Blockchain

The Dubai-founded firm is expanding beyond digital assets into AI infrastructure and private equity under a new chief executive.

From agentic stablecoin rails to RBI credit curbs, Asia's fintech week signals a structural shift in how money moves autonomously.

Blockchain infrastructure meets Gulf sovereign ambition as Tether's Hadron platform targets illiquid Saudi property markets.

OIP-9 proposes the first formal community governance structure for Orbs' decentralised on-chain trading infrastructure.

Digital assets gain mainstream financial plumbing as ANNA folds crypto and tokenised asset identifiers into its 146-million-ISIN reference hub.

The move formally bridges traditional securities infrastructure with crypto and tokenised asset identification, signalling digital assets' shift to mainstream capital

A dedicated FIX integration lets institutional desks tap Wincent's crypto liquidity without surrendering bilateral counterparty relationships.

A blockchain-backed verification layer enters commercial insurance settlement, targeting the manual, multi-jurisdiction payment flows that expose brokers to fraud.

ZILO's integrated transfer agency platform and a Ripple strategic investment signal the next phase of TradFi-to-DeFi convergence.

MEXC's Q2 report shows a crypto exchange eating into traditional brokerage territory with tokenised equities and pre-IPO access.

The world's largest crypto exchange targets a $528bn illicit-finance stream by partnering with a specialist anti-trafficking NGO.

RWA perpetuals hit 37% of on-chain daily volume in four months, drawing regulated venues into a market that still lacks circuit breakers.

MoonPay's PayBox lets Claude and ChatGPT agents transact across crypto, DeFi and retail without ever holding user funds.

The FCA's October 2027 deadline forces UK crypto firms to operate with bank-grade governance, prudential capital rules and personal executive accountability.

Flex's Series B1 doubles its valuation to $1.2B as stablecoin rails reshape cross-border private banking for global middle-market owners.

Australian crypto lender Vield adopts Integral's institutional FX platform as ASIC's 2026 licensing regime accelerates digital asset maturation.

The Cyprus-registered payments infrastructure group targets European capital markets via a technical listing, with no new shares issued.

Ondo and Broadridge deliver the first SEC-model custodial tokenised US securities, with on-chain proxy voting for IVV and Micron shares.

Regulatory pressure from MiCA and the FCA is forcing wealth managers to treat crypto with the same rigour as traditional assets.

Bilateral meetings in Baku signal growing sovereign appetite for sukuk, waqf tokenisation, and blended Islamic finance structures worldwide.