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Plasma Introduces Plasma One — A Stablecoin‑Native Neobank and Card

Plasma has unveiled Plasma One, a stablecoin‑native neobank and card designed to give global users permissionless access to saving, spending, earning and sending digital dollars in a single app. Targeting markets with high dollar demand — from Istanbul’s bazaars to Buenos Aires stores and Dubai traders — Plasma One offers instant onboarding with virtual cards, … Read more

Crypto Wealth Skyrockets as Global Count of Millionaires Tops 240,000

Global crypto wealth has surged to an unprecedented 241,700 crypto millionaires, the Crypto Wealth Report 2025 from Henley & Partners with data from New World Wealth shows — a 40% rise in 12 months. Bitcoin led the charge, with Bitcoin millionaires up 70% year‑on‑year to 145,100 holders, while the total crypto market valuation reached USD … Read more

Florida Cannabis Firm Rebrands as 0G Crypto Treasury Company With $401M in Funding

Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) announced a $401 million funding package including a $22.88 million strategic investment from Defi Development Corp. (DFDV) to implement an AI Zero Gravity (0G) coin treasury strategy, with 0G designated as the company’s primary reserve asset. The deal, led by DeFi Dev Corp., Hexstone Capital and Carlsberg SE Asia, secures … Read more

Capital B Confirms 2,800 BTC Total Holdings; Acquires 551 BTC and Completes Capital Increases

Capital B (The Blockchain Group, ISIN: FR0011053636; ALCPB) confirmed the acquisition of 551 BTC for about $64.3 million (€54.7 million) and now holds 2,800 BTC valued at about $307 million (€261 million) bought with an average price of $109,542/ BTC (€93,205/ BTC). The company reported a YTD “ BTC Yield” of 1,651.2% (27.8% QTD), a … Read more

Metaplanet Buys 5,419 Bitcoin, Holdings Reach 25,555 BTC

Tokyo‑listed Metaplanet Inc. (TSE: 3350) announced on September 22, 2025 that it has acquired an additional 5,419 BTC for approximately $632.53 million at an average price near $116,724 per bitcoin, bringing the company’s total holdings to 25,555 BTC acquired for about $2.71 billion at an average cost of $106,065 per bitcoin. The firm reported a … Read more

Bitcoin BETA Listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange as First Crypto ETF on GPW

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) listed the Bitcoin BETA exchange‑traded fund (ETF), marking the bourse’s first ETF providing regulated exposure to bitcoin via CME‑listed futures, GPW said. The fund, approved by Poland’s KNF in June, uses FX‑hedging forward contracts to reduce investors’ sensitivity to USD/PLN swings and is supported by market maker Dom Maklerski Banku … Read more

IG to Acquire Independent Reserve to Boost Asia‑Pacific Crypto Expansion

UK-headquartered IG Group said it has agreed to acquire Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve for an initial enterprise value of $117.4 million (A$178 million), accelerating IG’s push into Asia‑Pacific crypto markets and adding a crypto‑native team to the group. IG said the bolt‑on deal complements its recent organic rollouts in the UK and US—where it … Read more

Vitalik Buterin: Low‑Risk DeFi Could Be Ethereum’s “Search” Moment

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argued in a blog post Sept. 21, 2025, that “low‑risk” decentralized finance (DeFi) could become for Ethereum what search was for Google, providing the primary, sustainable revenue engine while preserving the platform’s broader cultural and technical goals. Buterin defines low‑risk DeFi as payment and savings primitives, fully collateralized lending, and synthetic … Read more

Mavryk Secures $10M From Multibank to Power $10B UAE Real Estate Tokenization

Mavryk Network closed a $10 million strategic investment led by Multibank Group, the companies announced, marking an institutional endorsement of the Layer‑1 blockchain built for regulated real‑world asset (RWA) markets. Multibank — a derivatives institution with $35 billion in daily trading volume and operations across 100 countries — will expand an existing partnership to tokenize … Read more

Bitgo Secures German Approval to Launch European Regulated Crypto Trading Services From Frankfurt

Bitgo Europe GmbH received BaFin approval to extend its license, allowing it to offer regulated crypto trading services from Frankfurt, Germany. European institutional investors can now access Bitgo’s crypto OTC trading desk and electronic trading platform for spot trading across thousands of digital assets and stablecoins. The platform aggregates liquidity from dozens of sources, including … Read more

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