risks of money laundering, terrorist financing, and untraceable transactions. The move applies to Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) supervised by the BSP, marking the next…
