Binance has completed its purchase of 1 billion dollars worth of bitcoin using their SAFU fund. The bitcoin address, 1BAuq7Vho2CEkVkUxbfU26LhwQjbCmWQkD, is now home to 15,000 bitcoins, with current value of $1.005 billion.
Spacecoin has announced partnership and token swap with Trump’s WLFI (World Liberty Financial). This collaboration aims to integrate DeFi with satellite internet connectivity, with WLFI utilizing its stablecoin, USD1, to provide payment and settlement services for new users connecting via the Spacecoin network.
A Chicago based derivatives cryptocurrency exchange, Bitnomial has churned out first Aptos Futures exchange that is fully US-regulated. It has first opened its doors for the institutional traders and then to the regular retail users in the coming weeks.
Western Union is working on a stable coin card whose value will be pegged to US dollar. This is being made for countries with high inflation. CFO Matthew Cagwin stated at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference that the product aims to help users protect purchasing power from rapid currency depreciation.
Good news for the cryptocurrency exchanges registered and regulated in Malaysia. Wong Huei Ching, Executive Director of Digital Strategy and Innovation of Malaysia was at the Finternet 2025 where she made a bunch of announcements.
Some news outlets are carrying news on deUSD depegging and dropping from $1 to $0.1. This news is misleading and not true at all.
Stripe has launched Open Issuance. It is a stablecoin platform that is going to debut along with Phantom’s CASH. Stripe Open Issuance lets businesses issue and redeem their own stablecoins with minimal code, with custody by BlackRock, Fidelity, and others. Stripe also announced its partnership with OpenAI to launch Agentic Commerce Protocol, enabling merchant–AI agent transactions.
Dogecoin ETFs (TDOG) have gone live on the DTCC website. This listing is part of the standard preparation process for launching a new ETF and does not indicate any regulatory approval or completion of other approval procedures.
