OCC expands trust bank powers to include non-fiduciary services, potentially advancing Ripple’s U.S. banking access plans. Ripple could move closer to the U.S. banking system after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency expanded the powers of national trust banks. The agency confirmed that trust banks may conduct non-fiduciary activities alongside fiduciary services. The […]
SBI Holdings and Startale launch JPYSC, Japan’s first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin for institutions and global payments. Japan’s digital finance sector announced a new yen stablecoin initiative. SBI Holdings teamed up with Startale Group to launch JPYSC. The stablecoin is the representation of the Japanese yen in blockchain networks. Therefore, the project aims at institutional […]
Trump Media accused Jane Street, Citadel, and others of manipulating DJT stock in 2024. DJT appeared on Nasdaq’s failure-to-deliver list, fueling naked short selling claims. No regulators have formally charged the firms, but social media attention has resurged. Trump Media and Technology Group made serious allegations against several major trading firms in 2024. The company’s […]
t54 Labs raises $5M seed round led by Franklin Templeton and Ripple to build trust infrastructure for AI agents operating in financial markets. AI agents are already executing financial transactions. They are unverified. Nobody is held accountable when things go wrong. That gap is exactly what San Francisco-based t54 Labs is building to close. The […]
CEA Industries, the world’s largest BNB treasury company, has lost 95% of its value and is now demanding CZ’s YZi Labs disclose a secret side agreement. The world’s largest BNB treasury company has lost nearly all of its value. CEA Industries, trading on Nasdaq under the ticker BNC, now sits at $3.88 per share. That […]
WLFI proposes 180-day governance staking with 2% APR and USD1 incentives; USD1 ranks fifth with $4.7B market cap. World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has introduced a proposal aimed at expanding governance participation and increasing adoption of its stablecoin, USD1. The plan combines a token staking requirement for voting with incentives tied to USD1 usage across its […]
11.2B PUMP tokens worth $21.22M moved to Kraken from a treasury-linked wallet; transfer equals 1.12% of total supply. A wallet associated with the PUMP core treasury transferred 11.2 billion PUMP tokens to the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken about one hour ago. Based on recent prices, the transfer is valued at approximately $21.22 million and represents around […]
Aave governance dispute grows as ACI and Aave Labs publish rival reports ahead of a $50M DAO funding vote. A governance dispute within the Aave ecosystem has intensified after Aave Chan Initiative and Aave Labs released competing reports on funding, revenue and accountability. The disagreement comes ahead of a community vote on a proposed $50 […]
Q4 revenue jumped 77% YoY to $770M; full-year revenue hit $2.747B with EBITDA doubling. USDC supply rose 72% to $75.3B as on-chain volume surged 247% to $11.9T. EURC grew 284%, USYC hit $1.5B; Arc mainnet set for 2026 launch. Circle closed Q4 2025 on a strong note. The stablecoin giant reported $770 million in total […]
Former FTX Boss Sam Bankman-Fried seeks a pardon from Donald Trump, yet the White House confirms no clemency, citing legal and reputational concerns. Sam Bankman-Fried continues seeking a presidential pardon from Donald Trump while serving prison time. However, the White House has publicly denied any anticipation of clemency for the former FTX boss. Consequently, the […]