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Crypto exchange OKX and Standard Chartered, a Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB), have extended their custody partnership into the European Economic Area (EEA).

A recent investigation by the Financial Times reveals that U.S. President Donald Trump and his family have rapidly built a crypto empire, generating over $1 billion in pre-tax profits in the past year.

Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump and co-founder of the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) decentralized finance protocol, has revealed plans for a new real estate tokenization project tied to a forthcoming building.

Thumzup Media, a digital advertising firm, has announced plans to integrate Dogecoin (DOGE) as a direct payout option within its influencer rewards app.

Kraken has completed a major strategic acquisition, purchasing the CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market, Small Exchange, from IG Group for $100 million.

Compass Coffee, a popular Washington, D.C. chain with 27 locations, became the first merchant globally to accept Bitcoin payments through a standard Square point-of-sale terminal this week.

BitMine Immersion Technologies, which holds the world's largest Ether (ETH) treasury and is chaired by Tom Lee, appears to be aggressively buying the dip as ETH pulls back from its August all-time high.

Sony’s financial division is making a major push into the U.S. crypto market. Sony Bank has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national banking license.

At Fintech Week in Washington D.C., U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins outlined forthcoming regulatory initiatives designed to boost cryptocurrency and tokenization innovation, even amidst current government shutdown challenges.

Hashdex Asset Management, the firm behind the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF (NCIQ), has signed a two-year deal with Coinbase Cloud for infrastructure services to enable crypto-asset staking for the fund.

After a challenging week that pushed XRP down to a low of $2.38, the digital asset is demonstrating significant recovery, fueled by a massive influx of capital.

Crypto mining firm Bitdeer Technologies ($BTDR) saw its stock price surge nearly 30% to an all-time high of 27$ on Wednesday, fueled by record Bitcoin mining output and ambitious plans to become a major player in AI data centers.