Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
The Financial Conduct Authority is working with major banks on rules for digital gold representations, including their potential use as collateral in institutional trading.
The video game retailer moves to cut long-term debt by swapping notes for new Class A shares, prompting dilution worries and a multi-day price decline to multi-year lows
The custodian bank is adding an on-chain ownership ledger for tokenized funds while keeping traditional systems in place for the bulk of its business
Tether’s XAUt, fully backed by physical gold in Swiss vaults, gains formal Shariah approval to broaden access for Islamic finance institutions and investors
Decentralized storage firm seeks court-supervised restructuring while pledging uninterrupted network operations and exploring equity for token holders
Mirae Asset Consulting has finalized its purchase of a controlling stake in Korbit, one of South Korea’s pioneering cryptocurrency platforms, marking the first major move by a domestic financial group into ownership of a local exchange
Coinbase-backed layer-2 network Base is closing in on a launch of directly backed tokenized stocks for non-US users, following Robinhood Chain’s earlier entry into EVM-based offerings
The Bitcoin Policy Institute has filed to intervene as a defendant in a New York lawsuit seeking legal title to nearly 3.7 million Bitcoin from dormant wallets, including those linked to Satoshi Nakamoto. The case, set for a key hearing on July 14, raises questions about self-custody and property law application to digital assets
Metaplanet has begun a joint study with partners to examine the use of Bitcoin as collateral for digital credit instruments in Japan, incorporating stablecoins and security tokens for potential efficiency gains in issuance and settlement
The Digital Chamber has filed an amicus brief urging dismissal of a New York case seeking ownership of thousands of inactive Bitcoin addresses holding around 3.7 million BTC valued at $234 billion. The filing argues the claims threaten core principles of digital asset control
