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Early Two Hits Record $827 Million in BTC-Collateralized Loans in Q3

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Two Prime Lending issued record bitcoin-backed loans of $827 million in the third quarter of 2025, bringing the total volume of committed loans to $2.55 billion since their launch in March 2024, the company announced Thursday. The lending arm of investment advisor Two Prime has established itself as one of the world’s largest bitcoin-backed lenders, […]

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Citi joins Visa to support stablecoin payments company BVNK

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The venture capital arm of US multinational bank Citigroup (C) has made a strategic investment in stablecoin payments platform BVNK, the companies announced on Thursday. Citi Ventures joins Visa (V) in backing BVNK, after the payments giant made its own strategic investment in the company in May this year. The companies did not disclose the

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Luxembourg claims bragging rights as first Eurozone country to invest in Bitcoin

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A Luxembourg sovereign wealth fund has invested a 1% slice of its holdings in Bitcoin ETFs, making it the first public fund in the euro zone to do so, according to a representative of the Agency for the Development of the Luxembourg Financial Center. The European countries of Finland, Georgia and the United Kingdom also

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Block Street raises $11.5 million to create an “execution layer for on-chain stocks”

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A new crypto infrastructure startup called Block Street has raised $11.5 million to build what it calls an “execution layer for on-chain stocks.” The funding round was led by Hack VC, with support from Generative Venture, DWF Labs and others, including executives from companies like Jane Street and Point72. Block Street’s argument is that trading

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SoftBank’s PayPay buys 40% stake in Binance Japan to merge crypto with cashless payments

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SoftBank Group company PayPay, one of Japan’s largest digital payment apps, has acquired a 40% stake in Binance Japan as part of a new strategic partnership aimed at combining cashless payments with access to cryptocurrencies. The move brings together PayPay’s 70 million users and its extensive merchant network with Binance’s blockchain infrastructure, integrating PayPay Money,

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Ethereum Foundation Expands Privacy Efforts with Dedicated Research Cluster

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The Ethereum Foundation is making privacy a formal pillar of its roadmap, expanding its research efforts to a dedicated cluster that now covers private payments, proof, identity, and enterprise use cases. Ethereum has supported privacy research through its Privacy and Scaling Explorations (PSE) team since 2018, with experiments such as Semaphore for anonymous signaling, MACI

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Rejected at $0.26, slips 2% due to profit-taking

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Dogecoin failed to hold above $0.26, triggering significant institutional profit-taking that pushed the price back towards $0.25. Despite the short-term pullback, on-chain flows show large holders adding 30 million tokens (around $8 million), suggesting accumulation remains intact even as resistance limits bullish momentum. News context DOGE traded in a 6% range between $0.24 and $0.26

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Cryptocurrency Exchange Gemini Expands Australia Operations with AUSTRAC Registration

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Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, announced the expansion of its operations in Australia on Thursday, after obtaining official registration with the country’s anti-money laundering regulator, AUSTRAC. The exchange’s Australian arm, Gemini Intergalactic Australia Pty Ltd, is now officially registered with AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence and anti-money laundering regulator, as a

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Avalanche and CruTrade tokenize $60 million worth of collectible fine wine bottles

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CruTrade, a new marketplace built on the Avalanche blockchain, has launched with more than $60 million in tokenized fine wines, marking what it calls the largest on-chain luxury asset pool in the world. The platform brings more than 200,000 bottles from 250 producers, most of which are verified in Burgundy, to collectors who can now

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