A16z Crypto opens office in South Korea as it bets on Asia
A16z Crypto opened its first Asian office in Seoul, South Korea, led by SungMo Park, citing the region’s dominance in global adoption and onchain activity.
MSCI’s Bitcoin snub is like penalizing Chevron for oil: Strategy CEO
The MSCI Index is consulting on whether to exclude Bitcoin and other digital asset treasury companies that have a balance sheet with more than 50% of their assets in crypto.
CFTC Innovation Council adds prediction market, exchange CEOs
The CFTC’s new CEO Innovation Council includes leaders from crypto exchanges like Kraken and traditional stock exchanges such as Nasdaq to discuss market structure reforms.
Payments giant Stripe acquires team from crypto wallet app Valora
Stripe has hired Valora’s builders to work on its crypto initiatives, as the wallet’s app shifts ownership back to Celo’s cLabs.
Crypto among sectors ‘debanked’ by 9 major banks: US regulator
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said crypto was one of many industries that banks had denied services to, and it could refer its findings to the Justice Department.
Gemini nabs US license to offer prediction markets
An affiliate of the crypto exchange Gemini received a designated contract market license and it now plans to offer prediction markets in the US.
Survey finds 6 in 10 of Asia’s rich plan to ramp up crypto buying
Sygnum’s APAC HNWI Report 2025 found that 87% of Asia’s high-net-worth individuals are already exposed to crypto, with an average allocation of approximately 17%.
GameStop Q3 earnings miss estimates, pressured by soft sales and lower BTC gains
Falling sales and diminished Bitcoin gains pressured earnings, with the stock continuing to retrace its brief rally in March.
Pantera, Coinbase back Surf’s $15M push to build crypto-native AI models
The funding will support Surf’s next AI model aimed at delivering deeper onchain analysis and automating research for crypto companies and traders.
Tether launches privacy-focused health platform with on-device AI
Tether says the system is designed to give users control over biometric data by keeping analysis and storage off the cloud.