The stablecoin market has continued its rapid ascent, with overall capitalization hitting an all-time high above $314 billion as growth in Tether’s USDT and Circle’s (CRCL) USDC led the way, according to broker Canaccord Genuity. With the GENIUS Act in effect, compliant stablecoins such as USDC are now treated on par with cash by the
Institutional crypto staking firm Figment has acquired Rated Labs, a staking and validator analytics platform. The Rated brand and website will stay unchanged, but the Rated team and technology will join Figment. The deal marks Figment’s first acquisition. Figment and Rated declined to disclose the deal terms. Figment runs a staking platform aimed at institutional
BlackRock will debut a GENIUS Act-compliant money market fund for stablecoin reserve custody, providing regulatory-grade solutions to top crypto issuers. The launch marks an institutional shift toward compliance-focused crypto infrastructure. The initiative arrives as a new US law transforms stablecoin regulations. Major industry players may benefit from improved, transparent custody as compliance rises in importance
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16 October, 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, today announced a $250,000 donation to OpenSats, a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to funding contributors and projects that strengthen Bitcoin and advance open, censorship-resistant technologies. The donation will support OpenSats’ operations and grant-making efforts, enabling continued financial support for a wide range
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
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
JUST IN: MICHAEL SAYLOR’S STRATEGY HAS NOW BEEN QUALIFIED TO JOIN THE S&P 500 FOR OVER 70 DAYS IT’S NOT A MATTER OF IF, BUT WHEN 🔥 pic.twitter.com/f3Yzp1IONg — The Bitcoin Historian (@pete_rizzo_) October 16, 2025 MicroStrategy has now more than 70 days in S&P 500. The company satisfies all the significant requirements of the