Tag: Digital

Coincheck Group to Acquire Digital Asset Manager 3iQ in $112M Stock Deal

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Coincheck Group, the Nasdaq-listed holding company behind one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has agreed to acquire a 97% stake in Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ from its majority owner, Monex Group. The stock-purchase transaction values 3iQ at $111.84 million, using Coincheck Group shares priced at $4 each. Coincheck Group said it intends to offer the same terms to 3iQ’s minority shareholders, which would give it full ownership if the deal is completed.  The deal is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary…

Florida’s Bitcoin ‘digital gold’ reserve bill targets up to 10% of state funds

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Florida bills would create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, allowing up to 10% of key public funds to hold BTC and ETFs while enabling limited crypto tax payments. Summary Florida’s HB 183 and SB 1038 would establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve using select public funds.​ Up to 10% of the General Revenue, Budget Stabilization, and pension funds could go into Bitcoin, SEC‑registered ETFs, and tokenized securities.​ Florida follows Arizona, Texas, and New Hampshire, signaling broader state‑level Bitcoin reserve adoption across the U.S. Florida legislators have introduced bills to establish a Strategic…

Fireblocks Acquires Tres Finance For $130M to Build Unified Digital Assets Operating System

Key Notes The acquisition creates what Fireblocks calls the first unified operating system for digital assets security and compliance. Integration comes as US tax filing deadlines approach with updated IRS cryptocurrency guidance under new regulatory frameworks. Global tax transparency intensifies as 48 countries implement CARF requirements for crypto service providers to report user transactions. Cryptocurrency infrastructure and digital assets security firm Fireblocks has acquired onchain accounting firm Tres Finance in a deal reportedly worth $130 million in cash and equity. The deal brings Tres Finance’s deep suite of accounting, auditing,…

Rumble and Tether Launches Crypto Wallet for Digital Creators

Key Notes Rumble Wallet lets creators receive Bitcoin, USDT, and Tether Gold tips directly on the platform. Users keep control of funds while sending crypto without banks or intermediaries. MoonPay enables easy crypto-to-fiat conversions with Apple Pay, PayPal, and credit cards. Rumble has launched a wallet as a built-in crypto payment tool on its video streaming platform. The new wallet allows viewers to support creators directly using digital assets, without banks, ad networks, or outside payment companies. The launch brings digital asset payments into everyday content viewing and grants creators…

Stablecoins Become Institutional Digital Cash, Says Moody’s

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Stablecoins are shifting from a crypto native tool to a core piece of institutional market plumbing, according to a new cross-sector outlook report from Moody’s. In the report, published Monday, the ratings agency said stablecoins processed about 87% more settlement volume in 2025 than the year before, reaching $9 trillion in activity based on industry estimates of onchain transactions, rather than purely bank‑to‑bank flows. Moody’s said fiat‑backed stablecoins and tokenized deposits are evolving into “digital cash” for liquidity management, collateral movements and settlements across an increasingly tokenized financial system. Stablecoins…

MSCI Keeps Digital Asset Treasury Companies in Indexes

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MSCI announced it will keep digital asset treasury companies in its global indexes, citing investor feedback and the need for further study on non-operating firms. Shares in Michael Saylor’s Strategy rose 5% after Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) decided not to exclude digital asset treasury companies from its market index, for now. In a note published Tuesday, MSCI said digital asset treasury companies (DATCOs) would, however, be subject to broader consultations to distinguish between investment companies and other companies that hold digital assets as part of their core operations. ”This…

Privacy Among Digital Euro’s ‘Hardest Political Tradeoffs’

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Trade-offs between local institutions are expected to shape the digital euro’s final form, as debates continue over holding limits and privacy features. The EU Council recently announced that it is backing the European Central Bank’s digital euro design, which includes both online and offline functions. According to Apostolos Thomadakis, head of the financial markets and institutions unit at the European Policy Studies think tank, “cash-like privacy” with anti-money laundering rules is among the digital euro’s “hardest political tradeoffs.” He told Cointelegraph that he expects the European lawmakers and the ECB…

Happy New Year, Mark Cuban: Judge dismisses lawsuit over Voyager Digital

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The class-action suit, filed against Cuban and others in August 2022 shortly after Voyager filed for bankruptcy, alleged “false representations and other deceptive conduct.“ A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Voyager Digital investors against billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban over the basketball team Dallas Mavericks’ partnership with the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. In an order filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Judge Roy Altman granted a motion to dismiss the case over claims that the investors “fail[ed] to establish personal jurisdiction,”…

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit over Voyager Digital

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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Voyager Digital investors against billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban over the basketball team Dallas Mavericks’ partnership with the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. In an order filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Judge Roy Altman granted a motion to dismiss the case over claims that the investors “fail[ed] to establish personal jurisdiction,” among other reasons.  The class-action lawsuit, filed in August 2022 shortly after the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy, alleged “false representations and other deceptive…

Trump Media To Issue Digital Tokens to Shareholders

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Trump Media and Technology Group, operator of US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, said Wednesday it plans to roll out a blockchain token for shareholders that entitles them to perks and rewards. The DJT token will be launched in collaboration with crypto exchange Crypto.com, and the distribution to existing shareholders set at a 1:1 ratio, or one token per share owned, according to the announcement from the company. The token “may” include rewards and perks for DJT shareholders, including discounts on the Truth Social media platform, the Truth+ media…