Nate Kostar

Peru’s largest bank, BCP, launched a pilot crypto platform authorized by the national regulator that allows select clients to buy and hold Bitcoin and USDC.

Solana’s leading DEX aggregator Jupiter is launching JupUSD to serve as the backbone of its ecosystem in partnership with Ethena Labs.

North Dakota plans to launch Roughrider Coin, a fully dollar-backed stablecoin, in 2026, in partnership with payments company Fiserv.

Solana pulled in $2.85 billion in annual revenue across DeFi, AI and trading apps, as institutions pushed the network toward mainstream finance.

Backed by Bain Capital Crypto and Haun Ventures, Meanwhile aims to grow Bitcoin-based savings, annuities, and life insurance amid rising demand.

Switzerland’s gambling watchdog is reviewing FIFA’s “Right to Buy” NFTs, while noting no wrongdoing has been alleged.

As stablecoins pass $300 billion market cap, Paxos Labs’ Bhau Kotecha says AI agents could turn market fragmentation into an advantage by routing liquidity to top issuers.

Shares of Nasdaq-listed miner CleanSpark rose more than 5% Friday after the company reported higher September production.

Crypto.com is adding Morpho lending to Cronos, allowing users to earn stablecoin yields on wrapped BTC and ETH, mirroring Coinbase’s push into DeFi lending.

Canaan’s 50,000-rig deal, its largest in more than three years, signals a renewed US appetite for Bitcoin mining, according to the company’s CEO.

Galaxy Research’s latest report finds that memecoins draw new users into crypto, but the spoils go to enrich launchpads, exchanges and bots rather than traders.

Bitwise’s Hunter Horsley says Solana’s shorter unstaking period gives it an advantage over Ethereum in the race for staking ETFs, as US regulators prepare key decisions in October.

Clearer rules have spurred a US crypto hiring surge in 2025, but outdated tax policy and concerns over Trump’s personal ties to the industry still fuel resistance.

The integration marks one of the first products to emerge from Swift’s blockchain pilot, demonstrating how existing banking messages execute fund transactions onchain.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Kaitlin Asrow will take over as acting superintendent of the NYDFS on Oct. 18, replacing Adrienne Harris.

Kazakhstan launched the Alem Crypto Fund, a state-backed vehicle for long-term digital asset reserves, debuting with a BNB purchase in partnership with Binance Kazakhstan.

Moody’s warns “cryptoization” is undermining monetary policy and bank deposits in emerging markets amid uneven regulatory oversight.

Two Nasdaq-listed DATs are investing in The Open Network's native token, allocating millions to token reserves even as the asset and their share prices decline.

China launched a digital yuan operations center in Shanghai focused on cross-border payments, blockchain services and digital-asset platforms.

Cloudflare said NET Dollar is aimed at powering instant payments for AI agents, creators and developers worldwide.

PayPal has teamed up with Spark to boost PYUSD liquidity, with deposits already topping $135 million on the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol.

The USDH stablecoin is live, giving the derivatives exchange its first dollar-pegged asset after Native Markets secured issuance rights in a validator vote.

Archetype closed a $100M+ fund backed by institutional investors, aiming to support onchain infrastructure, stablecoins and real-world assets.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said he will push an “innovation exemption” by year’s end to let crypto companies roll out products without outdated regulatory hurdles.

The move comes as Avalanche sees rising activity in gaming and new institutional products, with backers including Hivemind, Galaxy and Kraken.

Nearly a decade after losing access to his Coinbase account, NBA star Kevin Durant is once again in control of his Bitcoin holdings, according to the exchange CEO.

Nubank vice-chairman Roberto Campos Neto said the bank will test stablecoin credit card payments, as adoption of stablecoins accelerates across Latin America.

The company, rebranded as Solmate, plans to stake SOL and run validator operations in Abu Dhabi as part of its pivot from sports ownership to a digital assets treasury company.

CME will list options on Solana and XRP futures for the first time, extending regulated crypto derivatives beyond Bitcoin and Ether amid growing US market demand.

P2P.org has joined the $4T Canton Network as a validator, underscoring the rise of institutional blockchain infrastructure.