Franklin Templeton Launches Singapore’s First Tokenized Fund for Retail Investors
Franklin Templeton has received approval from Singapore’s central bank to launch a tokenized money market fund, the first of its...
Month: May 2025
Mastercard Enables Stablecoin Use at 150M Merchants With Moonpay
Mastercard is unleashing stablecoin utility worldwide, enabling real-time crypto-to-fiat spending at 150 million locations through its partnership with Moonpay and...
JPMorgan Predicts Bitcoin Will Outgun Gold in 2025 Supercycle Shift
JPMorgan sees bitcoin dominating gold in 2025 as surging ETF inflows, corporate adoption, and state-level crypto reserves ignite a powerful...
Ripple Confirms XRP Victory Stands as SEC Deal Collapses in Court
XRP’s regulatory clarity remains rock-solid as Ripple’s legal chief confirms its non-security status is untouched, even after a court setback...
Brazil fintech gets approval to become a Bitcoin treasury company
Brazilian fintech firm Méliuz’s shareholders officially approved a Bitcoin treasury proposal on May 15, with the firm also announcing it...
AI scammers are now impersonating US government bigwigs, says FBI
Hackers are using deepfake voice messages to steal data from individuals, many of whom are current and former US federal...
Tornado Cash dev Roman Storm trial goes ahead with slight trim
US government charges against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm were slightly pared back after a memo said the Justice Department...
Wisconsin Investment Board sold off its Bitcoin ETF stash
Wisconsin, one of the first US states offering Bitcoin exposure to its retirees, previously held over 6 million shares in...
Binance Wallet ‘killing’ MetaMask and airdrops, Chinese RWA tokens: Asia Express
Binance Wallet “killing” competition and airdrops, K-drama actress embezzles $3M, Chinese firm to issue RWAs in Hong Kong. Asia Express....
Legacy forex, payments platforms ‘hate’ stablecoin adoption — Kevin O’Leary
Stablecoins offer a cheaper, faster alternative to legacy global payments systems, the popular investor said at Consensus. Global foreign exchange...
Trump’s crypto ties ‘add a certain level of challenge’ to passing bills — Coinbase exec
The US Senate is expected to take up another vote on the GENIUS Act within days, but it's unclear whether...
“The world is trying to hoard Bitcoin right now” — Eric Trump
Trump, co-founder of a Bitcoin mining firm, spoke on a panel at the Consensus crypto conference on May 15 in...
Crypto Trading Firm and OTC Desk Wintermute Enters US Market
Wintermute, a global algorithmic crypto trading firm and over-the-counter (OTC) desk, opened its U.S. headquarters in New York City on...
SEC Probes Coinbase’s Discontinued ‘Verified User’ Claims: NYT
The New York Times (NYT) reported Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Coinbase misrepresented its now-discontinued...
FTX Creditors to Receive Over $5B in Second Payout Starting May 30
The FTX Recovery Trust explained on Thursday that it will distribute more than $5 billion to creditors starting May 30,...
