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Norway Steps Back From CBDC Launch as Norges Bank Pauses Plans
Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, concluded that introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is “not warranted at this time,” marking a clear signal…
NYSE Embraces Crypto with Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Installation
The New York Stock Exchange has just become the sixth home for Valentina Picozzi’s “disappearing” Satoshi Nakamoto statue — a massive contrast to just a few years…
Strategy CEO Says MSCI Crypto Exclusion Akin to Cutting Oil Firms for Oil
Stock market index MSCI’s proposed exclusion of companies holding more than 50% of their crypto on their balance sheets would be akin to pushing out multinational…
CFTC Innovation Council Adds Prediction Markets & Crypto Exchange CEOs
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has added a host of blockchain industry executives alongside counterparts from traditional finance as part of the…
Stripe Brings On Team From Valora To Bolster Its Blockchain Projects
Payments giant Stripe has acquired the team from crypto wallet firm Valora, just a day after launching its testnet for its stablecoin-focused blockchain project…
Surf Raises $15M to Build Crypto-Focused AI Model Backed by Pantera
Surf, an AI platform built for digital-asset analysis, raised $15 million in a round led by Pantera Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures and DCG, to…
Why Ancient Wallets Are Coming Alive in 2025
The “whale awakening” in numbers In July 2025, analysts watched eight Satoshi-era wallets, each holding 10,000 BTC, move their coins for the first time in 14…
Vanguard Opens Crypto ETF Access For 50M+ Clients — Here’s Why It Matters
Key takeawaysVanguard’s decision to open access to spot crypto ETFs marks a major shift from its earlier anti-crypto stance and gives more than 50 million clients…
Superstate Launches Direct Issuance Programs On Ethereum And Solana
Financial technology firm Superstate has rolled out a new way for US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered public companies to raise capital…
Stablecoins Enter Top 3 Growth Drivers for Web3 Gaming: Report
Blockchain game builders are increasingly prioritizing fundamentals and infrastructure over token-fuelled growth cycles, with stablecoin adoption emerging as one…