Stablecoin Clearing Startup Augustus Soars to $1B Valuation With $180M Series B
Augustus raised $180M at a $1B valuation to build stablecoin clearing infrastructure for international fintechs and banks that want direct US dollar access.
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UK Parliament Launches Brutal Banking Chokepoint Inquiry
UK Parliament has opened an inquiry into banks refusing accounts to cryptocurrency firms.
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Bitmine Holds 5.78 Million ETH in Stunning Treasury Push
Bitmine Holds 5.78 million ETH, signaling one of the largest corporate Ethereum treasury positions and major institutional concentration.
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NEAR Protocol Makes a Breakthrough With Quantum-Safe Mainnet Signing
NEAR Protocol activated quantum-safe signing on its mainnet via upgrade 2.13, using the NIST-approved ML-DSA scheme to protect wallets from future quantum.
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Kraken’s New BTC-ETH Options Are Live: Here’s Who Actually Gets Access
Unlock the Next Derivatives as Kraken launches USD-settled BTC and ETH options for professional clients, reducing custody and tax friction.
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Robinhood Chain Gets Two Partners In One Day — Is This Just The Start?
BC.GAME and KuCoin Web3 Wallet both integrated Robinhood Chain within hours of each other, signaling rapid ecosystem growth for the new Layer-2 blockchain.
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Altcoin Funds Collapse as Bitcoin ETFs Soar $132M
Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs pulled in $132.3 million in a single day while altcoin funds sat at zero, deepening a divide that.
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Marex Lets USDC Replace Cash — And 5,000 Institutions Now Have to Decide
Marex has enabled USDC as margin collateral for derivatives clients, partnering with Circle in a move that brings stablecoin settlement to traditional.
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Morgan Stanley Opens Spot Crypto To 8.6 Million E*TRADE Clients — Coinbase Just Got A New Rival
Spot crypto trading launches on Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade for 8.6 million clients, bringing Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana into brokerage accounts.
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Can T. Rowe Price Beat Passive Crypto ETFs With TKNZ?
T. Rowe Price launches TKNZ, the first actively managed multi-token spot crypto ETF, holding Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum.
