HKMA Unveils “Fintech 2030” With Tokenization‑First Roadmap

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority launches Fintech 2030 to accelerate tokenization, AI adoption, payments and resilience. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority in Hong Kong on 3 November 2025 unveils “Fintech 2030” during Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, setting a DART strategy—Data and Payment Infrastructure, AI2Strategy (Artificial Intelligence x Authorized Institutions), Resilience, and Tokenization—backed by a … Read more

AMINA Bank Achieves First MiCA Crypto‑Asset Service Provider License Via Austrian Subsidiary

Swiss crypto-banking group AMINA’s Austrian unit secured a MiCAR crypto-asset service provider license from the Austrian regulator. AMINA Bank AG announces in Zug, Switzerland on 3 November 2025 that its subsidiary AMINA (Austria) AG (AMINA EU) has received a Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) under the Markets in Crypto‑Assets … Read more

Report: Coinbase Eyes $2 Billion BVNK Buyout to Turbocharge Its Stablecoin Empire

Coinbase Global Inc. is reportedly eyeing a $2 billion takeover of BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure startup, in a move that could supercharge its bid to dominate crypto payments, “people familiar with the matter,” told Bloomberg. According to Bloomberg reporters Olga Kharif and Matthew Monks, Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) is in “late-stage” talks to acquire BVNK, pending … Read more

CZ Highlights Gambaryan Detention in Nigeria as Trump, US War Secretary Call for Action

CZ reminded that Nigeria detained ex‑Binance employee Tigran Gambaryan, responding to Trump and War Secretary Hegseth. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) tweeted that “Nigeria also basically kidnapped Tigran Gambaryan, an ex‑Binance employee and an ex‑US federal agent, for 8 months without cause a year ago,” posting the remark in reaction to a Truth Social post … Read more

Nordic Bank Nordea to Offer Bitcoin‑linked Synthetic ETP on Its Platforms

Nordea will allow customers to trade a Coinshares‑manufactured bitcoin synthetic ETP on its platforms from December 2025. Nordea announced on October 30, 2025, that it will permit customers in the Nordics to trade an externally manufactured crypto‑linked product — a synthetic exchange‑traded product (ETP) with bitcoin as the underlying asset — produced by Coinshares International … Read more

Flutterwave Selects Polygon as Primary Blockchain Partner for Cross‑border Payments

Flutterwave partners with Polygon PoS to power instant, low‑cost cross‑border payments across 30+ African countries. Polygon Labs and Flutterwave announced a multi‑year partnership making Polygon PoS the default blockchain for Flutterwave’s new cross‑border payments product, with a pilot for select Flutterwave for Business customers in 2025 and full availability to business and Send App users … Read more

Mastercard Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Zerohash for up to $2 Billion

Mastercard is in late‑stage talks to acquire Zerohash for roughly $1.5–$2 billion, according to sources. Sources tell Fortune that Mastercard is negotiating to buy Chicago‑based Zerohash, a 2017‑founded stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure provider, in a deal valued between $1.5 billion and $2 billion; the discussions are reported to be late‑stage but could still fall through, … Read more

Gamesquare Partners With Katana to Deploy Ethereum Treasury Into DeFi

Gamesquare will deploy part of its ethereum holdings on Katana via Dialectic to generate sustainable decentralized finance (DeFi) onchain yield. Gamesquare announced that Dialectic will manage deployment of a portion of the company’s ethereum ( ETH) treasury into Katana, a DeFi‑focused blockchain incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR, as part of a broader onchain strategy … Read more

Taurus Opens New York Office as US Regulatory Clarity Spurs Institutional Push

Taurus expands into the United States with a New York office to support institutional digital‑asset adoption. Taurus, a Swiss‑regulated digital asset infrastructure provider, announces the opening of a New York office on October 29, 2025, marking its second North American base after Vancouver, Canada and signaling U.S. expansion amid clearer regulatory conditions. The firm supports … Read more

Fedi Launches G‑Bot Setup Service to Let Anyone Create Private Wallet Federations

G‑Bot enables nontechnical users to create and run Fedimint federations for Lightning, onchain bitcoin, and e‑cash payments. Fedi launches the G‑Bot Federation Setup Service, a chatbot‑guided tool that walks users through a three‑step process inside the app to create a private federation with hosted Fedimint servers, instant matching of three trusted guardians, Lightning connectivity, liquidity, … Read more