Visa built the world’s largest payment network that pushes nearly $16 trillion in payments through its virtual pipes. Now it wants to do the same for lending in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi). The report, titled Stablecoins Beyond Payments: The Onchain Lending Opportunity, reframes decentralized finance as “onchain finance” – a deliberate rebrand aimed
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The second quarter of 2025 has been a reality check for blockchain scaling, and as capital keeps pouring into rollups and sidechains, the cracks in the layer-2 model are widening. The original
The cryptocurrency community has been abuzz with debate over the Bitcoin (BTC) Core v30 upgrade and Knots implementation. JAN3 CEO Samson Mow has joined the conversation with a cryptic post that sheds light on how the debate could harm the coin. Samson Mow warns against internal threats to Bitcoin In a post on X, Mow
Fetch.ai, the earliest Web3 LLM, has collaborated with Minima, a prominent blockchain platform for scalability, security, and decentralization. The partnership is aimed at combining the on-chain data and agentic AI. As Fetch.ai pointed out in its exclusive announcement on X, the collaboration merges Minia’s Integritas mechanism with the ASI, One ecosystem of Fetch.ai. This remarkable
The long-running Mt. Gox saga has returned to center stage as blockchain analysts detect new movement in the defunct exchange’s wallets for the first time in seven months. The move comes just weeks before a key repayment deadline, sparking concerns about renewed market FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt). Mt. Gox Wallet Moves Ahead of 34,000
BNY and the National Bank of Canada went live this week with EquiLend’s 1Source platform, joining the blockchain-based system designed to eliminate manual trade reconciliations in the securities finance industry. The company that offers stock lending said a global broker-dealer will begin trading on the platform soon, with several other firms close to signing on.
Bitcoin is currently facing one of its most critical tests in months as its price hovers near a key support level that has repeatedly prevented deeper declines. However, investor sentiment and market conditions will now determine whether Bitcoin can sustain this level or risk entering a prolonged correction phase. Bitcoin Is Vulnerable Bitcoin’s supply quantiles
Key Takeaways Long-term Bitcoin holders sold 265,715 BTC over the last 30 days, marking the largest monthly outflow since January. Historically, large BTC outflows and position resets have preceded market stabilizations or rebounds, especially if selling exhaustion sets in. Long-term Bitcoin holders sold 265,715 BTC in the last 30 days, marking the largest monthly outflow
Bitcoin price slipped lower on Oct. 16, testing key support around $111,000 as spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds swung back to net outflows after a brief return to inflows. Summary Bitcoin trades around $111K as BTC spot ETFs record $94M in outflows. Trading volume and derivatives activity signal cautious sentiment. Dovish Fed tone offers hope for
The digital assets arm of Nomura Group, Laser Digital, has received in-principle approval from Dubai’s virtual asset regulatory authority (VARA) to tokenize its global flagship Laser Carry Fund (LCF), on KAIO blockchain, under the regulator’s pilot ARVA Framework. The tokenized fund will be available to institutional investors who meet VARA’s eligibility requirements. The Laser Carry