A pawnshop chain in Russia may soon start offering loans using cryptocurrency as collateral, with plans to accept other digital assets in the future. The announcement comes amid efforts to properly regulate crypto transactions in the country, which already recognizes Bitcoin as property but intends to expand the legal definition. Russian pawnbrokers mull launching loans
Bitpanda, the EU-based crypto brokerage, has raised the potential for an IPO. The public sale was considered for months in 2025, and may happen by the first half of the year. Bitpanda GmbH, a crypto trading and brokerage platform, is viewing Frankfurt as the possible venue for its initial public offering. According to sources familiar
For Bryan Johnson, the entrepreneur who sold Braintree (and Venmo) to PayPal for $800 million, the transition from fintech to ‘fountain of youth’ isn’t a pivot, it’s a logical progression. While Johnson is now the public face of Project Blueprint, a rigorous longevity protocol, he views his interest in crypto as part of the same
Key Takeaways AlphaTON Capital announced a $46 million deal to acquire 576 NVIDIA B300 GPUs, marking its largest AI infrastructure deployment to date. ATON stock surged 107% by midday Tuesday following the announcement, driven by investor interest in its privacy-first AI compute strategy linked to Telegram’s TON network. AlphaTON Capital, a digital asset treasury company
Stablecoin issuers and distributors offering customers access to stablecoin yield may essentially be creating their own parallel ecosystem to bank operations, global bank JPMorgan’s chief financial officer said Tuesday. “The creation of a parallel banking system that is sort of — has all the features of banking, including something that looks a lot like a
Regulated stablecoins, including USDC, may create a new layer of financial settlement, announced Circle in its latest report. Stablecoins may bring Internet innovation to money, similar to the upgrades in data, media, and other industries. USDC serves as the sound money layer of the internet, according to Circle’s latest report on stablecoins. The company, which
YZi Labs made a multi-eighth-figure (over $10 million) investment in Genius Trading last month. Along with the investment, it was announced that Binance co-founder CZ has also joined the venture as an advisor. Genius Trading, which previously raised $7 million in funding, is developing a decentralized trading terminal that prioritizes privacy. Genius Trading aims to
Key Takeaways Upexi, a digital asset treasury firm centered on Solana, is increasing its SOL holdings by 12% through a $36 million deal with Hivemind Capital Partners. The transaction involves a convertible note for locked SOL tokens, slated for completion by January 14. Solana-focused treasury firm Upexi has entered into a securities purchase agreement with
Key Takeaways CoinGecko is contemplating a potential sale approaching a valuation of $500 million. A sale would echo Binance’s $400M acquisition of CoinMarketCap in 2020. CoinGecko, a leading crypto market data aggregator, is reportedly exploring a potential sale valued around $500 million, according to a report from CoinDesk. The company has hired investment bank Moelis