Big financial institutions worldwide are set to complete the transition from legacy payment-messaging formats (the MT series) to ISO 20022’s XML-based MX format by 22 November 2025. The deadline has been set by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) to fully implement its new system for exchanging financial data. This marks the end of
Even though the Senate clocked in a 60-40 vote to end the U.S. government shutdown, the curtain hasn’t officially dropped just yet. Meanwhile, prediction markets are reshuffling faster than a Vegas dealer—Polymarket’s latest odds now point to the government flipping the lights back on somewhere between Nov. 12–15. Traders Bet Capitol Hill’s Chaos Closes Out
Tron founder Justin Sun, one of the most controversial and talked-about figures in the cryptocurrency market, is under the spotlight again following recent market volatility. Sun’s on-chain movements and wallet size have attracted the attention of investors, especially after the volatility experienced last week. On-chain data shows Justin Sun’s current total portfolio value is $1.89
A change is happening in how some Indians working abroad send money home. For approximately two months, a small portion of funds remitted by overseas workers has been arriving as stablecoin instead of through traditional bank transfers. USDT trades at a 4-5% premium in India, making crypto remittances more valuable than bank transfers. While USDT
Key Takeaways Vivek Ramaswamy purchased 15,625 shares of Strive Inc.’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock at $80 per share. Strive Asset Management, co-founded by Ramaswamy, positions itself as ‘anti-woke’ and focuses on maximizing shareholder value. Strive, backed by Vivek Ramaswamy, announced Monday it had successfully closed its oversubscribed initial public offering (IPO) of
Key Takeaways Bitdeer Technologies reported Q3 revenue of $169.7 million, beating analyst expectations. The company is aggressively growing its AI business segment, signaling diversification beyond blockchain. Bitcoin and AI infrastructure company Bitdeer Technologies reported $169.7 million in revenue for Q3, exceeding analyst expectations. The company has been emphasizing growth in its AI operations as part
Tether, the issuer of the widely used USDT stablecoin, has announced it will spend $100 million over two years on advertising for Rumble, signalling a deepening partnership that has caused the RUM stock to soar. This development comes amid Rumble’s broader strategy to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure, including a significant acquisition of Germany’s
Block, the payments infrastructure firm led by Jack Dorsey, has enabled Bitcoin payments for 4 million merchants globally using the Square Bitcoin feature of its point-of-sale platform, the firm announced on Monday. The integration allows merchants to accept Bitcoin at checkout with instant settlement via Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, with no fees until 2027. Sellers can
Today, finally, there is positive news regarding the price of Bitcoin. A couple of weeks ago, in fact, the price of BTC was above $115,000, but then a correction began that might have ended yesterday. Although it seems that some news released yesterday triggered today’s bounce in Bitcoin’s price, in reality, there had already been
Strategy issued $50 million in preferred stock to fund its latest Bitcoin purchase, leaving common shareholders undiluted as its market cap approached a key threshold, the Bitcoin-buying firm signaled in a blog post on Monday. The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company was recently valued at $71 billion, reflecting a 1.06x premium against its $67.8 billion Bitcoin