Fri, August 22

Tether and Circle meet South Korea’s big four banks on stablecoin plans

Tether and Circle, the companies behind the world’s top stablecoins, are meeting with leaders from South Korea’s four biggest banks this week. According to Yonhap News Agency, these talks will focus on possible partnerships. Including ways to distribute US dollar backed stablecoins like USDT and USDC in South Korea and

11 hours ago 2 mins read

1.3B NIGHT tokens claimed as Hoskinson highlights Midnight airdrop success

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has shut down speculations that insiders are hoarding tokens in the Midnight network’s NIGHT token airdrop. The Glacier Drop, which started in early August, has already seen over 1.3 billion NIGHT tokens claimed, showing strong interest from the crypto community. Hoskinson’s response comes as Midnight teams

12 hours ago 1 min read

World Liberty mints $205M in USD1 stablecoin as WLFI token launch nears

Trump backed World Liberty Financial just added $205 million worth of its USD1 stablecoin to circulation, bringing the total supply to $2.4 billion. That’s a 9% jump, making USD1 the sixth biggest stablecoin out there by market cap. This comes as World Liberty gears up to launch its WLFI governance

13 hours ago 2 mins read

Maestro’s Real-Time Indexing Supercharges Liquidium’s Bitcoin Lending Platform

A new partnership between Bitcoin infrastructure firm Maestro and lending protocol Liquidium has injected unprecedented speed and precision into Bitcoin’s emerging DeFi ecosystem (referred to as ‘BTCFi’).  To elaborate, Maestro’s enterprise-grade indexing and real-time mempool tracking services will now power Liquidium’s lending protocols, enabling near-instant reactions (for on-chain events) as

15 hours ago 3 mins read

Kanye’s $3 Billion Crypto Dream Crashes in Hours Amid Insider Trading Claims

Rapper Kanye West has released his YZY cryptocurrency token on the Solana blockchain, with impressive initial results, but then serious problems in the market. The token hit a record high of $3 billion in market capitalization in only 40 minutes after announcing its debut on Thursday. West advertised the release

20 hours ago 2 mins read

Powell speech at Jackson Hole may impact crypto with 84.9% chance of rate cut

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda is headed to the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole conference, happening August 21 to 23, 2025, as confirmed by the Japanese central bank on Wednesday. This big meeting in Wyoming brings together central bankers, policymakers, and economists to talk about global economic issues. Crypto investors

August 20, 2025 1 min read

Pi Coin Drops 22% as Ulu Ventures Backs Pi Network

Pi Network got a big nod from Ulu Ventures, a major investor that added the crypto project to its portfolio, as shared by crypto analyst Dr Altcoin on X. Ulu Ventures, one of three early backers in 2023 alongside 137 Ventures and Designer Fund, sees potential in Pi despite its

August 20, 2025 2 mins read

Trump-Connected Thumzup Media Dives Into Crypto Mining With Dogehash Deal

The Nasdaq-listed company Thumzup Media Corporation has announced plans to enter the digital asset mining ecosystem as it continues to build on its success in the digital marketing service industry. Thumzup revealed an all-stock transaction to acquire Dogehash Technologies, and expanded into the quickly growing cryptocurrency infrastructure domain. Thumzup Heads

August 20, 2025 2 mins read

Figure Technology Seeks Public Listing as Crypto Sector Momentum Soars

Figure Technology, a company that is leading in blockchain lending, has officially filed for a public offering on Nasdaq. The company is one of many cryptocurrency companies taking advantage of the current favourable regulatory environment under this administration. Figure intends to trade under the ticker symbol “FIGR”, with some of

August 19, 2025 2 mins read

Thailand Launches Crypto Payment Sandbox for Tourists

Thailand launches TouristDigiPay, the first regulatory sandbox that allows foreign tourists to exchange digital currencies with Thai baht to easily make electronic payments. This new project is a strategic move by Thailand to counter the decreasing number of tourists and to revive the failing tourism industry by adopting cryptocurrency. Government

August 18, 2025 2 mins read
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