Morpho, the universal network for onchain lending, today announced its integration into Taurus-PROTECT, a leading digital asset custody and servicing technology solution for financial institutions. The integration will enable banks, asset managers, and other financial institutions to access onchain lending strategies and develop yield products through Taurus’ custody infrastructure.

Quantoz Payments B.V. (Quantoz) the Netherlands headquartered payments technology company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with Visa to become a direct Visa principal member. The agreement enables Quantoz to facilitate the issue of virtual Visa debit cards and act as a BIN-sponsor for third-party fintechs and platforms, allowing their customers to spend e-money/ stablecoins wherever Visa is accepted.

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has officially opened its TradFi trading suite to all users, following a private beta that drew overwhelming interest and delivered standout trading activity across gold, forex, and global macro assets.

Connecting Excellence Group PLC, the Bitcoin-powered international executive recruitment group, today announces the launch of its 2026 Bitcoin-denominated convertible bond programme ("XCE BTC Bond") as a key post-IPO capital-raising tool. This innovative structure, which is the first of its kind to incorporate a BTC price differentiator has been designed by the XCE team, including Richard Byworth and Vijay Selvam. The programme supports the Company's mission to connect human capital to digital capital, driving operational growth in recruitment while compounding Bitcoin ("BTC") per share for long-term shareholder value.

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has released new insights highlighting how tokenized real-world assets are moving from niche experimentation into a scalable trading category, with centralized exchanges increasingly acting as the access layer between crypto markets and traditional finance.

Bitcoin’s journey through 2025 proved to be a period of heightened volatility, ultimately ending the year broadly where it began. The cryptocurrency reached a new all-time high of approximately USD 126,000 in early October, supported by growing optimism around regulation and strong inflows into newly launched spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). However, these gains were reversed in the fourth quarter as over-leveraged positions were unwound and risk-off sentiment took hold, pushing Bitcoin down from its October peak to lows below USD 86,000 by late November.

Telcoin begins initial blockchain banking operations with the launch of its eUSD stablecoin on the Ethereum and Polygon blockchains

Bitget and UNICEF have joined forces to empower young girls in Cambodia prepare to thrive in a digital economy through an unexpected entry point: video game development. Developed by the UNICEF Office of Innovation, the Game Changers Coalition, an initiative designed with and for girls, youth across the country are gaining hands-on experience in coding, storytelling, design and financial literacy concepts, skills critical for success in Southeast Asia’s rapidly evolving tech landscape.

Bitget Wallet, the everyday finance app, has introduced a zero-fee USDC on-ramp with Alchemy Pay, broadening access to digital dollars across emerging markets. The program allows users to purchase USDC with 0% transaction fees, no network fees, competitive market-referenced FX rates, and one-click checkout through Apple Pay and Google Pay, offering a familiar experience for everyday users. The zero-fee structure is supported through Alchemy Pay’s stablecoin subsidy program, which is funded in collaboration with Coinbase to expand access to USDC in key growth markets. The feature is available directly through Bitget Wallet’s Buy Crypto portal.

TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced the integration of TRON with Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase. Enabled by LayerZero, the integration allows TRX, TRON’s native utility token, to be seamlessly bridged to the Base network. As a result, users can access TRX directly within the Base App via decentralized exchanges on Base, such as Aerodrome.

CoinFlip celebrated the grand opening for CoinFlip’s first-ever Crypto Center, the first of its kind in Mexico City

CoinJar has announced its expansion into the U.S, marking a significant milestone in the company’s global growth

ABN AMRO is accelerating its digital innovation approach with two major milestones as Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody, has secured a MiCAR licence

The Bybit platform available to UK users, offering access to Spot trading on 100 pairs and P2P

Uniform Labs, a blockchain infrastructure company founded by Standard Chartered and UniCredit veterans and digital banking executives, today announced that Multiliquid, its institutional liquidity protocol, is now live in production following comprehensive build, audit, and testing phases.