Hong Kong to Launch Third Blockchain-Based Green Bond Sale
The sale follows similar digital bond offerings in 2023 and 2024, as Hong Kong cements its position as a leading global hub for blockchain-enabled financial infrastructure.
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Pi Squared Unveils Devnet 2.0 to Deliver Internet-Speed Payments on Web3
The launch marks a milestone in Pi Squared’s pursuit of an infinitely scalable decentralized payment network capable of processing transactions faster than any existing blockchain.
Strategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin with Euro-Denominated STRE Preferred Stock
The offering, aimed squarely at professional investors in the EEA and U.K., threads a steady-income narrative through the volatility of digital-asset accumulation.
Madras High Court Rules Crypto Is ‘Property’, Grants Relief in WazirX Case
The decision in Rhutikumari v Zanmai Labs & Ors (2025), delivered by Justice N. Anand Venkatesh, held that crypto assets are intangible property, not legal tender, but assets that can be “possessed, enjoyed and held in trust.”
OpenAI Curbs Chatgpt’s Role as a Consultant, Bans Medical, Legal and Tailored Financial Advice
The company says the move responds to regulatory pressure, liability concerns, and the growing number of people relying on AI for decisions that traditionally require professional training and legal protections.
Gen Z Overtakes Millennials to Lead India’s Crypto Investment Wave
“Digital assets are no longer an outsider’s bet,” a CoinSwitch spokesperson noted. “Gen Z investors are combining traditional savings with crypto portfolios, using it to build financial independence earlier in life.”
IBM Launches Digital Asset Haven to Power Secure, Scalable Finance for the Blockchain Era
The platform gives banks, asset managers, and public institutions a single system to handle the full digital-asset lifecycle, from wallet creation to settlement, across more than 40 public and private blockchains.
When AI Learns to Listen: A Conversation With Vijayalakshmi Raghavan of Pradhi AI
In this edition of Expert Insights, we speak with Pradhi AI’s CEO, Vijayalakshmi Raghavan, on building empathetic AI that listens, not just hears—and how decentralization could redefine trust in intelligent systems.
Consuma Raises $1.3 Million in Funding Led by Equirus InnovateX Fund to Build the Future of Consumer research with AI
Founded in 2021 by Abhilash Madabhushi during his second year at PES University, Consuma is transforming the consumer research landscape by helping brands derive faster, deeper insights from digital behaviour data — at scale.
Game On with the Gaming Giants: Global Games Show 2025 Unveils Exclusive Speaker Lineup
The Global Games Show is more than an expo — it’s where creativity, technology, and culture collide. It unites developers, studios, investors, and gamers from around the world to shape the future of interactive entertainment.
Cathie Wood’s ARK Bets on Tokenization With $10M Stake in Securitize as AI Focus Narrows
According to ARK’s latest disclosure, the ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) now holds about 3.25% of its assets in Securitize, making the company the fund’s eighth-largest position after major AI players such as xAI and Anthropic.
“Tokenization Is Going to Eat the Entire Financial System”: Says Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev
Speaking at the Token2049 conference in Singapore, Tenev said that in the future, “everything will be on-chain in some form, and the distinction [between crypto and traditional finance] will disappear.”
Vitalik Buterin and Dr. Xiao Feng Launch the Ethereum Applications Guild (EAG) at Token2049
SINGAPORE, OCTOBER 2, 2025 — During the globally watched Token2049 Summit, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, and Dr. Xiao Feng, Chairman…
India’s FIU Issues Notices to 25 Offshore Crypto Platforms for PMLA Non-Compliance
Among the exchanges named are some of the industry’s best-known platforms, including Paxful, Poloniex, BitMex, BTCC, CEX.IO, LBank, CoinEx, BingX, PrimeXBT, Remitano, AscendEx, Phemex, Probit Global, Bitrue, BTSE, YouHodler, and Huione.
Flying Tulip Raises $200M, Plans $FT Public Sale With Onchain Redemption Right
Onchain financial marketplace Flying Tulip has raised $200 million in a private funding round backed by a slate of major…
Sonic Labs Names Mitchell Demeter CEO to Spearhead Institutional Push and Global Expansion
Demeter, best known for launching the world’s first Bitcoin ATM in 2013 and co-founding one of Canada’s earliest crypto exchanges, Cointrader, is widely regarded as a pioneer in blockchain adoption.
Immutable Launches Mobile Gaming Division to Tap $121B Market
“A specialist taskforce, hell bent on breaking games into the $121bn mobile market,” Ferguson wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Since April, we’ve already taken three games to the No. 1 rank on mobile stores. Now we want the charts to be dominated by Immutable.”
Fractal Bitcoin Expands to Ethereum With Wrapped FB (WFB) Launch
“By linking Bitcoin’s strength with Ethereum’s flexibility, and eventually with other networks, we are creating a framework where communities can grow together,” he said. “This is how Bitcoin becomes more accessible, more useful, and more impactful for the entire crypto economy.”
Vitalik Buterin Warns Centralized Systems Risk Abuse, Urges Open-Source Infrastructure for Health, Finance, and Voting
“The civilizations that gained the most from new waves of technology are not the ones who consumed the technology, but the ones who produced it,” he noted. “Openness and verifiability can fight against global balkanization.”
Centurion University Rolls Out Blockchain-Powered Academic Records on Avalanche
Centurion University (CUTM-AP) is deploying Avalanche’s fast and scalable blockchain to make every graduate’s degree secure, permanent, and globally accessible. Recruiters, institutions, and government agencies can verify credentials instantly within seconds, reducing the chances of academic frauds.
PayPal Invests in Stable Layer 1 to Expand PYUSD Utility Across Blockchains
The investment was made through PayPal Ventures, the company’s venture capital arm, as part of Stable’s recent $28 million seed round that also included backing from Bitfinex and Hack VC.
India, Innovation, and the Future of Conferences: Anupam Varshney on Metamorphosis 2025
Web3 and artificial intelligence (AI) conferences have multiplied across the globe, often promising big stages, bigger crowds, and the chance…
Splinterlands Launches $500K Recovery Fund to Aid Players of Failed Crypto Games
The Crypto Gaming Recovery Fund, unveiled this week, will allocate half a million dollars’ worth of tokens and assets over seven years. Eligible players from shuttered titles such as Pirate Nation, Tokyo Beast, and The Walking Dead: Empires can apply by creating a Splinterlands account, purchasing a $10 item that doubles as in-game credits, and submitting proof of their holdings in the defunct games.
Mutuum Finance Raises $15.8M as Presale Heats Up, Holders Surge Past 16K
Mutuum is positioning itself as more than just another token launch. At its core, the protocol seeks to deliver non-custodial credit markets that allow users to earn yield on idle assets or unlock liquidity against their holdings without intermediaries.