Tag: Launches

BitGo Launches MiCA-Compliant Crypto-as-a-Service Across 30 EEA Countries

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BitGo Europe GmbH has launched its crypto-as-a-service offering across the European Economic Area, enabling fintechs and banks to integrate regulated crypto custody, trading and fiat on- and off-ramps under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the expansion makes BitGo’s API-based infrastructure available in all 30 EEA countries, allowing institutions to embed wallet, onboarding and settlement services directly into their platforms. The service includes multi-asset wallets and Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) fiat rails. BitGo said custodial wallets are insured up to $250 million, subject to…

Dune Launches MCP Server Giving AI Agents Access to 100+ Blockchain Datasets

Luisa Crawford Mar 03, 2026 20:40 Dune’s new MCP Server lets AI agents query blockchain data across 100+ chains using natural language, eliminating manual SQL work for traders and analysts. Dune Analytics has released its MCP Server, a tool that connects AI agents directly to the platform’s data warehouse spanning more than 100 indexed blockchains. The integration lets users query everything from stablecoin flows to DEX volumes through natural language prompts rather than writing SQL manually. The server works with Claude, ChatGPT,…

Steak ‘n Shake Launches 21-Cent-Per-Hour Bitcoin Bonus for Employees

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Steak ‘n Shake is embedding bitcoin into employee pay, granting hourly workers a crypto bonus and adding $1,000 child savings contributions, advancing an aggressive digital-asset strategy that reshapes fast-food compensation and corporate treasury policy. Steak ‘n Shake Rolls Out Bitcoin Pay Perk and $1,000 Trump Account Contribution Steak ‘n Shake has activated a bitcoin-based compensation […] Original

Alchemy Launches USDC Payment System for Autonomous AI Agents

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Blockchain infrastructure company Alchemy has launched a system that allows autonomous AI agents to buy compute credits and access its blockchain data services using onchain wallets and USDC on Base. According to the company’s announcement, the initial release allows AI agents to directly query blockchain networks, check nonfungible token (NFT) ownership, view wallet balances across multiple chains and access live token price data, with additional networks and services planned. If an agent exhausts its prepaid compute credits, Alchemy issues a payment request that can be automatically settled in USDC (USDC) on…

REX Shares Launches New ETF with Exposure to Coinbase and Strategy

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US-based asset manager REX Shares has launched an exchange-traded fund that bundles leveraged covered-call strategies tied to nine individual stocks, including crypto-linked names Coinbase and Strategy, into a single income-focused product trading under the ticker GIF. According to Thursday’s announcement, the fund holds equal-weighted positions in REX’s existing single-stock Growth & Income ETFs, each of which targets about 1.25x exposure to its underlying equity while writing covered calls on a portion of the portfolio to generate option premium income. GIF trades on Cboe Global Markets and each underlying ETF seeks…

Decibel Launches Fully Onchain Perpetuals Exchange on Aptos Mainnet

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February 26th, 2026 – GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands Protocol goes live following testnet phase producing 700,000+ accounts, 1 million daily trades, and $58 million in pre-deposits The Decibel Foundation today announced that Decibel, a fully onchain perpetuals exchange incubated by Aptos Labs, is live on Aptos Mainnet. The launch transitions Decibel from a validated testnet phase — which produced 700,000+ unique accounts, 132,000 daily active accounts, over 1 million user trades per day, and $58 million in committed capital during its pre-deposit campaign — to a fully operational trading venue…

Sygnum Select Launches Institutional Crypto Treasury Service

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Global digital asset banking group Sygnum has announced the launch of an institutional crypto asset management service targeting the $100 billion corporate crypto treasury sector. Sygnum Select, launched on Thursday, is described as a “discretionary mandate service” that applies Swiss banking’s established portfolio management model to crypto assets.  The service launches with live client mandates, client assets, and $200 million in actively managed portfolios already in place, a Sygnum spokesperson told Cointelegraph. The move comes amid solid growth in corporate and public digital asset treasury companies (DATs) over the last…

Coinbase Launches US Stock Trading, Pushing Ambitious ‘Everything Exchange’ Vision Forward

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Coinbase is now offering U.S. stock and ETF trading alongside crypto, deepening its push to become a one-stop financial app through a Yahoo Finance partnership and broader plans for tokenized equities and expanded global access. From Crypto to Equities: Coinbase Opens 8,000+ Stocks to American Traders Coinbase Global Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN), a leading U.S.-based cryptocurrency […] Source

Numo Launches Free Open-Source ‘Tap-to-Pay’ App for Bitcoin Merchants

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Numo has released a hardware-free Android application that allows merchants to accept Bitcoin payments using a contactless “tap-to-pay” experience powered by the Cashu protocol. Launched on February 24, 2026, the Numo point-of-sale (POS) app transforms any NFC-enabled Android device into a payment terminal. By leveraging Cashu, an open-source ecash protocol, the app enables a checkout […] Original

Crypto Exchange Kraken Launches ‘World’s First’ Tokenized Equity Perpetual Futures

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The crypto exchange Kraken just launched 24/7 leveraged access to stocks, indices and key assets using the blockchain. The exchange is offering tokenized equity perpetual futures contracts with regulated benchmarks to eligible non-US clients in over 110 countries. Initial contracts track tokenized versions of major assets: S&P 500 via SPYx Perps, Nasdaq 100 via QQQx Perps, gold via GLDx Perps, and individual stocks including Nvidia (NVDAx), Apple (AAPLx), Alphabet (GOOGLx), Tesla (TSLAx), Robinhood (HOODx), MicroStrategy (MSTRx), and Circle (CRCLx). In what Kraken calls a “world first,” traders can gain up…