Polygon Labs completes Coinme acquisition, bringing regulated payments coverage across 48 US states
Polygon Labs completed its Coinme acquisition, bringing 37 state money transmitter licenses into its stablecoin payments infrastructure.
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DriveWealth to use Ripple’s RLUSD for stablecoin settlement, cross-border payments
DriveWealth will use Ripple's RLUSD on the XRP Ledger for stablecoin settlement, collateral funding and custody, starting in Europe.
Evernorth taps Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo to put $648 million XRP treasury to work
Evernorth said it is planning a phased move into XRP lending and yield strategies following its Nasdaq debut.
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Coinbase lays out flexible designs as key priority for Bitcoin’s post-quantum migration
Coinbase published priorities for Bitcoin's post-quantum transition, urging early preparation for signature upgrades and fund migration.
Ripple, Stripe-owned Privy partner to bring embedded wallets to XRP Ledger
Developers can now build XRPL wallets into apps via Privy, with support for XRP, RLUSD, AI agent payments and x402.
Interactive Brokers expands crypto services with Ethereum staking via Zerohash
Interactive Brokers now lets eligible clients stake ETH through its Client Portal, with zerohash providing the service.
DRW and Marex complete OTC swap referencing tokenized S&P iBoxx Index
DRW and Marex completed the first OTC swap referencing a fully tokenized index on Derivnex via the Canton Network, with Kaiko data.
Ledger confirms hardware implant in CryptoBilis reseller units as MediaMarkt suspends sales in Europe
Ledger confirmed a hardware implant in CryptoBilis-sold devices steals recovery phrases, as MediaMarkt suspends sales.
Strive buys 3,311 bitcoin for $280 million in largest acquisition since January
Strive added 3,311 BTC between Oct. 5 and Oct. 9, bringing holdings to 32,773 BTC and narrowing the gap with MARA.
Binance to shut down mining pool, cloud mining and related services
Binance said it will shut down its mining pool, cloud mining, and Pool Savings services on Nov. 10.
UK High Court rules Chinese law governs claims over $5 billion in seized bitcoin
A UK judge ruled Chinese law applies to victims' claims over 61,000 seized bitcoin, leaving ownership undecided.