Russia’s largest bank Sber offers up Bitcoin-linked bonds

Russia’s largest bank Sber offers up Bitcoin-linked bonds

Russia’s largest commercial bank, Sber, launched a Bitcoin-linked bond product that’s now trading on OTC markets and may soon be listed on the country’s top stock exchange. Russia’s largest commercial bank, Sber has launched a Bitcoin-linked bond product that tracks the cryptocurrency’s change in price and the dollar-to-ruble exchange rate. The product is already available…

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Robinhood completes 0M acquisition of crypto exchange Bitstamp

Robinhood completes $200M acquisition of crypto exchange Bitstamp

Robinhood has acquired the world’s longest-running crypto exchange, Bitstamp, for $200 million, expanding its institutional crypto offerings to Europe, the UK and Asia. Robinhood Markets, Inc. has closed a $200 million acquisition of Luxembourg-based crypto exchange Bitstamp, adding over 50 licenses and registrations and an established institutional client base to its crypto arm. The $200…

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Centralized infrastructure requires DePIN adoption

Centralized infrastructure requires DePIN adoption

When centralized infrastructure fails, entire societies are left in the dark. Recent blackouts across Europe and beyond reveal the urgent need for DePIN, empowering communities to build resilient, community-driven solutions that can withstand crises. Opinion by: Carlos Lei, co-founder and CEO of Uplink Seeing Spain, Portugal, and France go dark recently? Sure, millions lost power….

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Polygon NFTs hit B sales milestone as network defies downturn

Polygon NFTs hit $2B sales milestone as network defies downturn

Polygon’s NFT growth in 2025 is fueled by real-world asset marketplace Courtyard, which now rivals DraftKings in all-time sales. Polygon-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have surpassed the $2 billion milestone in all-time sales volume, marking a significant achievement for digital collectibles on the network.  The milestone comes amid consistent growth in monthly sales over the last…

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Metaplanet becomes 9th largest Bitcoin holder with 7M buy

Metaplanet becomes 9th largest Bitcoin holder with $117M buy

Metaplanet now ranks as the ninth-largest corporate Bitcoin holder with over 8,888 BTC, surpassing Galaxy Digital after a $117.9 million purchase. Japanese investment company Metaplanet has become the world’s ninth-largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, continuing its aggressive strategy to promote Bitcoin adoption across Asia. The company acquired an additional 1,088 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average…

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