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Sequans exits Bitcoin treasury strategy after selling remaining 314 BTC

The France-based semiconductor company has fully unwound a Bitcoin treasury that once held more than 3,200 BTC as more firms scale back crypto holdings.

SoFi tie-up shows stablecoins can provide alternative blockchain settlement rail

SoFi dives deeper into payments as it moves its entire card program to blockchain-based settlement using its SoFiUSD stablecoin, with more than $25 billion in expected annualized v...

Crypto casino Duelbits goes offline after $7 million hot wallet hack

Attackers drained Duelbits' hot wallets across four blockchains; about $6 million in stolen funds now sits in a single Ethereum address.

New York sues Polymarket over alleged illegal gambling business

The action filed by state lawmakers followed a similar lawsuit against prediction markets company Kalshi in July that alleged the platform was running an illegal gambling operation...

Bitcoin’s bear markets are getting milder. Bull markets may be next

Bitcoin’s latest bear market was milder than past crashes as ETFs, institutional investors and a maturing market reshape its cycles.

UK’s largest banks complete world’s first interbank transactions using tokenized deposits

Barclays, NatWest, and HSBC and others used tokenized deposits for remortgages and a marketplace-payment test, taking bank-issued digital cash beyond a single institution.

Crypto for Advisors:The hidden costs of holding your own bitcoin

European stablecoin issuer Qivalis sees transformation of global trade finance

Jan-Oliver Sell, the CEO and founder of Qivalis, said the entire trade finance supply chain is moving into stablecoins.

IBM opens beta Swift ledger link for 24/7 tokenized deposits

IBM’s beta link lets banks instruct tokenized deposit transfers on Swift’s ledger using existing payment messages and compliance processes.

Cathie Wood's ARK teams with Securitize to tokenize venture fund with OpenAI, Anthropic stakes

The ARK Venture Fund is bringing exposure to sought-after private tech companies onchain through Securitize, first on Ethereum then potentially expanding to other chains.

Solana Foundation hires ex-Binance CMO and payments exec as new partnerships expand

Rachel Conlan will oversee institutional partnerships and ecosystem growth, while Jamal Raees will focus on stablecoins and tokenized deposits, following a wave of new partnerships...

Solana Foundation hires Binance, Polygon veterans as it ramps up tokenized finance push

Rachel Conlan and Jamal Raees join as Solana aims to court institutions moving payments and assets onchain.