Nomura’s digital asset arm, Laser Digital, has applied for a U.S. national trust bank charter as it pushes deeper into regulated crypto custody. The move signals strong institutional appetite for compliant digital asset infrastructure in the United States. Momentum around institutional adoption keeps building, with trends similar to those covered
Early Solana (SOL) investors didn’t just buy a token—they bought into a narrative before the wider market understood its significance. Speed, scalability, growing ecosystems, and early capital inflows combined to create one of the most memorable rallies of the last cycle. As attention shifts toward the 2026 bull-run peak, a
The meme coin craze has become impossible to ignore in crypto; it’s like a wildfire that keeps spreading. Shiba Inu (SHIB) was the perfect example, showing how community-fueled tokens can turn into gold mines, with early birds raking in life-changing gains. Now, as we gear up for 2026, a bunch
Circle’s USDC has dominated the U.S. institutional market for so many years. Now analysts say that Tether’s newly launched USAT could become the first credible domestic challenger to USDC. What is USDC USAT is a dollar-backed stablecoin created for use inside the United States. USAT is designed to meet the
Steak ‘n Shake has been taking Bitcoin payments at its restaurants since May 2025, and it has added around 10 million dollars’ worth to their special Bitcoin reserve from what customers paid. That is from all the locations, over about eight months now. They do not convert any of that
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KuCoin has assigned Sabina Liu, ex-London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) official, to head its European business, assigning her with steering the exchange’s Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) expansion from Vienna after safeguarding a crypto asset service provider licence in Austria. Liu, serving as managing director of KuCoin EU, formerly
Alchemy Pay has announced that it is expanding its access to the ecosystem of Bitget through the integration of BGB on Morph. BGB price has reacted to the development, and so has the ACH price. The move is expected to benefit more than 125 million users spread across 150 regions.
Ozak AI ($OZ) is increasingly drawing the attention of data analysts who believe the project sits at the center of two rapidly accelerating sectors: artificial intelligence and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN). Built as a fusion of predictive AI tools, distributed compute, and cross-chain intelligence, Ozak AI represents a new wave
In order to simplify fiat settlement across its international trading operations, Archax, the first digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian subject to FCA regulation, has announced a collaboration with OpenPayd, the leading provider of financial infrastructure. As institutional involvement increases and settlement procedures need more operational resilience at scale, the
