Russia’s Largest Bank Starts Issuing Bitcoin Bonds
Sberbank, Russia’s largest financial institution, has announced the issuance of the first batch of structured bitcoin bonds. The instruments are...
Month: June 2025
Consensys Acquires Web3auth to Enhance Metamask User Experience, Eliminating the Need for Seed Phrase Backups
Consensys has announced the acquisition of Web3auth, a provider of key management and embedded wallet infrastructure, aimed at enhancing the...
Insurers Eye Kidnap and Ransom Policies for Wealthy Crypto Holders
Insurance companies are considering the launch of kidnap and ransom policies aimed at wealthy cryptocurrency holders, driven by increasing concerns...
MEXC Reports 200% Surge in Coordinated Fraud Attempts in Q1 2025
Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC reported a significant 200% increase in coordinated fraudulent trading activity in the first quarter of 2025. Most...
Blockchain Group adds $68M in Bitcoin to corporate treasury
Paris-based Blockchain Group acquired $68 million in Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 1,471 BTC amid rising institutional interest in...
Dubai regulator greenlights Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin
Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin will support the Dubai Land Department’s blockchain initiative to tokenize real estate title deeds on the XRP...
UK FCA-registered BCP launches British pound stablecoin
BCP Technologies CEO says its new British pound-backed stablecoin tGBP might be considered a “live proof-of-concept for future FCA stablecoin...
Coinbase aware of recently disclosed data leak since January: Reuters
Reuters reports that Coinbase was made aware in January that an employee of an outsourcing company could have leaked its...
Crypto lobby pushes Senate to pass stablecoin bill without debate
The GENIUS Act could soon be up for Senate debate and crypto lobbyists urged senators to quickly pass the bill...
Revolut eyes crypto derivatives push, job listing suggests
Revolut’s new job listing reveals plans to build a crypto derivatives business from scratch, leveraging its 50 million-strong global customer...
ConSensys says Web3Auth acquisition to ‘greatly improve’ MetaMask UX
ConSensys has acquired Web3Auth, which it says will help it improve the user experience for its popular MetaMask crypto wallet.
Norwegian crypto platform spikes 138% on Bitcoin treasury plan
Shares in the Norwegian Block Exchange jumped 138% on June 2 after the crypto exchange said it bought 6 Bitcoin...
Russia’s largest bank Sber offers up Bitcoin-linked bonds
Russia’s largest commercial bank, Sber, launched a Bitcoin-linked bond product that’s now trading on OTC markets and may soon be...
Michael Saylor’s Strategy offers $250M preferred stock to buy more Bitcoin
Bitcoin-stacking Strategy is looking to raise $250 million through a new perpetual preferred stock listing to buy more Bitcoin. Strategy,...
ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF to split stock for retail investors
21Shares says it wants to make its flagship Bitcoin ETF more attractive to retail investors by reducing its cost per...
