Japanese bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet (3350) said its American depositary receipts (ADRs) will start trading Dec. 19 on the U.S. over-the-counter (OTC) market under the ticker MPJPY. The securities are designed to improve access, transparency and operational efficiency for U.S. based investors in the fourth-largest corporate holder of bitcoin BTC$88,092.82. They will replace existing, unsponsored
The new strategic partnership between Stability World AI and Cache Wallet represents a significant step in the development of safe and AI-driven Web3 infrastructure. The partnership unites the generative AI platform of Stability World AI with the wallet technology of Cache Wallet, both interested in enhancing the level of safety, access, and ownership of digital
Stablecoins roared back into the spotlight in 2025, with on-chain transaction volumes surging to levels not seen since the heady days of 2021. “2025 marked the year of the stablecoin resurgence,” analytics shop Sentora wrote on X, pointing to on-chain volumes that reached a multi-year high of $4.511 trillion in October, a spike that, while
United States President Donald Trump offered positive remarks about pro-crypto Fed chair nominee Chris Waller at a recent press conference, as speculation continues over his final choice. “I think he’s great. I mean, he’s been a man who’s been there a long time. Somebody that I was very involved with and sense of his career,
Global markets were hit with a violent liquidity whiplash today as conflicting central bank signals collided with a massive derivatives flush. While a cooler-than-expected 2.7% US CPI print triggered a risk-on rally that liquidated $60 million in crypto shorts, traders remain on edge as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) prepares to hike rates to a
LinkLayerAI, a popular Web3 platform for transparency and trust, has partnered with TradeTalentAI, a cutting-edge Web3 talent platform. The collaboration is aimed at fortifying efficiency, transparency, and trust, across swiftly transforming Web3 network. As LinkLayerAI’s official X announcement discloses, the partnership focuses on exploring unique methods of linking AI, decentralized infrastructure, and data. Hence, the
The U.S. Federal Reserve has taken a notable step in reshaping how banks under its supervision can engage with crypto, reversing guidance introduced in 2023 that had sharply limited such activities. The decision reflects a broader reassessment inside the central bank about how regulation should adapt to financial innovation, especially as digital assets continue to
The Polymarket platform recently experienced some downtime in response to the issues Polygon, the blockchain it operates on, was facing around the same time. While no official statements have been made, a Discord post by a member addressing the downtime has claimed that the platform will now focus on creating its own L2 to prevent
daGama has officially declared a new collaboration with WORLD3 which is a major move towards convergence of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. The partnership unites the real world location intelligence platform of daGama and the next generation AI x blockchain infrastructure of WORLD3 aimed at Autonomous Worlds. The goal of this alliance is to develop
A new Federal Reserve discussion paper finds that the US dollar’s role in global bond markets has risen and fallen in cycles over the past six decades, with no clear long-term trend toward either greater dollar dominance or de-dollarization. Using the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) international debt securities database, the authors identify three distinct