OKX Singapore Enables USDC and USDT Payments at Grab Merchants via QR Codes

OKX Singapore launched scan‑to‑pay support allowing users to spend USDC and USDT at Grab Pay merchants by scanning Singapore’s unified QR code (SGQR) through OKX Pay. Transactions will be settled onchain using the purpose bound money (PBM) framework, which applies programmable logic for compliant, conditional settlement, while regulated payment provider StraitsX performs compliance checks and … Read more

BitMine Boosts Ethereum Treasury, Now Holds $11.6B in Crypto

BitMine has dropped its latest holdings update for September 29, 2025. The company now controls $11.6 billion in crypto and “moonshot” assets, strengthening its position as one of the most aggressive institutional players in digital assets. Ethereum Holdings Surge The headline number is simple: 2,650,900 ETH. At today’s market price of $4,141 per token (CoinMarketCap), … Read more

Hyperliquid Pushes Boundaries With Permissionless Spot Quotes and Hypurr NFTs

Hyperliquid is once again setting the pace in crypto innovation. The exchange has gone live with permissionless spot quote assets on mainnet, giving deployers new freedom to build trading pairs. At the same time, its foundation rolled out commemorative NFTs, sparking big speculation on potential utility and record secondary sales. Together, these moves highlight Hyperliquid’s … Read more

SEC’s New Rule Simplifies Crypto ETF Listing Process

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission quietly flipped a switch. It approved generic listing standards that eliminate one of the biggest regulatory bottlenecks for crypto ETFs. In effect: exchanges no longer need to file a separate Form 19b-4 for each token ETF. The SEC is saying: “If it fits, list it.” Analysts are calling this … Read more

Brazil’s Finance Minister Claims CBDC Will Bring ‘Transparency,’ Ease Financial Transactions

Fernando Haddad, Brazil’s finance minister, said the objective of Drex, the country’s CBDC, is to increase transparency of flows and facilitate financial transactions. Haddad denied that the government would seek to exert control or monitor payments using the tool. Brazil’s CBDC Does Not Seek Control, Finance Minister States Fernando Haddad, Brazil’s finance minister, shared his … Read more

Starknet Unveils BTCFi: Trustless BTC Staking, Partners, and 100M STRK Incentives

Starknet today announced BTCFi, a trilogy of initiatives aimed at deepening bitcoin’s role as a global settlement asset by embedding BTC into Starknet’s security and consensus. For the first time on any L2, BTC holders can stake without losing custody to secure Starknet and earn rewards; the protocol already reportedly has ~65k delegators, ~150 validators … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Venezuela Shows How A Stablecoin Strategy Can Drive a Country’s Economy

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. In this edition, we examine how USDT is overtaking dollar disbursements in Venezuela, and the irony of a sanctioned country leveraging a currency backed by the U.S. debt. Latam Insights Encore: The Venezuelan Case … Read more

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