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Mexico’s White‑Glove Bitcoin Platform Aureo Raises $1.1M Pre‑Seed to Build Latam Multi‑Institution Custody

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Aureo (formerly Swapido) announced a $1.1 million pre‑seed round with Early Riders to develop the first Latin America‑native Multi‑Institution Custody (MIC) solution and expand its bitcoin financial services from Mexico across the region. The raise will fund founder salaries, marketing, development, compliance, custody-key agency infrastructure, and regional expansion with a team of founders experienced at … Read more

Austria’s 21bitcoin Launches Europe-First Bitcoin-Backed Loan Pilot With VR Bank and Sopra

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21bitcoin operator FIOR Digital GmbH has launched a Europe‑first pilot project with Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Bayern Mitte eG and Sopra Financial Technology GmbH to develop a regulatory-compliant bitcoin-backed lending white‑label solution, announced October 20, 2025. The consortium will run the pilot from Salzburg and partner banks’ sites, combining 21bitcoin’s custody and user-experience capabilities with VR Bank … Read more

Kraken Wallet Analysis: Australians Favor Ethereum and Niche Tokens

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Kraken has released an anonymized, aggregate analysis of millions of wallets on its platform showing Australian clients’ holdings and trading activity from August 2024–2025, comparing local trends with global averages. The report finds bitcoin held by 36.70% of Australian users (average AU BTC balance $17,409 vs $29,830 globally) and ethereum comprising 33.17% of the average … Read more

Saylor Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Strategy Adds 168 More BTC to Its Mega Hoard

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On Monday, Strategy founder Michael Saylor made it official—his firm scooped up more bitcoin ( BTC) after teasing the move in a Sunday afternoon hint that left crypto watchers buzzing. On Oct. 20, Saylor spilled the beans—his bitcoin treasury firm Strategy just grabbed an extra helping of bitcoin ( BTC). Strategy has acquired 168 BTC … Read more

Andrew Cuomo Plans to Make New York City the ‘World Capital’ for Crypto and Blockchain

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Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, running for mayor of New York City, announced on Oct. 19, 2025, that his administration would create a Chief Innovation Officer charged with positioning the city as a global center for digital finance and decentralized innovation, according to a campaign statement. Cuomo explained the CIO and an Innovation Council’s crypto … Read more

Youtube Star Mrbeast Seeks Trademark for Crypto Services

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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