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Ethereum developers have begun debating the features of the Hegota upgrade even as they finalise work on the upcoming Glamsterdam release.

VistaShares has launched BTYB, an actively managed exchange-traded fund listed on the New York Stock Exchange that combines US Treasury exposure with Bitcoin-linked options strategies.

MetaMask has launched access to tokenised US stocks, exchange-traded funds and commodities for non-US users through a partnership with Ondo Finance.

Institutional crypto derivatives provider Rails has launched onchain vaults on the Stellar to give brokerages and fintechs access to perpetuals trading with segregated collateral and cryptographic proofs.

Fireblocks has integrated the Canton Network, enabling regulated financial institutions to custody and settle assets on a privacy-enabled blockchain built for capital markets.

The Spanish Red Cross has launched RedChain, a blockchain-based aid platform designed to give donors verifiable transparency without exposing beneficiary identities.

Bitcoin-backed borrowing at Xapo Bank is increasingly being used for long-term financial planning rather than short-term liquidity, according to the bank’s 2025 Digital Wealth Report.

A Nevada state judge has temporarily barred onchain prediction market Polymarket from offering event-based contracts in the state, challenging claims that only federal regulators can oversee such markets.

Euro-pegged stablecoins are expected to grow from about €650 million to €1.1 billion by 2030 as major European banks prepare to issue digital tokens, according to a new report from S&P Global Ratings.

Russia has used its central bank digital currency for the first time to fund construction linked to the Moscow Metro, ahead of a nationwide digital ruble rollout on September 1.

Crypto is becoming too closely aligned with Wall Street and traditional finance, risking a dilution of the industry’s original ethos, according to a co-founder of blockchain firm Gnosis.

French authorities have arrested three men accused of kidnapping and torturing a 74-year-old man for nearly 16 hours in a failed attempt to extort cryptocurrency from his son.