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Nordic Bank Nordea to Offer Bitcoin‑linked Synthetic ETP on Its Platforms
Nordea will allow customers to trade a Coinshares‑manufactured bitcoin synthetic ETP on its platforms from December 2025. Nordea announced on October 30, 2025, that it will permit customers in the Nor...
Flutterwave Selects Polygon as Primary Blockchain Partner for Cross‑border Payments
Flutterwave partners with Polygon PoS to power instant, low‑cost cross‑border payments across 30+ African countries. Polygon Labs and Flutterwave announced a multi‑year partnership making Polygon PoS ...
Mastercard Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Zerohash for up to $2 Billion
Mastercard is in late‑stage talks to acquire Zerohash for roughly $1.5–$2 billion, according to sources. Sources tell Fortune that Mastercard is negotiating to buy Chicago‑based Zerohash, a 2017‑found...
Gamesquare Partners With Katana to Deploy Ethereum Treasury Into DeFi
Gamesquare will deploy part of its ethereum holdings on Katana via Dialectic to generate sustainable decentralized finance (DeFi) onchain yield. Gamesquare announced that Dialectic will manage deploym...
Taurus Opens New York Office as US Regulatory Clarity Spurs Institutional Push
Taurus expands into the United States with a New York office to support institutional digital‑asset adoption. Taurus, a Swiss‑regulated digital asset infrastructure provider, announces the opening of ...
Fedi Launches G‑Bot Setup Service to Let Anyone Create Private Wallet Federations
G‑Bot enables nontechnical users to create and run Fedimint federations for Lightning, onchain bitcoin, and e‑cash payments. Fedi launches the G‑Bot Federation Setup Service, a chatbot‑guided tool tha...
Polygon Labs Partners With Manifold to Bring Institutional Execution Standards to DeFi
Polygon Labs teams with Manifold Trading to deploy institutional‑grade liquidity management across Polygon Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Polygon Labs and Manifold Trading announced a collaboration, wh...
Human Rights Foundation Grants 1 Billion Satoshis to Freedom Tech
HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund awards 1 billion satoshis (10 BTC) to projects supporting privacy, decentralization, and dissidents. The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) announces 1 billion satoshis in gr...
Canada Plans Stablecoin Rules Ahead Of Nov. 4 Federal Budget Announcement
Canada is consulting on stablecoin regulation and may announce major federal budget measures on Nov. 4. Canadian federal officials are holding detailed consultations with regulators and industry on st...
Tokenization Platform Securitize to Go Public at $1.25B Valuation
Securitize, the world’s largest real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform, will become a public company through a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II valued at $1.25 billion. Securi...
KR1 Seeks Main Market Listing on London Stock Exchange Next Month
KR1 plans to move its listing to the London Stock Exchange as UK regulators ease crypto rules. KR1, a crypto staking and investment firm founded in 2014 and based on the Isle of Man, is preparing to t...
Hong Kong and Mainland Investors Signal Strong Demand for Tokenized Funds, Study Finds
Major study finds 61% of retail investors in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland plan to increase allocations to tokenized funds. A joint study by Aptos Labs and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), publishe...