Retail must partner with fintechs or prepare to fail
Corporate scale has become an innovation liability as bureaucracy stalls retail payment evolution. Fintech partnerships offer the only escape from...
Month: October 2025
Ant Group files ‘Antcoin’ trademark as China tightens crypto crackdown
Ant Group has filed to trademark “Antcoin” in Hong Kong through a Cayman Islands subsidiary while Beijing intensifies its crypto...
Uptober? Strategy logs slowest monthly Bitcoin buys of the year at 778 BTC
Strategy posted one of its slowest months for buying BTC, with a total of 778 BTC purchased in October, down...
Trump-linked American Bitcoin adds $163M in BTC, boosting treasury above $445M
Trump-linked Bitcoin miner and treasury company American Bitcoin added 1,414 BTC to its holdings, bringing its total stash to 3,865...
IBM’s ‘Digital Asset Haven’ aims to turn crypto into corporate infrastructure
A growing demand for stablecoin payments and tokenized real-world assets is creating more institutional interest in blockchain-based services, according to...
How an all-time-high gold sell-off could push Bitcoin to $200K
As investors exit gold for digital assets, Bitcoin could be the next big winner — possibly crossing the $200,000 barrier....
ClearBank to become one of first EU banks to join Circle Payments Network
ClearBank and Circle’s partnership involves scaling USDC and EURC operations through Circle Mint, which enables the minting and redemption of...
Bitcoin finds its footing as expected US-China tariff truce cools market panic
The growing optimism surrounding a potential trade deal is the main catalyst for the recovery in investor sentiment ahead of...
BTC price eyes record monthly close: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin rebounded to $116,000, but traders were nervous about the bull market even while stocks soared on news of a...
From outflows to inflows: Bitcoin ETPs rally amid surprising economic update
Bitcoin, which had been the main driver of crypto ETP outflows a week earlier, almost fully recovered its losses with...
Mt. Gox pushes repayments to 2026 as decade-long saga drags on
Defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox postponed some long-awaited customer repayments by another year to Oct. 31, 2026, citing incomplete creditor...
Japanese Yen Stablecoin JPYC and Issuance Platform JPYC EX Launched
Japan’s first yen‑pegged stablecoin JPYC and its issuance/redemption platform JPYC EX begin operations on October 27, 2025, enabling 1:1 yen...
Bitcoin Reclaims $116K as ‘Uptober’ Comes Full Circle
On early Monday morning, bitcoin surpassed $116,000 as traditional markets rose on favorable news about trade talks between China and...
Zelle to Enter the International Payments Arena by Embracing Stablecoins
Zelle, a payments platform that focused primarily on the U.S. market, announced it will now offer international settlements aided by...
Relai Secures MiCA License From French AMF to Expand Across EU
Relai announced that it obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license from the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des...
