South Korea Unveils Roadmap to Tokenize Securities Issuance and Circulation

The financial regulator's roadmap begins with tokenized money market funds for institutions and ends with an on-chain payments rail tied to stablecoins.

Trezor Says ShipMonk Data Breach Exposes 67,000 More US Customers

The hardware wallet maker says the shipping-provider breach reached another 67,000 US customers whose names, emails and addresses were exposed.

DeFi Technologies Receives 180-Day Nasdaq Extension to Regain $1 Bid Price

The Toronto-based crypto asset manager behind Valour ETPs now has until early March 2027 to bring its Nasdaq-listed shares back above the $1 minimum bid threshold.

HashKey Settlement Platform and ONERWAY Partner on Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments

The deal is the first time HashKey's settlement protocol has connected with a Web2 payment institution and the first on-chain settlement protocol adopted by ONERWAY.

Florida Athletics Signs Ripple Deal to Put XRP Logo in The Swamp

The Gators will display the XRP logo on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium under a multi-year Ripple deal that also funds financial and tech education.

Federal Reserve Terminates United Texas Bank Crypto Enforcement Action

United Texas Bank is free of a 2024 Federal Reserve enforcement order after regulators terminated the cease-and-desist tied to its virtual currency clients.

BTC Digital Regains Nasdaq Compliance After Bid Price Recovery

The Bitcoin mining firm resolved a Nasdaq minimum bid price deficiency after its shares held above $1, preserving the company's exchange listing intact.

AEON Launches Agentic Checkout to Let AI Agents Shop and Pay Autonomously

The AI-economy settlement layer introduced a checkout tool and card that give AI agents controlled spending power across major e-commerce platforms.

Pineapple Financial Tokenizes $1 Billion in Mortgage Records on Injective

The NYSE American-listed mortgage lender is putting its working loan book on Injective, with each onchain record carrying more than 500 data points.

Chainalysis Adds HyperEVM Support for Hyperliquid Compliance Monitoring

The blockchain analytics firm is extending Know Your Transaction and Reactor coverage to Hyperliquid's Ethereum-compatible network, with automatic token support.

Hargreaves Lansdown Opens Crypto ETN Trading to UK Investors

The UK's biggest retail investment platform has begun offering Bitcoin and Ethereum-linked exchange-traded notes to qualifying investors on the London Stock Exchange.

Kraken Launches Fixed Rate Rewards With Up to 6% APY

Kraken has added Fixed Rate Rewards to its Earn platform, letting eligible clients lock a fixed yield of up to 6% APY on cash and stablecoin balances for a set term.

Circle Launches Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC) With Chainlink Proof of Reserve

Circle has launched Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC), a 1:1 BTC-backed token on Ethereum that uses segregated custody and Chainlink Proof of Reserve.

National Sheriffs' Association Drops Opposition to CLARITY Act

The National Sheriffs' Association is moving to a neutral position on the CLARITY Act after months of warning the crypto bill could hamper illicit-finance prosecutions.

BIS Tests XRP Ledger to Anchor Official Statistics On-Chain

A new BIS working paper binds official statistics to their source using XRP Ledger fingerprints, so users can verify who issued a dataset and that its figures are unchanged.

Bank of Korea: Binance Stablecoin Pairs Can Push Local Currencies Lower

A Bank of Korea issue note finds that stablecoin pairs on Binance let demand for dollar-pegged tokens move the exchange rates of paired currencies.

Connecticut Attorney General Warns Against Unregulated Offshore DeFi Exchanges

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued a consumer alert on offshore decentralized finance platforms after a resident lost $200,000 to an unregulated exchange.

IMF Confirms El Salvador's Bitcoin Growth Was Funded by Private Donations

The International Monetary Fund said documentation shows El Salvador's bitcoin added since its first program review came from private donations rather than public money.

SEC Approves Nasdaq Texas Rule Adding Digital Commodity Definition to Crypto ETPs

The SEC granted accelerated approval to a Nasdaq Texas filing that adds a digital commodity definition and a 15% buffer to its commodity-based trust share listings.

Binance Signs Kazakhstan Memorandums to Explore Stablecoin and Digital Payments

Binance and Kazakhstan signed memorandums to explore a stablecoin and digital-asset payments during Changpeng Zhao's meeting with the deputy prime minister in Astana.

ZKsync Hardens EraVM Security Ahead of Six-Month Retirement

Matter Labs outlined new security measures for EraVM chains, including a longer execution delay, and said the execution environment will be retired within six months.