Nasdaq-listed Zeta Network raises $230M in Bitcoin-backed private sale
https://cointelegraph.com/news/zeta-network-raises-230m-bitcoin-private-sale?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The company accepted Bitcoin and SolvBTC from investors in a private share deal, adding crypto assets to its corporate treasury.

Banks fumble TXs too; at least Paxos’ $300T error was transparent
https://cointelegraph.com/news/banks-can-hide-mistakes-but-paxos-showed-crypto-was-transparent?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Fat finger errors happen all the time, especially in traditional banking. The difference is that blockchain makes it transparent and immediately identifiable.

IG Group sells US futures exchanges business to Payward
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/107539/ig-group-sells-us-futures-exchanges-business-to-payward?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed

IG Group Holdings plc (“IG”, “the Group”) today announces that it has completed the sale of Small Exchange Inc (“Small Exchange”) to Payward Inc (“Payward”), the parent company of the crypto exchange Kraken.

Kraken doubles down on US futures with $100M ‘Small’ acquisition
https://cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-100-million-us-futures-small-exchange-ig-group?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3F_nocache%3D1760615346187%26cb%3Da8udzj%26vfff%3D1760615346&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

After acquiring NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, Kraken expands its derivatives offerings in the US with a $100 million acquisition of Small Exchange.

SEC chair: US is 10 years behind on crypto, fixing this is ‘job one’
https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-chair-us-is-10-years-behind-on-crypto-fixing-this-is-job-one?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3F_nocache%3D1760615346187%26cb%3Da8udzj%26vfff%3D1760615346&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the US is a decade behind on crypto and that building a regulatory framework to attract innovation is “job one” for the agency.

Fasset signs MoUs with GCC banks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/107547/fasset-signs-mous-with-gcc-banks?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed

Fasset, a leading UAE-headquartered global fintech platform, and Ajman Bank, one of the UAE’s leading Islamic financial institutions, today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly launch integrated and compliant virtual asset offerings across the region.

Sygnum Bank Middle East launches institutional staking service from ADGM
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/107551/sygnum-bank-middle-east-launches-institutional-staking-service-from-adgm?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed

Sygnum Bank Middle East has today announced the launch of Sygnum Validators - a new service launched from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) which includes operating institutional-grade validator nodes for select blockchain networks that enable non-custodial staking.

Ripple targets corporate treasury with $1bn GTreasury acquisition
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/46775/ripple-targets-corporate-treasury-with-1bn-gtreasury-acquisition?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed

Digital asset giant Ripple is making a move into corporate treasury through the $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury.

BlackRock takes a piece of booming stablecoin market with redesigned fund
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-stablecoin-market-new-reserve-fund?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

BlackRock is expanding into the stablecoin market with a redesigned money market fund, compliant with the new GENIUS Act, to provide a secure reserve vehicle for issuers.

Privacy 2.0: Encrypted computing’s blockchain revolution
https://cointelegraph.com/news/encrypted-computing-blockchain-revolution?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

What’s the real tension in blockchain, total transparency or total privacy, and how do we unlock both?

‘Dino coin’ season: Why are Zcash and Dash seeing biggest rebounds?
https://cointelegraph.com/news/dinosaur-coins-season-why-are-zcash-dash-biggest-rebounds?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Zcash and Dash prices could make an XRP-style comeback as the privacy coin narrative is helping these older “dinosaur” coins break multi-year downtrends.

Wealth managers must adapt to the greatest capital transfer in history
https://cointelegraph.com/news/wealth-managers-adapt-to-the-greatest-capital-transfer-in-history?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

As $83 trillion passes to digital-native generations, wealth managers must embrace tokenization or watch capital find partners who will.