Mastercard launches crypto partner program with a βwho's whoβ of industry

The program connects crypto companies, banks and payment providers to explore blockchain-based payment and settlement infrastructure.

The program connects crypto companies, banks and payment providers to explore blockchain-based payment and settlement infrastructure.

The digital asset infrastructure company plans to launch the pool in April as it expands beyond Bitcoin mining services.

The investment makes Strive the latest company to add the yield-generating security to its balance sheet as companies explore Bitcoin-linked treasury instruments.

The decentralized exchange has begun offering crypto perpetual swaps after receiving a test license from Bermudaβs regulator, operating under DAO governance and formal oversight.

A global survey of 4,658 crypto users found 39% receive income in stablecoins and 27% use them for payments, with stronger adoption in emerging markets.

Price feeds for SPYon, QQQon and TSLAon are now live on Ethereum, allowing the Ondo-issued tokenized equities to be used as collateral in DeFi lending markets.

Deel will enable its customers to pay workers in the United Kingdom and European Union, with a US expansion planned later.

The product will let institutions use custodied Bitcoin as onchain collateral without moving assets or transferring control, with Morpho set as the initial liquidity partner.

European tokenization companies urged EU lawmakers to quickly amend the DLT Pilot Regime, warning that current limits risk pushing onchain markets to the US.

The investment extends an existing partnership with Anchorage and comes as the federally regulated crypto bank explores a major capital raise ahead of a potential IPO.

Polymarket will migrate from bridged USDC on Polygon to Circle-issued native USDC, reducing reliance on cross-chain bridges as prediction markets expand.

Speaking on the company's earnings call, CEO Terry Duffy said the exchange is exploring a CME-issued token and is also piloting tokenized cash infrastructure with Google.

The Nasdaq-listed insurance brokerage said an unnamed investor would contribute BTC as part of a deal that also includes an AI- and crypto-focused strategic partnership.

The NYSE-listed BTYB allocates most of its assets to US Treasurys while using options strategies to provide weekly income and Bitcoin-linked exposure.

The integration allows institutions to custody and settle assets on the privacy-enabled blockchain built for regulated financial markets.

Jupiter said the deal marks its first outside capital and was structured as a market-priced token purchase with extended lockups.

The retailer plans to build a platform for tokenized real-world assets, expanding beyond e-commerce after its 2023 bankruptcy.

The fintech bank reported record quarterly revenue of $1 billion as it reintroduced crypto trading, launched a stablecoin and rolled out blockchain-based remittances.

The blank-check company has yet to name an acquisition target, but the listing creates a new public vehicle tied to the US-based crypto exchange.

The conditional approval moves the Latin American fintech into the bank organization phase as it seeks to expand regulated banking and crypto services in the United States.