Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Robinhood Markets has obtained regulatory approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority to provide retail trading and asset custody services across 10 categories, including bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, equities, and ETFs, with operations set to begin in the region in 2027 from a new hub in the Dubai International Financial Centre
LIT advanced sharply after the perpetual futures platform disclosed a November application for U.S. derivatives licenses and appeared in a Delphi Digital report on speculative trading venues
Solana collectibles platform reports sharp rise in activity following partnership, with prior 24-hour volume hitting $24.3 million and 123,425 openings
Bank Negara Malaysia has activated SSDS+, a distributed ledger system for digital bonds and sukuk that links ownership records to continuous payments in central bank money
Tokenization platform gains direct access to federally issued digital dollars for institutional settlement, eliminating third-party intermediaries
Dogecoin Labs has been formed to combine wallet, platform and merchant tools under one entity, with the goal of expanding everyday uses for the cryptocurrency
More than a dozen major companies have formally opposed tokenized trading of their shares on the new 24/7 platform, complicating efforts to extend stock market hours globally
Global exchange Bitget has announced a proposed deal to buy Bangkok-based GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics, aiming to build regulated operations in Thailand subject to approvals and a targeted late-October close
The self-custodial trading platform’s token issuer has permanently removed nearly 1% of circulating supply as the first step toward Grvt 2.0, a unified experience for yield and trading set for late November
Mastercard unveiled Stablecoin Security on October 19 to help financial institutions assess fraud, scams, and sanctions exposure in stablecoin payments before funds reach blockchain networks
