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KuCoin and Lightnet Explore Collaboration to Advance Digital Asset and Payment Infrastructure Across Southeast Asia

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KuCoin, a leading global crypto platform built on trust, announced it is exploring potential collaboration with Southeast Asia-based fintech company Lightnet. By combining KuCoin’s global digital asset trading ecosystem with Lightnet’s cross-border payment infrastructure and fintech expertise, the two parties aim to explore long-term opportunities in the digital asset space across Southeast Asia. The collaboration is dedicated to exploring potential synergies in the region. It is designed to integrate both parties’

TravelUp Adds Cryptocurrency Payments Through CoinGate to Streamline Global Bookings

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TravelUp begins supporting crypto payments through CoinGate, giving travelers a faster, borderless way to book flights, hotels and holiday packages worldwide. Following the announcement, TravelUp now supports cryptocurrency payments for flights, hotels, and holiday packages through a new integration with CoinGate, catering to modern travelers who prefer fast, borderless ways to book trips online and increasingly opt for alternative payment methods. This move makes TravelUp one of the few leading UK

Hecto Launches Market to Predict the Value of Private Giants Like SpaceX and OpenAI

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Hecto Finance has launched a prediction market allowing users to forecast the relative performance of major private companies, including SpaceX, OpenAI, and Stripe, as part of a broader effort to bring price discovery to private markets. The platform is now live on the Canton Network and represents the first phase of Hecto’s roadmap to build a tokenized index fund tracking some of the world’s most valuable private companies. While these companies are typically

Crypto Dispensers, Under Virtual Assets, Inc., Sets New Standard for Regulated Cash-to-Bitcoin Infrastructure

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Crypto Dispensers, operating under Virtual Assets, Inc., today detailed the evolution of its cash-to-Bitcoin platform, its long-standing compliance posture, and the institutional controls supporting its operations across the United States. Founded during the early years of Bitcoin adoption, Crypto Dispensers was among the first companies to enable consumers to acquire Bitcoin using cash. Over nearly a decade of continuous operation, the company has navigated rapid technological change, fragmented state-by-state requirements,

SwissBorg Launches Dynamic Elite Ranks With Up to 99% Exchange Fee Cashback

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SwissBorg, Europe’s leading app for investing and earning crypto, announced the launch of Dynamic Elite Ranks, a new evolution of its Paid to Trade model that rewards the most committed community members with up to 99% of exchange fees returned as BORG cashback. Dynamic Elite Ranks extend the existing Loyalty Ranks system, pushing it forward to provide greater users benefits. For users at the very top of the Loyalty Score

Bybit Opens BYUSDT to All Users After Successful VIP Launch

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Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is pleased to announce that BYUSDT is now retail-ready for eligible Bybit users. The proprietary token uniquely transforms USDT Flexible Easy Earn balances into a tokenized asset that functions as trading margin while continuing to generate yield Before BYUSDT was made available to retail traders on Bybit, Bybit VIPs had had exclusive early-bird access since December 12, 2025. Now officially live for retail users

Iguabit Secures US MSB Status and Launches MPC Wallet Infrastructure for Institutional Security

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Iguabit Global Ltd. today announced two strategic developments: its formal registration as a U.S. Money Services Business (MSB) and the completion of its institutional-grade Multi-Party Computation (MPC) wallet infrastructure. These milestones represent a key advancement in the company’s efforts to meet evolving global regulatory requirements and strengthen its security framework. By aligning with established compliance standards and deploying advanced cryptographic technologies, Iguabit aims to support institutional users—particularly in Brazil and Latin

HTX Approved for Pakistan Crypto Exchange Registration

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HTX, one of the world’s leading digital asset exchanges with over 50 million registered users globally, today announced that it has officially obtained a No Objection Certificate (NoC) from the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulation Authority (PVARA) to initiate the licensing process in terms of the Virtual Assets Ordinance, 2025. This landmark NoC makes HTX amongst one of the first global digital asset platforms to begin the formal licensing journey in

Numerai Raises $30 Million Series C Led by Top University Endowments, at $500 Million Valuation

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Numerai, a San Francisco–based hedge fund and data science tournament uniting machine learning, decentralized finance, and cryptocurrency incentives, today announced a $30 million Series C financing round led by top university endowments. The round values Numerai at $500 million, five times its 2023 valuation. J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s August 2025 commitment of up to $500 million in Numerai’s hedge fund capacity, together with the new equity financing, provides Numerai with additional resources to

New Listing Offer from WhiteBIT: up to 70% Cashback and Full-Scale Marketing Support

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WhiteBIT, one of the largest European cryptocurrency exchanges by traffic and trading volume, has introduced a new exclusive Listing Offer designed to help blockchain projects enter the market more efficiently and strategically. The offer provides up to 70% cashback for projects listing their assets on the exchange — enabling teams to significantly reduce financial overhead and reinvest resources directly into product development and ecosystem growth. A Strategic Advantage for Projects Entering the Market

Future With U: Phemex Celebrates its 6th Anniversary with 66% User Growth and Shared Vision

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Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, celebrates its 6th anniversary with the campaign theme “Future With U”. The milestone follows a defining year of transformation — from a full-scale rebrand to record-breaking user growth and strengthened platform security — symbolizing Phemex’s evolution into a forward-looking, resilient, and human-centered brand. 2025: A Year of Resilience and Growth The year 2025 was pivotal for Phemex. In response to shifting market conditions and internal

EUR Stablecoin Goes Global: Finery Markets Powers Monerium’s Cross-Rates Creation

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Monerium, a euro stablecoin issuer licensed to operate across the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK, today announced a strategic integration with Finery Markets, a leading provider of non-custodial ECN and SaaS trading infrastructure for institutional digital asset trading. The collaboration marks a pivotal milestone for the global stablecoin ecosystem, allowing EURe, Monerium’s fully authorized on-chain euro, to tap deep institutional liquidity and unlock cross-rates with other major stablecoins, including USDC