Dubai Insurance launches crypto wallet premium payments, claims settlements
The digital wallet allows insurance premiums and claims to be settled in crypto through a regulated custody partnership with Zodia Custody.
Fidelity readies digital dollar as stablecoins move into institutional finance
Fidelity will issue a stablecoin through its newly approved national trust bank, signaling deeper institutional use of blockchain-based payment infrastructure.
Bitcoin price fails to follow as gold hits $5.3K record into FOMC
Bitcoin disappointed with an apparent failed breakout above $90,000 after gold soared to fresh highs and US dollar strength nosedived.
HYPE price soars 58% amid exploding commodities trading on Hyperliquid
HYPE has entered a classic breakout stage after its onchain activity exploded, with a 45% price rally to $50 next in the cards.
Banks fear stablecoin ‘bank run,’ regulators see limited impact
Banks warn stablecoins could siphon deposits from the banking system, but policy and regulatory experts say there’s little evidence of it happening yet.
For Wall Street’s most sophisticated trading firms, the next alpha is onchain
Physical co-location and nanosecond advantages end as alpha shifts onchain. High-frequency trading firms own blockchain infrastructure.
WisdomTree brings its full tokenized fund lineup to Solana
WisdomTree adds Solana to its tokenized fund lineup, citing transaction speed as it expands a regulated multi-chain strategy.
Bitcoin ETF $86K break-even level in focus amid US wirehouse influx reports
Bitcoin ETF investors contend with price dropping to their aggregate entry level, but a crypto executive claimed that new institutions were lining up.
ECB’s Cipollone says digital euro key to payments sovereignty in ‘weaponised’ world
European Central Bank executive Piero Cipollone has argued that rising geopolitical tensions make a European-controlled payments system a strategic necessity.
South Korea regulator backs ownership caps for crypto exchanges
The Financial Services Commission chief says ownership limits are still under negotiation as lawmakers debate the Digital Asset Basic Act ahead of a mid-February deadline.