Crypto World News
Crypto World News
ARK Invest and Securitize tokenized the $1.3B ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) on Ethereum Sept 24, giving eligible investors blockchain-based access to SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic and Stripe via regulated fund interests, not direct equity, with liquidity still limited to only 5% quarterly repurchases.
MoonPay has launched MoonPay Korea as its Asia-Pacific hub, partnering with Woori Bank, KB Financial Group and KakaoBank to build global distribution, cross-border settlement and wallet rails for future regulated KRW stablecoins, operating strictly as intermediary not issuer.
ESMA shifts MiCA from rulemaking to supervision in 2027, focusing on CASP resilience, outsourcing and EU substance. Its MIDAS surveillance system goes fully live, harmonizing reporting and tightening oversight ahead of the European Commission's June 2027 MiCA review.
Binance listed Hyperliquid's HYPE for spot trading after 664 days. Founder CZ says he is not against Hyperliquid, calling competition healthy and noting crypto remains below 1% adoption by capital, signaling shift from CEX-DEX rivalry to coexistence.
DeFi Development Corp added 47,706 SOL, lifting its treasury to 2.54M SOL worth $309M. Funded by its $300M CHAD ATM, the move underscores growing corporate adoption of Solana as a treasury reserve asset beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Circle is partnering with Volante Technologies to integrate USDC natively into its payments platform, enabling 4 of the top 5 global corporate banks and 7 of top 10 US banks to handle minting, redemption, and wallet-to-wallet payments without a separate crypto stack.
BNB Chain appointed Thomas Chen as Chief Business Officer to accelerate its institutional strategy. With over $10B in stablecoins and massive active users, Chen will focus on onboarding institutions, deepening liquidity, and expanding RWA and onchain market growth.
A US Senate probe found 84% of 846 Iran-linked sanctioned wallets transacted only in Tether's USDT to evade sanctions and fund Hezbollah proxies, exposing rampant stablecoin abuse and prompting $61M DOJ seizures and renewed demands for stricter stablecoin issuer compliance in 2026.
Solana Foundation appointed Rachel Conlan as CSO to drive its Token Supercycle thesis. With over $5T in 2026 stablecoin volume and $4.5B in real-world assets, Solana is positioning itself today as core infrastructure for tokenized finance, payments and internet capital markets.
ETH is Taking a Much Bigger Role in Bank Crypto Exposure. Basel H2 2025 data shows BTC fell from 75.8% to 44.2% in Americas while ETH surged to 38.5%, signaling banks now treat Ethereum as core infrastructure, not just an alternative asset.