The Block

Plume's Bermuda subsidiary has secured a Class M BMA digital asset licence, allowing the firm offer regulated onchain vault manager services.

MoneyGram will help validate remittance transactions on the Layer 1 blockchain and integrate stablecoin settlement for its global flows.

Sean Neville's Catena Labs closed a $30 million Series A to build governed infrastructure for AI agent financial transactions.

AllUnity plans a Swedish krona stablecoin for June and launches x402-based agentic payments for European businesses.

Tether has acquired SoftBank's stake in Twenty One Capital, with SoftBank's representatives stepping down from its board of directors.

The European Commission launched a MiCA consultation open through Aug. 31, asking whether the crypto framework needs updating.

Qivalis added 25 European banks to its euro stablecoin consortium, reaching 37 institutions, including Luxembourg's state-owned Spuerkeess.

While bitcoin has struggled since revisiting its 200-day moving average at around $82,000, K33 maintains that the cycle bottom is still in.

The central bank plans to publish draft rules for systemic stablecoins next month and finalize them by the end of this year.

Irish authorities secured another 500 BTC after accessing a second dormant wallet likely tied to the long-lost Clifton Collins bitcoin cache.

Zama acquired TokenOps, a token distribution platform, to bring FHE-encrypted vesting and airdrops to institutional issuers.

The new legislation bans state entities from accepting or requiring payments in CBDC, and offers strong support for crypto mining.

The Cathie Wood-led investment firm collectively bought $4.4 million worth of Bullish shares on Monday and Tuesday across three of its ETFs.

With the additional funding, Sorted intends to expand geographically, particularly targeting Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

The order urged the federal government to remove regulations that may be 'overly burdensome' to fintech innovation.

Its advisor, Yorkville America, said the withdrawal is a strategic move to reapply under a more efficient securities framework.

The distributed market structure suggests the RWA landscape has not yet consolidated around a clear winner.

The asset manager recently launched a HYPE-based exchange-traded fund and said it will use some of the fees generated to buy the token.

The Block's data shows onchain equities trading volume growing since the start of the year, and hitting an all-time high on Monday.

Zcash Foundation Q1 operating expenses came in at about $817,000, with team compensation as the largest category.

Minnesota’s law could expose exchanges, payment providers, media partners, and sports leagues to criminal liability.

The bank-issued and GENIUS Act-compliant stablecoin entrants have had a harder start than many expected.

The Blocknative website now returns a post noting that the firm is “now in the process of ceasing operations."

Stablecoin infrastructure startup Checker has raised $8 million in funding from a range of investors including Galaxy and Framework.