Blockstream announced the public launch of Simplicity, a groundbreaking smart contracting language, on the Liquid Network

Bitstamp by Robinhood, the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with BBVA to support the launch of cryptocurrency trading for Bitcoin and Ethereum. Bitstamp by Robinhood is serving as one of the first liquidity providers for BBVA’s new offering, now available to all eligible retail customers in Spain.

Fold Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLD) (“Fold” or the “Company”), the first publicly traded bitcoin financial services company, today announced it has teamed up with Blackhawk Network, Inc. (BHN) to expand distribution of the Fold Bitcoin Gift Card™, significantly increasing mainstream consumer access to bitcoin across a growing portfolio of major U.S. digital retailers. The offering marks a key milestone in bringing bitcoin into everyday commerce and positions Fold to meaningfully increase user and transaction growth through one of the nation's most extensive retail distribution networks.

Naoris Protocol, the first in production quantum-resistant blockchain and cybersecurity mesh architecture, has announced its upcoming TGE for July 31, 2025, marking a key milestone in the rollout of a new foundational security layer for the internet, designed to protect both Web3 and Web2 ecosystems from quantum and traditional threats.

Comply Exchange and Ledgible are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership, just in time to tackle the mounting confusion around crypto tax compliance. As the regulatory spotlight intensifies, this collaboration brings together two powerhouse platforms to help digital asset businesses stay confident, compliant, and a step ahead.

Kuvi.ai, the platform pioneering Agentic Finance, has announced the successful completion of its $700,000 seed round, led by Moon Pursuit Capital, and the expansion of its strategic round, which is now oversubscribed. Recent additions include legendary crypto investor Michael Terpin of Transform Ventures and leading Web3 educator Dennis Liu (aka VirtualBacon).

Linea, the Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) founded by Consensys, today introduced a set of mechanisms and long-term commitments designed to establish the network as the home for ETH capital. These mechanisms include native yield on bridged ETH, protocol-level ETH burn, a deflationary, Ethereum-centric token design, and the formation of the largest Ethereum ecosystem fund. An unprecedented 85% of the token supply will go to the ecosystem, with 10% allocated to early users and the remaining 75% to be distributed through the ecosystem fund in a series of programs over time. The remaining 15% will be allocated to the Consensys treasury under a 5 year lockup.

EverGive, the company which has developed a world-first Bitcoin Reserve for charitable giving, announces the acquisition of an additional 0.83 Bitcoin for $100,000, bringing its total holdings to 18 BTC, valued at over $2.1M. The latest acquisition strengthens EverGive’s mission to build a long-term digital endowment for global charitable causes.

Zodia Custody, the institution-first digital assets platform backed by Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, National Australia Bank, and Emirates NBD, today announced that it is the first bank-backed custodian to offer custody support for Canton Coin (CC), the native token for Canton Network.

Peach Payments MoneyBadger have partnered to bring crypto payments to South African merchants, enabling Bitcoin […]

Brickken, the institutional-grade platform powering compliant real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, has announced a new partnership with Credefi, a leading decentralized lending protocol bridging traditional finance and DeFi. Together, the two platforms are enabling a permissionless lending environment for tokenized real-world assets, starting with equity tokens created through Brickken’s infrastructure.

Zepz, the global payments group behind WorldRemit and Sendwave, joins forces with Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader, to transform cross-border payments with stablecoin technology.

Aave, the leading decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, is now powering Stablecoin Earn on MetaMask, a feature that lets users earn yield and grow their assets directly inside their wallet. As MetaMask Earn’s DeFi lending partner, Aave gives millions of users direct access to USDC, USDT, and DAI stablecoin yield backed by its trusted infrastructure. The integration marks a step beyond MetaMask’s existing staking options, making DeFi earnings simpler and more accessible to everyday users.

SOL Strategies Inc. (CSE: HODL) (OTCQB: CYFRF) (formerly, Cypherpunk Holdings Inc, "Sol Strategies" or the "Company"), a publicly traded Canadian company dedicated to investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem, today announced that ARK Invest’s Digital Asset Revolutions Fund has selected SOL Strategies as its new Solana staking provider. ARK Invest (“ARK”) is the prominent investment management firm led by renowned investor Cathie Wood.

Saf.money announced today the successful closure of a pre-seed funding round to support the growth of […]