OKX Turns Infrastructure Partners into Investors at $25 Billion Valuation
OKX has raised new funding at a $25 billion pre-money valuation from Circle, Qube Research & Technologies, Ripple and Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures. The round...
Polymarket Is Rebuilding the Engine Under Every Bet Before November 2
Polymarket has started live-testing Protocol V2, a ground-up rewrite of the smart contracts behind its prediction markets, with new markets set to switch over on...
ECB policymaker warns of fragmentation without digital euro
A ECB executive board member said the potential introduction of a digital euro ”would not to take over the role of banks,” but ensure they...
JPMorgan Lends Its Expertise to Solana’s Atomic Settlement Program
On Tuesday, the Solana Foundation revealed an open-source escrow program called Solana DvP, calling it an “atomic settlement program built for financial institutions.” The foundation...
Fairshake Backs 32 House Candidates As Crypto Election Spending Ramps Up
TL;DR Fairshake has named 32 U.S. House candidates it plans to support ahead of the November midterms. Six races are receiving $1 million in outside...
CFTC Lets Exchanges Convert Index Futures Into True Perpetual Contracts
TL;DR CFTC staff has issued temporary no-action relief allowing designated contract markets to convert certain broad-based security index futures into true perpetual contracts. Exchanges can...
Crypto ‘Godfather’ Gets 78 Months For $37M Meta Fraud Scheme
TL;DR Adam Iza, who called himself “The Godfather,” has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison. Prosecutors said he stole more than $37 million...
Startale Opens Japan Digital Bond Paying Interest And Principal In JPYSC
TL;DR Startale Japan has opened subscriptions for a one-year digital corporate bond that pays interest and principal in JPYSC. The offering totals ¥99.9 million, carries...
Solana Foundation Launches Atomic DvP Settlement Tool With JPMorgan Input
TL;DR The Solana Foundation has launched Solana DvP, an open-source delivery-versus-payment settlement program for financial institutions. The MIT-licensed tool is designed to settle the asset...
Bringin Opens Euro Business Accounts Built Around Self-Custody Bitcoin
TL;DR Bringin has opened an invite-only beta of euro business accounts for companies using Bitcoin and stablecoins. Businesses get a named euro vIBAN and SEPA...