Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, announced the launch of Phemex TradFi, a new futures trading offering that allows users to access traditional financial assets, including stocks and precious metals, on a 24/7 basis. Futures linked to commodities, foreign exchange, and global indices will be introduced in subsequent phases. The launch
The regulators of China have now tightened control for digital assets and have prohibited the unauthorised issuance of yuan-pegged stablecoins overseas and widened the prohibition to real-world assets associated with the currency of the country. On February 6, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), with seven government agencies, released a
BitMart, a global cryptocurrency trading platform, today shared an update on the global adoption of its flagship crypto payment product, BitMart Card, which now serves users across more than 115 countries and regions worldwide. The milestone reflects the growing role of crypto payments in everyday spending, as BitMart simultaneously rolls
User engagement with GriffinAI agents accelerates with 57% month-over-month growth in prompt-driven activity, reinforcing Griffin AI’s position among the most active OpenAI model users in the crypto sector 6 February 2026— Griffin AI, the AI agent builder for DeFi, today announced its partnership with OpenAI and confirmed it has received
Playnance has made its first public statement today, describing itself as a Web3 infrastructure and consumer platform firm. Playnance has been running a live ecosystem that is focused on integrating mainstream Web2 users into on-chain settings. In addition to connecting with over thirty game studios, the platform serves as a
Payy has launched a new privacy-focused Layer-2 network built on Ethereum, which makes the everyday crypto transfers invisible to the public by default while still running on popular wallets like MetaMask. On the public blockchains wallets transactions and balances are visible, and this can be tracked, which leads to the
Binance denied any connection to a viral cease-and-desist letter related to allegations of insolvency and bankruptcy. These rumors were spreading around the social media platforms. The exchange explained that the viral document was a forgery circulating on social media platforms. The rumors about the financial stability of Binance started when
SBI Holdings has furthered its blockchain strategy by participating in a Layer-1 project related to tokenized stocks via the Startale Group. This is a clear indication of the growing interest of Japan’s financial giants in moving traditional stocks to blockchain technology. This new development is a continuation of the discussions
Safe infrastructure processed $600B in 2025 — 43% of all-time volume — as Ethereum Foundation, Ledger, Circle, and Bitpanda adopt it. The Safe Ecosystem Foundation, steward of the smart account protocol securing over $60 billion in digital assets, has reported more than $10 million in project-wide annualized revenue, up from
South Korean digital bank KBank, also known as a “big partner” of Upbit, has filed trademarks related to stablecoin and crypto wallet services. This is particularly interesting as the bank is soon to go public with its initial public offering. The filing of trademarks indicates that KBank is planning to
