SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round
Stablecoin payments company dtcpay completed a $25 million Series A funding round with a strategic investment from Japan’s SBI Group.
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz toll booth ran through a bitcoin exchange, U.S. says
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned BitBank, a Tehran exchange it says moved hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Revolutionary Guards and handled payments collected from ships buying passage through the world’s most important oil chokepoint.
Solana speeds up blocks by 17%, but transaction capacity stays the same
The network is cutting its target slot time to 250 milliseconds, giving apps fresher blockchain data and validators shorter control windows while reducing the amount of work allowed in each slot.
Corporate treasuries bought just 5,900 bitcoin in 3 months. Other demand signals look weak, too.
Corporate treasuries bought just 5,900 bitcoin in three months, while broader demand signals remain weak.
Ethereum confirms Glamsterdam dates, but warns ‘fake’ builders could stall the chain
Free test ether lets fake builders outbid rivals and withhold transaction payloads, while client teams get half the usual review time before Sepolia.
Ether and XRP ETFs post outflows as crypto majors move higher
Ether funds shed money for a third straight session even as the token rose, while every major gained and zcash extended its run.
Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. Bitcoin tops $77,000
The yen declined and BTC rose after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest level in 31 years.
SEC, CFTC and FDIC accelerate U.S. crypto adoption amid CLARITY Act delays
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Kevin O’Leary says Congress will revisit Clarity early next year as crypto tax bill advances
The Shark Tank investor says Congress will face pressure to revive crypto market structure legislation as it moves to establish tax rules for digital assets.
SEC opens door to tokenized U.S. stock trading. Here’s who could benefit
The five-year experiment gives DeFi-style trading venues, tokenization firms and liquidity providers a new U.S. pathway while leaving synthetic stock tokens outside the framework.