Fold Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLD) (“Fold” or the “Company”), a bitcoin financial services company making it easy for individuals and businesses to earn, save, and spend bitcoin through everyday financial tools, today announced it has selected Stripe, the programmable financial services company, to power the upcoming launch of the Fold Bitcoin Credit Card™, a bitcoin-only rewards product designed to turn everyday spending into a direct path to bitcoin ownership. The card enables users to accumulate bitcoin with every purchase, offering a simple and consistent way to build long-term wealth.

The CfC St. Moritz, a highly curated digital assets conference for investors and decision-makers, has partnered with Sygnum Bank to establish a Bitcoin reserve as part of its long-term treasury strategy. This move reflects the conference’s ongoing belief in Bitcoin’s role as a foundational digital asset and its commitment to building a sustainable future for the event and its global community.

ZBD today announces the appointment of Nicole Diaz as Senior Vice President of Product.

Toku, the global leader in stablecoin payroll, today announced the first employee benefits integration into its stablecoin payroll platform through a partnership with Kota. With this integration, Toku’s platform now delivers Kota-powered health and employee benefits alongside payroll, giving HR teams a seamless, broker-free experience.

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced a strategic collaboration with QNB Group and DMZ Finance. Together, the partners are introducing QCDT—the world’s first DFSA-approved (Dubai Financial Services Authority) tokenised money market fund (MMF)—into Bybit’s platform as a collateral asset, marking a breakthrough in bridging traditional finance and digital assets.

VRAI, the consumer brand of the world’s largest diamond producer Diamond Foundry, has announced the launch of VRAI Created Bitcoin Diamonds™, the world’s first lab-grown diamonds directly backed by Bitcoin. The initiative positions VRAI at the intersection of luxury, sustainability, and digital assets, creating a new category that bridges symbolism and beauty with a reliable store of value.

Opera Limited (NASDAQ: OPRA), a leading global browser and AI agent company, today announced that MiniPay has reached 10 million activated wallets. Two years ago MiniPay set out to make digital dollars feel effortless. Today, the wallet marks its second anniversary with proof that everyday stablecoin money is no longer a theory. Since launch, MiniPay users have activated 10 million MiniPay wallets, showing 500% YoY growth, and completed 271 million transactions moving over $270 million on-chain. The app now runs on Android, iOS, and within the Opera Mini browser in 60 countries, where a typical transfer finalizes in about one second and costs roughly $0.001, a fraction of what legacy rails demand.

Orbital, a global payment orchestration platform across stablecoins and traditional payment rails, today released its inaugural Stablecoins Retail Payments Index. The Index offers a comprehensive view of how stablecoins are actually being used in retail payment contexts, focusing on consumer payments (up to $10,000 in value).

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), is proud to celebrate its 7th anniversary with the theme of #GearUpTo7, kickstarting a new era of integrated finance.

Saison Capital, the venture arm of Credit Saison, one of Japan’s largest non-bank financial companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, launches Onigiri Capital.

Transak, the stablecoin payments infrastructure behind 450+ apps globally and MetaMask’s long-time fiat onboarding partner, is now exclusively powering stablecoin onramping through MetaMask’s Deposit button, including upcoming support for MetaMask USD (mUSD), the wallet’s newly launched native stablecoin. Starting today, September 15, MetaMask users in the US and EU will for the first time be able to purchase mUSD, as well as buy stablecoins like USDC and USDT at near 1:1 rates without leaving the app, using Transak’s white-label APIs and named IBAN capabilities.

The Smarter Web Company (AQUIS: SWC | OTCQB: TSWCF | FRA: 3M8), a London-listed technology company and the UK’s largest publicly traded company holding Bitcoin on its balance sheet, is pleased to announce the appointment of Coinbase Institutional as one of its Bitcoin custody partners. This partnership marks a significant step in strengthening the company’s treasury infrastructure and underlines its position as a market leader in the rapidly evolving Bitcoin ecosystem.

Openbank, continues to expand its product offering by allowing customers to trade cryptocurrency

Meanwhile announced an update to its flagship Ten-Pay Whole Life policy, lowering the minimum from 1.0 BTC to 0.25 BTC

Input | Output (IO), a blockchain infrastructure and research engineering firm dedicated to advancing the Web3 ecosystem, today announced it has joined CryptoUK, the leading trade association for crypto and digital assets in the United Kingdom. The trade body advocates for fair, proportionate regulation and constructive engagement with policymakers, regulators, and the public to foster innovation, consumer protection, and market integrity. The association represents over 100 member organisations across exchanges, blockchain networks, payment providers, law firms, and fintechs.