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Ripple partnered with Jeel, the innovation arm of Saudi Arabia’s Riyad Bank, to explore blockchain integration within the country’s financial sector. The collaboration focuses on improving cross-border payments, securing digital asset custody, and implementing tokenisation for more efficient asset management. This initiative aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and expands Ripple’s Middle Eastern presence following its recent licensing and stablecoin approvals in the region. Ripple Labs has officially signed an agreement with Jeel, the innovation arm of Saudi Arabia’s Riyad Bank, to test where blockchain could fit inside the country’s financial system. Ripple’s Middle East and Africa head Reece Merrick…
Coinbase’s Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped below competing exchanges this week, and the gap continues to widen.CoinGlass reported on Jan. 26 that its Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index, which tracks the price difference between Coinbase’s BTC/USD and Binance’s BTC/USDT, turned sharply negative, indicating Bitcoin trades at a discount on the largest US venue compared to offshore competitors.The move arrives as US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.1 billion in outflows last week and broader risk appetite weakened, raising questions about whether American institutional demand is cracking or whether something messier is happening in crypto market plumbing.The answer is likely both, and the distinction…
Japan’s financial regulator is considering rule changes that could allow crypto ETFs, with 2028 discussed as a possible early target rather than a confirmed timeline. Major financial groups such as Nomura and SBI are expected to lead issuance if approval is granted, offering regulated access for retail investors. Comparisons with the US highlight the scale of overseas crypto ETF adoption, while domestic policy changes remain under consultation. Japan may move towards permitting cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under a revised regulatory framework, potentially as early as 2028. Nikkei said the Financial Services Agency is considering changes that would classify cryptocurrencies as…
Misleading claims about Qoin approval, liquidity, and merchant acceptance were upheld. The court imposed financial penalties, public notices, and a long-term operating ban. ASIC is easing some crypto licensing requirements while maintaining enforcement pressure. Australia’s long-running court battle against BPS Financial has ended with a decisive ruling that sharpens the spotlight on regulatory gaps in the country’s crypto and digital payments sector. The Federal Court has ordered BPS Financial Pty Ltd to pay 14 million Australian dollars in penalties for operating its Qoin Wallet without the required licence and for making misleading claims about the product. The case, brought by…
Winter storms forced delays to both congressional and regulatory crypto events in Washington. The Senate Agriculture Committee pushed its crypto market structure markup to Thursday amid travel disruptions. Ethics amendments and broader legislative tensions continue to complicate US crypto regulation efforts. The US Senate Agriculture Committee postponed a scheduled markup of its crypto market structure legislation as winter weather disrupted travel across Washington and much of the eastern United States. The committee confirmed the markup of the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act was moved from Tuesday to Thursday following the storm. The bill is intended to define how the Commodity Futures…
The initial strategy focuses on USDC stablecoin lending through overcollateralised pools on Morpho. Bitwise said the strategy currently targets returns of up to 6%, depending on market conditions. The launch signals a broader shift by asset managers toward building and managing on-chain infrastructure. Bitwise has taken a clear step beyond exchange-traded products by launching its first non-custodial on-chain yield strategy, signalling a deeper push into decentralised finance infrastructure. The firm confirmed the launch on Jan. 26, positioning the new product as an on-chain vault curated by Bitwise but executed entirely through smart contracts. Users retain control of their assets at…
Michael Burry, the man who inspired the Hollywood film The Big Short, is back. And this time he’s betting big on one-time meme stock sensation, GameStop. Writing on Substack, Burry said he believes GameStop is a solid long-term investment largely based on his confidence in the company’s CEO, Ryan Cohen. Michael Burry, the legendary investor and inspiration for the Hollywood movie The Big Short, is back with another big bet and this one’s a little surprising: he’s going long on GameStop (GME) shares, of all things. “I own GME. I have been buying recently,” Burry revealed in a Substack post…
Nifty Gateway is shutting down on February 23, 2026, following a massive collapse in NFT trading volume and a shift in market interest. Gemini is pivoting to a “super app” and will now manage NFTs exclusively through its wallet product rather than a dedicated marketplace. The platform is in withdrawal-only mode, forcing users to move assets off-chain and raising concerns about the long-term accessibility of custodied art. NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway is closing down on February 23 this year. The platform has already switched to withdrawal-only mode after a steep drop in trading and waning interest in NFTs. The marketplace’s…
Hyperliquid hit record activity, with open interest surging past $790 million driven by a massive spike in commodities and RWA trading. The HIP-3 upgrade decentralised market creation, allowing independent teams to stake HYPE tokens and run their own perpetual exchanges on the platform. Liquidity now rivals major centralised exchanges, with the TradeXYZ market dominating volume and reportedly offering tighter spreads than Binance. Trading activity on Hyperliquid is shifting fast. A recent spike in commodities trading is pushing activity on Hyperliquid’s newer, builder-run markets to record levels. Open interest across these markets has climbed past US$790 million (AU$1.21 billion), up sharply…
The following is a guest post and opinion from Laura Estefania, Founder and CEO of Conquista PR.The past decade of digital assets has been shaped as much by debacle as by innovation. High-profile collapses, sensational headlines, and regulatory whiplash distorted public perception, leaving technologies capable of modernizing global finance viewed through a lens of suspicion.Beneath that noise, however, tokenization has quietly crossed an irreversible threshold.As recent analysis by Larry Fink and Rob Goldstein makes clear, tokenization is no longer an experiment. It is becoming part of the underlying infrastructure of financial markets. The constraint today is not technological maturity, it…