dLocal, (NASDAQ: DLO), a leading cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, announced today it has joined the Fireblocks Network for Payments to simplify how institutions access liquidity providers and on/off-ramp with over 2,400 participants.

Black Manta Capital Partners (“BMCP”) - a MiFID II licenced broker-dealer, specializing in regulated asset tokenization across Europe and beyond - today announced two significant developments: it has become an official node operator for the Canton Network and has launched the first-of-its-kind real estate bond in Europe on the Canton blockchain. This premier issuance, a bond for storage service provider BoxDepo, is backed by a high-occupancy, unmanned storage facility in Italy, setting a new standard for bringing real-world assets onto institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure.

BingX announced the launch of BingX AI Master, the world's first AI-powered crypto trading strategist

VeChain, the leading real-world-application focused Layer 1, today announced the launch of the VeFounder Program, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to revolutionize the dApps economy with a top-down approach to unlock untapped growth opportunities.

The Canton Foundation today announced that BNP Paribas and HSBC have joined the Foundation as its newest members. Their participation builds on recent momentum following the additions of Goldman Sachs, Hong Kong FMI Services Limited (HKFMI) and Moody’s Ratings in March, highlighting the growing institutional trust and strategic importance of the Canton Network in the evolution of global financial infrastructure.

OKX, a leading cryptocurrency platform and onchain technology company, and Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, have partnered to integrate USDT0, the unified liquidity network for the world’s most widely used stablecoin Tether (USDT), onto X Layer, OKX’s Ethereum Layer 2 network and the OKX Wallet and Exchange.

Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for secure digital asset custody, settlement, trading operations, and stablecoin payments, announced a strategic collaboration with an affiliate of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader. The collaboration is designed to make it easier and safer for financial institutions to build digital asset offerings.

Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is excited to announce an exclusive institutional benefits program unlocking premium trading and lending capabilities for institutional clients who are Mantle (MNT) holders. The new utility marks another stage of MNT's evolution from ecosystem token to highly efficient and versatile asset, unlocking exclusive benefits for Bybit's institutional traders.

With regulatory demands on financial institutions reaching unprecedented levels in 2025 – including intensified scrutiny on market abuse and electronic communications surveillance – regtech leader eflow Global has accelerated its growth by appointing strategic leadership hires and launching a series of AI-driven product enhancements.

Ripple announced an agreement with BBVA to provide its digital asset custody technology to the Spanish bank

Paytrie, a leading Canadian fintech specializing in stablecoin on/off-ramping and payment solutions, announced today that it has joined Circle Payments Network (CPN). This milestone strengthens Paytrie's ability to explore new opportunities in real-time, transparent, and compliant payments from Canada to the world.

easyGroup announced its entry into the crypto sector with easyBitcoin, a mobile app which makes it simple and affordable for new users to buy and earn bitcoin

Taurus SA today announces the strategic expansion of its operations with the opening of a new office in Brazil

Rapyd launched Stablecoin Payment Solutions, giving businesses a secure and scalable way to accept stablecoins

Heralding a new era for global capital markets, 21X has today announced the launch of its exchange for tokenized cash and securities. As the world's first exchange to enable smart contract-based matching and settlement, 21X has established a new global benchmark for capital markets, under the oversight of BaFin, Bundesbank and ESMA.