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NEAR has partnered with Ondo Finance to give eligible users access to 20 tokenized U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds, and commodity-linked products through near.com and NEAR Intents. Ondo Finance said the integration would let eligible near.com users exchange supported crypto assets…
Stellar’s XLM has risen 2.7% to $0.2135 after BVNK added the blockchain to its stablecoin payments platform, opening the network to business payments across more than 130 markets. BVNK announced the integration, saying customers can now access Stellar through the…
Coinbase has added fixed-rate USDC loans backed by cbBTC after its variable-rate borrowing service reached more than $1.4 billion in outstanding loans and nearly $3 billion in collateral. Coinbase fixed-rate loans set costs in advance Coinbase said the new borrowing…
Bitcoin has climbed above $86,000 and briefly touched $87,000 as analysts linked the breakout to falling oil prices, lower Treasury yields, a short squeeze and returning U.S. spot ETF demand. Bitcoin’s $82K breakout forced short sellers to cover HashKey Group…
The European Central Bank and the EU’s 27 national central banks have asked regulators to replace MiCA’s 30% and 60% bank-deposit floors for stablecoin reserves with maturity-based liquidity requirements. The European System of Central Banks said in its response to…
Prometheum has detailed how international investors would hold, redeem, and receive legal protection for tokenized US stocks under a proposed distribution arrangement involving HashKey and Velocity Capital. Tokenized US stocks will use existing ownership rules Prometheum co-CEO Aaron Kaplan told…
Geo has launched a short-form video debate platform that turns opposing views into traceable claims, starting with whether crypto needs the CLARITY Act to succeed. Geo said in a Sep. 22 announcement that its new product combines the viewing format…
Nephos Group has partnered with venture accelerator Brinc to provide accounting, compliance, corporate structuring, and tokenization support to more than 250 startups in Brinc’s portfolio. In a Sep. 22 press release shared with crypto.news, Nephos Group said that Brinc’s portfolio…
The European Central Bank and national central banks across the European Union have called for MiCA’s stablecoin remuneration ban to cover lending, borrowing, staking and other arrangements that can generate indirect returns for token holders. According to the European System…
The Senate’s failure to advance the CLARITY Act has left existing customer identification, anti-money laundering, sanctions, and suspicious activity reporting requirements unchanged for covered U.S. crypto businesses. CLARITY Act vote leaves existing AML duties intact Prove Global Head of Digital…
Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to approve a margin framework for eligible event contracts, limiting access to qualified participants and excluding markets tied to sports. Kalshi margin framework targets eligible event contracts Kalshi Klear’s Sept. 22 filing…
SoFi Technologies has moved its entire $25 billion card program to blockchain based settlement using SoFiUSD as its bank issued stablecoin goes live across Mastercard’s global payments network. According to a joint announcement from SoFi and Mastercard on Sept. 22,…
