April 14, 2025 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank, a digital asset-friendly regulated bank, is reporting that Bitcoin trading volume hit record highs in Q1 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Xapo says that strong Euro and strong dollar (USDC) deposits have helped fuel the trading as Bitcoin prices dived. Xapo… Read More

 Tagged banking, bitcoin, gibralter, xapo bank

April 14, 2025 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key achievement for decentralized finance (DeFi), Uniswap announced that Arbitrum, an Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution, has become the first L2 to surpass $300 billion in trading volume on the Uniswap Protocol. This milestone, highlighted in Uniswap’s recent updates, underscores the growing… Read More

 Tagged Arbitrum, circle, defi, research, uniswap

April 13, 2025 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CI recently received detailed commentary from blockchain and web3 industry professionals focused on emerging trends such as tokenization, stablecoins, and other forms of digital innovations. Over the past few years, the blockchain and crypto space has emerged from a niche market to an ecosystem ready… Read More

 Tagged centrifuge, defi, digital assets, Douro Labs, perspective, polkadot, stablecoins, tokenization, Web3

April 13, 2025 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini recently announced that users in the EU can use Plaid to deposit EUR and GBP into their wallets from their bank accounts – which is described as a “significant enhancement” that will allow users in the region to fund their accounts… Read More

 Tagged Crypto Adoption, digital assets, EU, gemini, plaid

April 13, 2025 @ 1:39 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force convened its second roundtable in Washington, D.C., spotlighting the challenges and opportunities surrounding crypto trading in the United States. Acting Chairman Mark T. Uyeda, addressing an audience of regulators, industry representatives, and legal experts, drew… Read More

 Tagged Crypto Task Force, crypto trading, Mark T. Uyeda, sec, securities and exchange commission

April 13, 2025 @ 10:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, a fiat-crypto payment gateway, has joined forces with Hedera and integrated Hedera’s native $HBAR and $USDC into its On-Ramp solution, enabling fiat purchases of these assets via credit cards, bank transfers, and local payment methods. By joining forces, Alchemy Pay and The HBAR… Read More

 Tagged alchemy pay, crypto payments, hbar, hedera, usdc

April 12, 2025 @ 8:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EDX Markets, a digital asset technology firm that combines an institution-only trading venue with a central clearinghouse, announced a partnership with BitGo Trust Company, Inc., the infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions “trusted” by institutions since 2013. The partnership will integrate Go Network, BitGo’s settlement… Read More

 Tagged bitgo, custody, digital assets, edx markets

April 12, 2025 @ 6:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Markets has partnered with Finery Markets, the provider of non-custodial crypto ECN and SaaS trading solutions, to make it even easier for institutions to access digital asset and fiat liquidity. As the “institution-first” digital asset broker backed by Standard Chartered Bank, Zodia Markets offers… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, Finery Markets, saas, trading, zodia markets

April 12, 2025 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global firm focused on digital asset decisioning, announced its 50th blockchain integration with the addition of Codex to its comprehensive suite of screening and investigation compliance solutions. This integration seamlessly connects Codex’s stablecoin-focused blockchain network with Elliptic’s unified financial monitoring system, making Codex’s… Read More

 Tagged codex, digital assets, elliptic, integration

April 12, 2025 @ 5:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitMEX has officially integrated with TradingView, one of the most widely used charting and analysis platforms in the crypto space. This reportedly means BitMEX users can now execute their trades directly from TradingView, “combining seamless order execution with world-class technical analysis tools.” Through the integration,… Read More

 Tagged bitmex, integration, trading, tradingview