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U.S. Retail Crypto Derivatives Traders Show Greater Focus on Liquidation Risk

Retail crypto derivatives traders spent the last half of 2025 doing something that rarely makes […]

Taxbit Expands Global Platform to Power CARF/DAC8 Compliance at Scale

Taxbit announced the expansion of its platform to support compliance across the EU's DAC8 directive

MoonPay Recurring Buys Now Live in the U.S.

MoonPay, the leading global crypto payments company, announced today that its Recurring Buys feature is now available for users in the U.S., enabling them to automate repeat crypto payments.

Bitpanda Secures Full Licence Approval From VARA, Unlocking New Growth Opportunities in the UAE

Bitpanda, Europe’s leading virtual assets platform, has secured a Broker-Dealer licence from VARA, obtaining approval in record time.

Ripple and Chipper Cash Join Forces to Unlock Faster and More Cost-Effective Crypto-Enabled Payments Across Africa

Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, and payments provider Chipper Cash have today announced a new partnership to support cross-border payments into Africa using Ripple Payments, which leverages digital assets for faster, cheaper, more efficient cross-border payments.

French Stablecoin Fintech Fipto Secures Payments Institution Licence from France’s ACPR

Fipto, a blockchain-based stablecoin payments infrastructure, has been officially licensed as a Payments Institution by the French Prudential Control and Resolution Authority (ACPR), part of the Bank of France.

Crypto Adoption Outpaces Bank Readiness in Europe

A new report from Bitpanda Technology Solutions, produced together with zeb Consulting, shows that European financial institutions are significantly underestimating demand from business and private investors for access to cryptocurrency.

Mesh Launches Crypto Payments App on Shopify with PawCo Foods as First Merchant Partner

Mesh today announced the launch of its crypto payments app on the Shopify App Store

Nubank Expands Cryptocurrency Platform Portfolio

Cardano (ADA), NEAR Near Protocol (NEAR), Cosmos (ATOM), and Algorand (ALGO) will complement Nubank’s crypto investment portfolio

NYDIG Expands Technology Capabilities with Acquisition of Crusoe's Bitcoin Mining Business

NYDIG has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crusoe's Bitcoin mining operations

Archax integrates ESG crypto data from Crypto Risk Metrics

Crypto Risk Metrics has secured Archax, the first registered crypto company in the UK, for their ESG data offering for cryptocurrencies. Archax will use this data to stay compliant with MiCAR regulation for their Spanish entity, the recently acquired Spanish broker King & Shaxson Capital Markets, Sociedad de Valores, S.A. (KSCM, now becoming Archax Markets Europe). Additinally, Archax will integrate the ESG data into its crypto asset due diligence reports to further enhance their Financial Promotions offering.

WisdomTree Reduces Physical Bitcoin ETP fee to 0.15%

WisdomTree, a global financial innovator, has today announced it has waived 10bps of fees for the WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin ETP (BTCW), effective from 26 March to and including 31 December 2025. During this period, the MER will be 0.15% per annum, representing the lowest fee level amongst bitcoin ETPs in Europe. Barring any further announcement the waiver will expire on 31 December 2025.

Autonomys Network and Talisman Wallet Integration Expands Cross-Chain Accessibility and Web3 Participation

Autonomys Network, the foundation layer for AI3.0, has announced a strategic integration with Talisman Wallet, a self-custody, multi-chain wallet supporting 800+ EVM and Substrate-based chains. Talisman’s integration of Autonomys’ consensus chain, Taurus testnet, and Auto EVM domain significantly enhances the ecosystem’s functionality, accessibility, and interoperability, while providing a seamless onboarding experience to the Autonomys Network and its (soon to launch) native token, $AI3.

3.6 Times Surge in Mobile Banking Malware and 83% Crypto Phishing Spike: New Financial Cyberthreats Report by Kaspersky

In 2024, as digital financial transactions continued to expand worldwide, cybercriminals shifted their focus toward mobile devices and crypto assets. According to Kaspersky’s new Financial Cyberthreats report, the number of users encountering mobile banking Trojans rose by 3.6 times compared to 2023, while crypto‑related phishing detections climbed by 83.4%.

Bitget Wallet's Onchain Report: 46% Favor Crypto Payment for Speed, but Security Concern Slows Adoption

Bitget Wallet, a leading Web3 non-custodial wallet, has released its latest Onchain Report, revealing that 46% of users surveyed prefer crypto payments for speed, while 37% cite security risks as a key barrier.

iBTC to Enable Bitcoin-Based Margin Flows for Institutional Counterparties on the Canton Network

The Canton Network (Canton) today announced that iBTC, a pioneering, bridgeless wrapped Bitcoin solution designed to revolutionize decentralized finance (DeFi) with institutional-grade security and liquidity, will deploy on the Canton Network. This collaboration brings Bitcoin-based assets on-chain, allowing institutional counterparties to use them for initial margin (IM) and variation margin (VM) solutions. It unlocks new opportunities and simplifies the integration of Bitcoin into over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading.

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