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Crypto futures account for most activity on centralized exchanges, yet trading usually remains an individual pursuit. Exchanges are adding teams, leaderboards, and reward systems to create a shared competitive experience around derivatives.
Bitget has signed a cooperation agreement with the Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority, marking a step toward establishing a local presence in Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan. The agreement sets out a framework for Bitget to establish a legal presence in GMC, prepare an application for the relevant Financial Services Licence under the regulatory framework administered by the Gelephu Financial Services Office, and work with GMCA on operational, regulatory, and ecosystem-building workstreams. The cooperation is intended to support the growth of the digital asset ecosystem in GMC, subject to the required approvals. “Bhutan is approaching digital assets with a rare mix of long-term thinking, clean-energy advantage and regulatory clarity,” said Gracy Chen, CEO at Bitget.
Block Inc. has increased its corporate Bitcoin treasury by 85 BTC, taking its total holdings to 9,117 BTC and moving the Jack Dorsey-led company to 15th place in the Bitcoin 100 corporate holdings ranking. According to Bitcoin Treasuries.
A 16-person volunteer team found nearly 5,000 Bitcoin security flaws in under 30 hours using AI-assisted review, days after the Coldcard hack.
A volunteer group is pointing AI agents at Bitcoin project codebases and says 720 of the issues it has filed are high severity or critical.
XRP price holds near $1.07 as Ripple secures MiCA approval in Europe, though the token stays below key resistance.
Chainlink LINK sees a 1.26M outflow from exchanges as BitGo and DTCC expand use of its CCIP network.
Taurus has rolled out full-stack support for Hedera (HBAR) across its digital asset infrastructure, a move that could simplify how banks and regulated financial institutions custody crypto and issue tokenized products within a single platform.
Circle recruited a validator set almost entirely from traditional finance for Arc's Sept. 16 mainnet launch, landing the news alongside a quarter in which its core business barely grew.
JPYC has successfully closed a ¥6 billion fundraising round designed to accelerate the deployment of its yen-backed stablecoin throughout Japan's commercial landscape. This Series B extension brings significant corporate investment as the digital currency issuer transitions from crypto-focused applications to mainstream payment use cases.
World Chain is launching full block access lists on its mainnet, making it the “first” production layer-2 network to stream EIP-7928 data every 200 milliseconds inside flashblocks. Tackling the Decentralization Dilemma World Chain says it will introduce full block access lists on Aug.
Large XRP holders have continued accumulating throughout the tokens decline from around $2.40 in January to the current $1.00$1.20 range, according to CryptoQuant. Despite sustained whale purchases, the buying activity has not been strong enough to trigger a broader market rally, suggesting the market remains in a consolidation phase.
Japan's registered stablecoin issuer JPYC has secured 6 billion yen, or about $38 million, through an extended Series B funding round as the company expands its payment network and Web3 services across the country. Ad Ad JPYC Completes Extended Series B Funding Round JPYC announced that it has raised a cumulative 6 billion yen through
XRP ETFs post a four day inflow streak in August as Ripple Ledger real world asset holders grow 25% and tokenized value nears $5 billion.
