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02/25/2026 07:16 AM Hong Kong to issue first stablecoin issuer licenses next month: finance chief
Financial Secretary Paul Chan said the first licenses for fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers are expected to be approved in March.
02/25/2026 06:16 AM North Carolina prosecutors seize $61 million in USDT tied to ‘pig butchering’ scam
The funds were traced to crypto wallets allegedly used to launder money stolen from victims lured online to fake trading platforms.
02/25/2026 06:05 AM Anchorage Digital discloses holding in Strategy’s STRC, signals long-term conviction
Anchorage CEO Nathan McCauley stated that Anchorage Digital plans to 'build the future of BTC' with Strategy.
02/24/2026 10:43 PM Sen. Blumenthal investigates Binance following reports of Iran-linked sanctions evasion
Sen. Richard Blumenthal has opened an inquiry into crypto giant Binance following reports of potential sanctions violations.
02/24/2026 09:55 PM Fintech giant Stripe circles possible PayPal acquisition: Bloomberg
Founded in the 1990s, PayPal is considered a pioneer in facilitating internet payments and normalizing digital wallets.
02/24/2026 09:38 PM U.S. sanctions Russian firm Operation Zero following crypto-funded trade secret theft
The Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned the Russian company Operation Zero following the guilty plea of a man who admitted to stealing software.
02/24/2026 09:27 PM Holders sold over 25,000 BTC worth of bitcoin ETFs shares last quarter: analyst
Shedding over 17,000 BTC worth of bitcoin ETF shares, Brevan Howard was the firm that reduced its exposure most.
02/24/2026 07:16 PM Fintech and insurance giant TruStage pilots stablecoin geared for credit unions
TruStage and Block Time Financial are collaborating on a dollar-pegged stablecoin pilot geared for U.S. credit unions.
02/24/2026 07:06 PM White House reiterates Trump has no plans to pardon Sam Bankman-Fried despite FTX founder’s social media push
Despite former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's near-daily posting on X, his efforts to sway President Trump seem not to be working.
02/24/2026 07:00 PM The Daily: Analysts say full-blown bitcoin capitulation yet to come, Terraform Labs sues Jane Street over alleged insider trading, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
02/24/2026 06:55 PM Viral tap trading money games on MegaETH, with Euphoria and Bread
Euphoria's Casey Craig & MegaETH's Bread discuss consumer DeFi, UX abstraction and turning on-chain options into a one-tap mobile experience.
02/24/2026 05:28 PM Kraken rolls out round-the-clock perps for gold, major indexes and stocks like Apple, Nvidia and Tesla
These xStocks perps will provide eligible non-U.S. clients in over 110 countries with 24/7 tokenized equities exposure.
02/24/2026 05:05 PM 21shares rolls out spot SUI ETF on Nasdaq, marking the latest fund tied to Sui to launch
Another ETF tracking the price of Sui has launched this week, as digital asset manager 21shares debuts the 21Shares Spot SUI ETF.
02/24/2026 04:52 PM Stripe valuation jumps to $159 billion on back of tender offer
The company said its business customers generated $1.9 trillion in total volume in 2025, up 34% from the previous year.
02/24/2026 04:29 PM Bitwise acquires institutional staking provider Chorus One to help expand services on over 30 proof-of-stake chains
The acquisition comes amid growing institutional interest in staking, particularly on Ethereum, where the amount of ETH sits at an all-time high.
02/24/2026 04:02 PM Payoneer eyes federal oversight with OCC filing amid plans for a bank and new stablecoin
Payoneer filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish PAYO Digital Bank and issue a stablecoin.
02/24/2026 03:42 PM Facebook owner Meta eyes stablecoin integration this year: report
Last May, Fortune reported that Meta was considering a stablecoin integration to reduce the costs of payments.
02/24/2026 03:20 PM Bitcoin vulnerable to ‘massive flush’ toward $55,000 as capital outflows accelerate, analysts warn
Analysts warn the bitcoin market is vulnerable to a deeper flush amid ETF outflows, miner selling and macro shocks.
02/24/2026 03:19 PM SEC grants WisdomTree exemptive relief for 24/7 trading of regulated tokenized mutual fund
FINRA and the SEC will allow 24/7 trading and instant settlement for tokenized shares of the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund.
02/24/2026 03:00 PM Tether-backed crypto payments app Oobit unlocks global bank transfers
Oobit tapped routing infrastructure provider DTR to unlock wallet transfers to 'any bank account worldwide.'
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