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Decentralized Credit, Borrowing and Yield Services Opened up for Mainstream Users

October 28, 2025 4 mins read

Uphold – the modern infrastructure provider for on-chain finance – today announces its integration with the Exactly Protocol, a borrow and lending protocol that lets people earn interest on, or access credit against, their digital assets. The new service enables Uphold users to borrow against their digital assets and to spend the loans through a Visa credit card offering unprecedented real-world utility. Alternatively, users can also choose to loan their digital assets

Bluwhale Secures $10M Series A to Bring AI Agents to Blockchains

October 24, 2025 3 mins read

Large institutions see the potential of AI agents on blockchains delivering personalized financial services to millions of consumers. Bluwhale, a decentralized AI network that powers agents across blockchains, today announced it has closed a $10 million Series A led by a global financial institution and top L1/L2 blockchain backers. The round underscores accelerating institutional participation in digital assets and the shift toward real-world AI + blockchain applications. A major investor

HTX Ventures Releases New Report on the Rise of Tokenized Private Credit in the RWA Ecosystem

October 23, 2025 4 mins read

HTX Ventures, the global investment division of leading crypto exchange HTX, has released its latest research report, delving into one of the most promising developments in the real-world asset (RWA) space: tokenized private credit. The report, titled On-Chain “Credit Revolution”: Panorama of Trends, Mechanisms & Representative Platforms of RWA Tokenized Private Credit, explores the evolution of private credit, the advantages and risks of tokenization, and highlights key players leading the charge toward

VALR Secures Over-The-Counter Derivatives Provider License from South African Regulator

October 21, 2025 2 mins read

VALR, the largest crypto exchange in South Africa by trade volume, has been granted an Over-The-Counter Derivatives Provider (ODP) license as well as an additional Financial Services Provider (FSP) License by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). This approval, positions VALR as one of the first entities in South Africa to offer these categories for crypto assets. The ODP license enables VALR to provide a range of over-the-counter derivatives,

Crypto.com Custody and LUKSO Foundation Partner to Deliver Institutional-Grade Staking

October 20, 2025 4 mins read

Crypto.com, one of the world’s leading digital asset platforms, has partnered with the LUKSO Foundation and GlobalStake to deliver Trading, Custody, and Staking solutions for LUKSO, an emerging Layer 1 blockchain designed to power the New Creative Economies. Through this collaboration, Crypto.com Custody clients now have seamless access to secure, institutional-grade staking infrastructure operated by GlobalStake, supporting the growth, decentralization, and resilience of the LUKSO network. As part of this initiative, clients can stake

Compass Mining Energizes 20 MW at New Site in Texas

October 17, 2025 2 mins read

Compass Mining, a leading provider of Bitcoin mining infrastructure and services, today announced the full energization of a new 20-megawatt (MW) partner site in Texas. The deployment underscores Compass Mining’s position as a leader in operations-as-a-service, building stronger expertise in complex implementations and grid dynamics, which is increasingly important for its enterprise and institutional clients. “The mining machines and data center infrastructure are only half of the story. To run

Fluence Partners with Nodes.Garden to Scale Decentralized Node Operations

October 17, 2025 2 mins read

Fluence, the enterprise-grade, low-cost cloudless computing platform, announced the partnership with Nodes.Garden, a multichain Node-as-a-Service platform that enables one-click deployment and management of blockchain nodes. Through this collaboration, Nodes.Garden will utilize Fluence’s decentralized Cloudless compute platform to operate hundreds of blockchain nodes, advancing real-world adoption of decentralized compute across Web3. Running blockchain nodes at scale is complex and costly. Teams must manage uptime, latency, and multichain support while dealing with centralized

Donald Trump Jr. in Discussion with De.Fi CEO on Future Development

October 16, 2025 2 mins read

Donald Trump Jr. has spoken with the chief executive of De.Fi, a company focused on blockchain security and analytics, is indicating that further news may follow their recent discussion. In a post on X, Trump Jr. said he had an “insightful chat” with De.Fi CEO Sonali, adding that there was “more to come.” De.Fi confirmed the exchange in its own post, describing it as a continuation of earlier conversations and noting that

Bybit Launches Argentina-Exclusive Fiat ARS Campaign with Special Prizes

October 15, 2025 2 mins read

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is celebrating its growing presence in Argentina with the launch of a special Fiat ARS Campaign. Running from Oct. 13 to Nov. 13, 2025, the promotion marks the introduction of new local payment methods and invites eligible Argentine users to complete simple tasks for a chance to win an iPhone 17 or a share of a 14,000 USDT prize pool. Campaign Details

BitMEX Study Finds Cryptocurrency Funding Rates Positive 92% of the Time, Revealing a Structural Market Bias

October 14, 2025 3 mins read

BitMEX, one of the safest crypto exchanges, announced today the findings of its study, “The Anchor and the Ceiling: Understanding the Structure of Funding Rates,” which reveals that two structural forces are driving cryptocurrency funding rates to remain positive 92% of the time and that rates above the 0.01% baseline are often short-lived. The report outlines how crypto traders can leverage this predictable dynamic to adopt sophisticated, structure-based trading.  Since BitMEX

KuCoin Becomes the First Top Exchange to Achieve CCSS Certification, Setting a New Standard for Security and Trust in the Crypto Industry

October 14, 2025 2 mins read

KuCoin, a leading global crypto platform built on trust, today announced that it has achieved the CryptoCurrency Security Standard (CCSS) certification — a rigorous, globally recognized framework designed to enhance the security of cryptocurrency systems. KuCoin has become the first top 10 exchange to obtain this certification, underscoring its position at the forefront of industry security practices. This milestone reinforces KuCoin’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding user assets and data in

Bybit x Block Scholes Report: Derivatives Show Fragility Despite BTC and Gold Strength

October 13, 2025 2 mins read

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has released its latest Bybit x Block Scholes Crypto Derivatives Analytics Report in collaboration with Block Scholes. The latest edition reveals that, despite Bitcoin and gold pushing to new highs, derivatives indicators point to lingering caution beneath the surface. Key Highlights Perpetual swap open interest has declined since the rally, signaling profit-taking rather than fresh conviction. Despite Bitcoin’s new peak at $125,000 and