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Enterprise blockchain company Ripple has announced that it will be providing custodial services for Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA). The extension of the partnership between Ripple and BBVA will make it possible for the latter to “confidently” respond to demand for digital assets, the announcement says.  You Might Also Like Cassie Craddock, Ripple’s managing director, has praised BBVA as one of the most innovative banks in Europe. Long-time partner The major banking institution, which was originally founded all the way back in 1857, first partnered with Ripple in April 2017. Back then, it utilized the company’s technology for completing its…

Hong Kong’s financial regulator has received expressions of interest from at least 77 institutions seeking a limited number of initial stablecoin licenses, as major global and regional banks move to secure market position. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and its Hong Kong arm, ICBC (Asia), reportedly notified the regulator of their intent, joining […]

Ripple, the US blockchain firm behind the XRP cryptocurrency, will provide crypto custody services to Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA).According to a Tuesday announcement, Ripple’s agreement to provide crypto custody services to BBVA follows the bank’s recent announcement of its Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) retail trading and custody service. BBVA will rely on Ripple’s institutional custody service to power services to its customers.BBVA’s head of digital assets, Francisco Maroto, said that Ripple’s custody service allows it to meet the necessary standards to “directly provide an end-to-end custody service.”Ripple’s managing director for the European region, Cassie Craddock, said…

Governance token of decentralized finance protocol Ethena ENA$0.6692 surged on Tuesday to its strongest since late January as the protocol has made a big step towards activate a fee switch that would share protocol revenues to token holders.The token hit 87 cents in the early hours, advancing 8.3% over the past 24 hours, CoinDesk data shows. It’s up over 20% in a week.The latest surge occurred as Binance, the largest crypto exchange by volume, said on early Tuesday it will introduce trading with USDe, Ethena’s $13 billion yield-generating token, on its platform starting Wednesday. Listing the token on top exchanges…

Michael Saylor’s Strategy continues its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy, announcing the purchase of 1,955 BTC for $217.4 million at an average Bitcoin price of $111,196 per coin. The latest acquisition brings the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 638,460 BTC, maintaining its position as the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin globally. The move comes as Bitcoin Price holds steady between $110,500 and $112,200 and follows Strategy’s exclusion from the S&P 500 in favour of Robinhood (HOOD). Despite that and shareholder criticism, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor is pressing ahead with the firm’s Bitcoin-only treasury strategy. The firm’s average purchase price now stands…

Issued on behalf of CEA Industries, Inc. VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 5, 2025 /CNW/ — USA News Group News Commentary – The cryptocurrency market transformation from speculative trading to strategic corporate adoption reached a decisive turning point in August 2025, as Bitcoin climbed within striking distance of $124,000 all-time highs[1]1 while institutional investors deployed capital at unprecedented scales. Corporate America’s embrace of digital assets as treasury reserves has fundamentally shifted market dynamics, with public companies now collectively holding $109.49 billion in Bitcoin[2]2 while Ethereum corporate treasuries exceed $17.6 billion across 19 major firms[3]3. This institutional validation has positioned cryptocurrency as a cornerstone asset…

Senate Democrats Propose Bipartisan Crypto Market Regulation Framework

Crucial warning from CZCZ says that crucial new Binance service “sucks”Binance founder and its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao (widely known as CZ), has addressed the global crypto community with an important warning regarding the security of Web2 applications — even those that are considered to be secure ones.CZ also offered a solution that he believes is likely to solve this problem. You Might Also Like Crucial warning from CZAccording to his tweet, CZ is certain that even the most secure open-source apps can be vulnerable to cyber threats: “Even open-source software is not safe these days.”CZ reckons that Web3 is…

As part of a press briefing at the Eastern Economic Forum, Anton Kobyakov, an adviser on Putin’s policies, accused the U.S. of attempting to use stablecoins and gold to devalue its public debt and start anew, thereby rewriting the rules of the cryptocurrency system in the process. Putin’s Aide Claims U.S. Stablecoin Enthusiasm Is a […]

Novartis on Tuesday said it was buying a U.S. biotech working on a cardiovascular drug, continuing what’s been a flurry of acquisitions at a similar price point.