1 week ago

PayPal expands stablecoin rails with custom token issuance platform

The PYUSDx stablecoin developer platform, backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD), is built with the help of M0 and MoonPay.

1 week ago

Algorand names former Chainlink executive William Herkelrath as CEO

The former Chainlink and Curv executive will lead the blockchain organization’s push into institutional finance and quantum-resist...

1 week ago

Bitcoin rally has more room as volatility shorts unwind, Two Prime CEO says

Alexander Blume said subdued funding rates and continued call selling suggest the rebound is not yet being driven by excessive spe...

Sep 02, 2026

Kraken parent Payward delays IPO to second quarter of 2027 at earliest

The crypto exchange operator, which confidentially filed for a U.S. listing last November, had already put its IPO plans on hold a...

Sep 01, 2026

Firelight raises $8 million, expands beyond XRP as it aims to make DeFi less sca...

The protocol aims to give fintechs and investors a faster way to recover losses from DeFi hacks, while letting XRP, bitcoin and XL...

Aug 31, 2026

North Korean hackers are moving tens of millions on Hyperliquid as Trump pushes...

Blockchain data reviewed by CoinDesk shows wallets tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million in bitcoin on th...

Aug 25, 2026

Crypto custody firm Copper has potential buyers. But offers are way below its $5...

Once valued at $2.5 billion, Copper was being marketed by investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald at around $500 million in May this yea...

Aug 24, 2026

Gemini strikes Apex deal to widen prediction markets reach

The planned tie-up would make Gemini the exclusive CFTC-regulated venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s futures...

Aug 24, 2026

Stablecoin neobank Fasset lands $1 billion valuation as SBI backs its payments p...

The firm raised $68 million as its revenue has grown six-fold as stablecoin payments and settlement expand, CEO Mohammad Raafi Hos...

Aug 22, 2026

Tokenized stocks risk repeating Wall Street’s 1960s ‘paper crisis,’ Fairmint CEO...

Fairmint CEO Joris Delanoue warns tokenized stocks risk recreating Wall Street’s 1960s paper crisis through fragmented systems and...