Circle, Intercontinental Exchange to explore stablecoin integration

Stablecoin issuer Circle and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the company that operates the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) among others and provides clearinghouse services, are collaborating to explore stablecoin integration in ICE’s operations. The companies will explore the potential integration of Circle’s US dollar stablecoin (USDC) and its US Yield Coin (USYC) into ICE’s derivatives exchanges, clearinghouses, data services and other systems, under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) announced March 27. Lynn Martin, president of the New York Stock Exchange, issued this statement alongside news of the collaborative partnership: “We believe…

APOLLO debuts as Solana’s first trustless Bitcoin exchange via Zeus Network

Zeus Network announces the launch of APOLLO, the first fully trustless and decentralized Bitcoin exchange on Solana. Zeus, a multi-chain layer built on the Solana Virtual Machine, is also announcing the introduction of zBTC, a permissionless Bitcoin (BTC) asset native to the network. The milestone marks a major step forward for Bitcoin Finance (also known as BTCFi), a growing sector that aims to integrate Bitcoin’s liquidity and security with modern decentralized finance. BTCFi gives Bitcoin holders access to yield opportunities, liquidity pools, and advanced trading strategies. ITS LIVE @ApolloByZeus First…

Kinto to List $K Token on Gate.io, MEXC, and Kinto Exchange, Pioneering Fair Tokenomics in DeFi

March 27th, 2025 – San Francisco, USA Kinto, the modular exchange designed to provide secure, compliant, and seamless access to decentralized finance (DeFi), today announced the upcoming listing of its $K token. Scheduled for March 31st, 2025, the token will initially be available on  Kinto’s native exchange, Gate.io, MEXC, and Uniswap. The $K listings mark a major milestone in Kinto’s growth, following a successful token launch that raised $3.84 million from over 2,700 participants. The sale, which used a Dutch auction model—a transparent price discovery mechanism where the bidding starts high…

LatAm Exchange TruBit Taps Crypto Lending Platform Morpho for DeFi Earn Offering

TruBit, a Latin America-based cryptocurrency exchange with regulatory licenses in Mexico and Argentina, is offering users in the region a decentralized finance (DeFi) yield product powered by crypto lender Morpho. Catering to a growing demand for crypto-backed lending, this move by retail exchanges is all about creating an easy way for users to interact with decentralized, automated lending and borrowing, a so-called “DeFi mullet” (fintech on the front end, DeFi at the back). Morpho’s TruBit partnership follows the DeFi lending protocol’s announcement earlier this year with Coinbase, to offer bitcoin-backed…

BTCC Exchange Enhances VIP Program to Empower High-Volume Traders Worldwide

This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. March 26, 2025 – BTCC, one of the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchanges, is thrilled to announce a significant revamp of its VIP program, specifically designed to cater to high-volume traders among its 6.8 million users globally. This initiative highlights BTCC’s continued commitment to delivering an exceptional […] Source

Crypto Exchange MEXC Halts Market Manipulation Scheme

MEXC said it has liquidated a large-scale group of market manipulators engaged in various malicious activities, including self-trading, spoofing, and front-running. Presence of Institutional Actors Draws Concern Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC recently announced that it liquidated a large-scale, coordinated group of market manipulators engaged in self-trading, spoofing, layering, front-running, and quote stuffing. According to the exchange, […] Source

Fidelity Files for Spot Solana ETF on Cboe Exchange

Fidelity Investments is looking to create an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the price of Solana (SOL), a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday shows. Cboe Exchange uploaded a 19b-4 filing to list a Solana ETF proposed by the $5 trillion Wall Street veteran. This comes after the firm registered a Fidelity Solana Fund in Delaware last Thursday. Fidelity has yet to submit an S-1 filing, which is required for companies seeking to issue a new security and be listed on a public stock exchange. Solana, at $74…

Blackrock Expands to Europe With Launch of Bitcoin Exchange Traded Product

Blackrock has launched its first bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe, expanding its crypto footprint beyond the U.S. The Ishares Bitcoin ETP will list on multiple European exchanges with a competitive fee structure, aiming to capture growing institutional interest in digital assets. Blackrock’s Bitcoin ETP Debuts in Europe with Competitive Fee Structure Blackrock, the world’s […] Original

Crypto exchange Kraken exploring $1B raise ahead of IPO: Report

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is considering a major capital raise ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) early next year, Bloomberg reported on March 24.  Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg said Kraken is exploring a debt package worth anywhere between $200 million and $1 billion. The exchange is reportedly in preliminary talks with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase about facilitating the transaction. The funds would be used to support Kraken’s growth and not for operational expenses, Bloomberg cited the source as saying.  Bloomberg has been reporting about Kraken’s IPO ambitions for…

LCH ForexClear Adds 24 Exchange as a Clearing Partner for Currency Derivatives

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