Zerohash is reportedly nearing a $100 million funding round that could value the company at nearly $1 billion. Zerohash Nears Unicorn Status Zerohash, a crypto and stablecoin infrastructure startup, is reportedly close to raising approximately $100 million in a funding round that would value the company at nearly $1 billion. According to a report citing
Israel Salmen, CEO of Meliuz, the first Latam-based bitcoin treasury company, announced that the company is in the final stages of listing its stock on U.S. markets, without issuing new shares. Brazilian Bitcoin Treasury Company Meliuz Ready to List Stock on U.S. Markets Meliuz, the cashback company that became the first Latin American and Brazil-based
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich is helping to advance a Bitcoin treasury strategy campaign in Asia through a newly approved acquisition of a South Korean public firm, following a similar move in Thailand earlier this month. South Korea’s SGA Co., a systems integrator serving government and education clients, has received regulatory approval to issue more than 58
The possibility of US President Donald Trump dismissing Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been raised again. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said today that Trump may fire Powell due to cost overruns on the Fed’s headquarters renovation project. It’s well known that the Trump administration has been pressuring Powell to cut interest rates for
Singapore avoided a technical recession as its economy grew more than expected in Q2 2025. According to advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) released Monday, the city-state’s economy expanded by 1.4% on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis—bouncing back from a 0.5% contraction in the previous quarter and beating economists’ forecast of
Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, has issued a warning to the world’s largest banks against issuing their own stablecoins, setting up a potential regulatory and ideological clash with the Trump administration in the United States, which has been actively encouraging stablecoin adoption. In a recent interview, Bailey said he would much
Crypto companies are not waiting around. They’re charging into the US banking system with full force under Donald Trump’s presidency, taking advantage of what they see as a wide-open regulatory window. Ripple, a crypto payments company, and Circle, which handles stablecoins, have both applied for national trust bank charters. BitGo, a crypto custody firm, has
British crypto fintech firm Ziglu has collapsed alongside a cumulative $2.7 million in losses in user funds. According to reports, the firm, which acts as an investment platform, suffered a shortfall worth millions of pounds. Administrators mentioned that they discovered a £2 million black hole at Ziglu, which suspended withdrawals in May and was put
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, Paul Chan Mo-po, was on a three-day visit to Seoul, South Korea, where he worked on promoting the special administrative region’s (SAR) latest developments and opportunities to the local financial, trade, business, and innovation sectors. The visit is part of Hong Kong’s recent attempt to position itself as a hub for