Youtube Star Mrbeast Seeks Trademark for Crypto Services

Youtube creator Jimmy “Mrbeast” Donaldson’s company filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Oct. 13 to register “Mrbeast Financial,” seeking protection for mobile banking, online banking services, software-as-a-service and cryptocurrency-related services, according to the USPTO filing. The filing does not announce a launch date; company representatives declined to comment in media … Read more

Chinese Tech Giants Pause Hong Kong Stablecoin Plans After Beijing Intervention

Chinese technology groups including Ant Group and JD.com have paused plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong after regulators in Beijing, notably the People’s Bank of China and the Cyberspace Administration of China, advised against moving forward. The Financial Times reported that the companies had expressed interest in Hong Kong’s pilot stablecoin program and tokenized … Read more

Opensea Reports 2.6B Monthly Volume, Unveils SEA Token and “Trade Everything” Pivot

Opensea reported it surpassed $2.6 billion in trading volume this month, with over 90% of that volume attributed to token trading, the company’s CEO announced. The statement framed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as Opensea’s “chapter one” and outlined a strategic shift from an NFT marketplace to a broader “trade everything” platform aiming to aggregate onchain liquidity … Read more

Bull Wallet Launches Worldwide as Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Lightning Mobile App

Bull Wallet, a self-custodial, bitcoin-only mobile wallet emphasizing privacy and low-fee payments, has launched worldwide on iOS and Android, the developer announced. The app combines onchain bitcoin, Lightning Network and Liquid support with non‑custodial atomic swaps (using Boltz) to let users send and receive across networks, includes autoswap to move Liquid funds onchain, and offers … Read more

Swedish Gaming Company Fragbite Selects Safello as Preferred Partner for Bitcoin Treasury

Safello has been named the Preferred Partner to Fragbite Group AB (publ) for bitcoin trading and related crypto services as Fragbite establishes a corporate Bitcoin Treasury. Under the agreement announced 17 October 2025, Fragbite — a Nasdaq First North–listed Swedish gaming and esports company — currently holds about 19.75 BTC and aims to build its … Read more

Mahidol University to Advance Digital Green Real‑World Assets (RWAs) in Thailand

Mahidol University’s Faculty of Engineering has signed a triparty Memorandum of Understanding with ZERO13 and Unique Transformation Co., Ltd. to accelerate the development of Thailand’s carbon credit ecosystem, strengthening education, research, technology and market access. The five‑year collaboration will pilot projects, deliver training and joint research, and conduct biannual reviews to build a transparent, high‑integrity … Read more

Nexo Integrates Metatrader 5 to Offer CFDs on Indices, Commodities and FX

Nexo has expanded its wealth platform by integrating Metatrader 5, enabling clients to trade Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on leading equity indices (US500, US100, US30, DE40), commodities (gold, silver, oil, platinum) and major FX pairs with leverage up to 200x on select instruments. The Metatrader 5 integration brings institutional-grade, low-latency execution, deep‑liquidity, next‑generation charting, and … Read more

Safello Granted MiCA Authorization by Swedish Financial Regulator

Safello AB, the subsidiary of Safello — the leading cryptocurrency exchange in the Nordics with over 410,000 users — has been authorized by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) as a crypto-asset service provider under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA). The authorization, following Safello’s April application, covers a full suite of crypto asset … Read more

Bitcoin Core Version 30.0 Released

Bitcoin Core version 30.0 has been released and brings new features, bug fixes, performance improvements, and updated translations. Notable changes include a 2,500-limit on potentially executed legacy signature operations per standard transaction, increased default datacarriersize with support for multiple OP_RETURN outputs, lower default relay and incremental feerates (0.1 sat/vB), improved mempool and 1p1c package relay … Read more

Crypto.com CEO Calls for Regulatory Probe After $20B in Exchange Liquidations

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek urged regulators to investigate exchanges that saw the largest liquidations since Friday, calling for thorough reviews of trading fairness and consumer protection after about $20 billion in liquidations. He asked whether any platforms effectively halted trading, whether trades were correctly priced against indexes, how trade monitoring and AML programs are set … Read more