Polygon Executive Colin Butler Touts RWA Tokenization as Crypto’s Killer App
Butlet says that technology slashes costs and settlement times, making it hard for traditional finance to overlook. He also emphasized that tokenization unlocks new business models for financial institutions, once limited by tight margins and competition.
MicroStrategy Plans $700M Note Sale, Doubles Down on Bitcoin Strategy
MicroStrategy, led by Michael Saylor, is the largest corporate Bitcoin holder with 244,800 BTC valued at $14.2 billion.
Huma Raises $38M to Hyper-scale its Payment Financing (PayFi) Network
With this funding, Huma plans to expand its PayFi network to the Stellar smart contract platform and Solana, ensuring accessibility across major payment-focused blockchains.
Alchemy Partners with Cross Finance to Power dApp Development
This strategic collaboration will also see Alchemy become a core development partner, enabling the building and scaling of dApps on the CrossFi Chain and further advancing the possibilities of decentralized finance.
Donald Trump Announces Crypto Project World Liberty Financial Launch Date
World Liberty Financial is developing a borrowing and lending service on blockchain technology. The project’s white paper, obtained by CoinDesk, reveals similarities to Dough Finance, a recently hacked blockchain app.
Velo Labs Brings BlackRock’s Tokenized Short-Term Treasury Fund to Southeast Asia
Over 1 million Velo’s Orbit payment app users and vendors across Southeast Asia leverage USDV for seamless transactions, value storage without a bank account, cross-border money transfers, and off-ramping to local currencies at local banks 24/7 – all while earning yield on-chain.
India’s FIU Likely to Approve Two More Foreign Crypto Exchanges Soon
After approving Binance and KuCoin, the FIU has received applications from four other exchanges, and at least two are likely to be allowed to operate by the end of FY25.
Mastercard Teams Up with Mercuryo to Let You Spend Crypto from Your Own Wallet
This new partnership introduces a euro-denominated debit card that lets users spend cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin from their self-custodial wallets at over 100 million merchants in Mastercard’s network.
Second Edition of the European Blockchain Convention Hackathon: Unleashing Innovation in DeFi
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural hackathon, this edition is expected to attract top talent and key industry players, providing a unique platform for learning, networking, and collaboration.
Switchere Now Supports Over 20 Fiat Currencies for Instant Cryptocurrency Purchases
Switchere streamlines the process of buying over 150 different cryptocurrencies by offering instant purchases directly through credit cards, direct or SEPA bank transfers, and mobile payment methods like Apple Pay and Google Pay.