VTB is seeking regulatory approval to launch Russia’s first bank-run Bitcoin trading desk, a move that could legitimize crypto trading in the country and test Moscow’s evolving stance on digital assets.
Prenetics has raised $48M to drive its ambitious “One Bitcoin a Day” initiative, aiming to accelerate Bitcoin adoption and innovation through expanded infrastructure, strategic partnerships, and enhanced digital asset services.
Coinbase and Standard Chartered are expanding crypto prime services for institutional clients, aiming to boost liquidity, enhance custody options and streamline large-scale digital asset trading.
VerifiedX partners with Crypto.com to provide institutional custody and liquidity solutions, combining VerifiedX’s compliance and onboarding tools with Crypto.com’s trading, custody and liquidity infrastructure.
Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with BitFi to develop Bitcoin-focused financial products and infrastructure, aiming to expand institutional access and drive crypto adoption.
Metaplanet secured a $100 million Bitcoin-backed loan to fund further acquisitions, marking a bold move in crypto-finance as firms leverage digital assets to accelerate growth and market consolidation.
Japan’s financial regulator will back the country’s three largest banks as they roll out a joint stablecoin – a bid to speed up and simplify payments while imposing tighter oversight to protect stability and consumers
Bybit, DigiFT and UBS uMINT team up to broaden institutional collateral solutions, linking crypto liquidity, tokenized assets and banking rails to speed settlement, reduce frictions and improve risk controls.
True Global Ventures’ portfolio company GCEX Group acquires Global Block to expand its digital asset services and accelerate growth among wealth and asset managers, reinforcing its institutional focus.
Market maker GSR files for an ETF to track crypto treasury firms, seeking to offer investors regulated exposure to corporate crypto holdings and signal growing institutional adoption amid regulatory scrutiny.