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Strive Launches $500M Stock Sale To Buy More Bitcoin

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Publicly traded asset manager and Bitcoin treasury company Strive has announced a $500 million stock sales program to raise funds for additional BTC purchases. The firm, which was co-founded in 2022 by American entrepreneur and politician Vivek Ramaswamy, stated on Tuesday that it intends to use the net proceeds from the sale for “general corporate purposes, including, among other things, the acquisition of Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related products and for working capital.” It also intends to purchase “income-generating assets” to grow the company’s business, but did not specify which.  The move…

Stripe Payments Blockchain Tempo Launches Public Testnet

Stripe and Paradigm’s joint blockchain project Tempo has launched its first public testnet, marking a major step forward in launching the official layer-1 blockchain.   According to a Tuesday announcement from Tempo, the open source testnet is now live with anyone being able to “run a node or sync the chain” and test out a range of features.   “Today’s testnet launch kicks off the next phase of Tempo’s development, with a focus on scale, reliability, and integration experience. Over the coming months, we’ll continue onboarding new infrastructure partners, adding new features…

PNC Bank Launches Direct Bitcoin Trading via Coinbase Crypto-as-a-Service

Key Notes PNC Bank partners with Coinbase to enable institutional clients to trade Bitcoin directly through their banking platform. The ninth-largest US bank by assets eliminates the need for customers to maintain separate cryptocurrency exchange accounts. This move reflects growing institutional adoption as traditional banks integrate digital assets into their services. US banking giant PNC Bank has launched direct Bitcoin BTC $94 281 24h volatility: 4.9% Market cap: $1.88 T Vol. 24h: $50.11 B trading for qualified institutional clients, making it the first major US-based banking firm to do so.…

HashKey Launches IPO To Expand Hong Kong Crypto Empire

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HashKey Group, operator of one of Hong Kong’s licensed crypto exchanges, has opened subscriptions for its initial public offering (IPO) ahead of an expected listing next week. HashKey is seeking to raise up to 1.67 billion Hong Kong dollars ($214.7 million) in an IPO that is scheduled to debut on Dec. 17, according to a prospectus filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) on Tuesday. The company is offering 240.6 million shares at $0.76–$0.89 each, which would bring HashKey’s valuation to $2.46 billion at the top of the range.…

StableChain Mainnet Launches with Foundation and STABLE Token

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Tether-backed Stable protocol has launched its USDT-powered blockchain, StableChain, alongside a new governance foundation and a native token.  According to the protocol, the new layer-1 network is designed for stablecoin transactions and relies on Tether’s USDt (USDT) for gas fees payments, removing the need for volatile assets to process payments. Alongside the mainnet debut, Stable introduced the Stable Foundation and the STABLE governance token on Monday, separating network security from payment flows settled in USDT. The rollout follows a pre-deposit campaign that drew more than $2 billion from over 24,000…

WisdomTree Launches Tokenized Options-Income Fund EPXC Onchain

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Global asset manager WisdomTree has launched a new digital asset fund that brings a traditional options strategy onchain, a development that underscores the growing convergence between legacy asset management and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. The WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Digital Fund, trading under the token ticker EPXC and the fund ticker WTPIX, is designed to track the price and yield performance of the Volos US Large Cap Target 2.5% PutWrite Index.  The benchmark models a systematic “put-writing” strategy, in which the index sells cash-secured put options to generate income. Rather than…

Kraken Crypto Exchange Launches Elite Service Program for Wealthy Digital Asset Investors

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Kraken introduces invitation-only VIP platform targeting ultra high net worth individuals with comprehensive premium crypto services. Kraken announced the public launch of its VIP program on December 4, 2025, designed for sophisticated traders and strategic capital allocators. The invitation-only service requires members to have either a $10 million average platform balance or $80 million in […] Source

Base Launches Chainlink-Secured Bridge To Solana Blockchain

Solana and Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Base have been bridged together using Chainlink’s technology in a move to increase liquidity between the two networks. Base said on Thursday that it launched a bridge connecting it to Solana secured by Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and Coinbase, enabling seamless asset transfers. The bridge is now live on mainnet for builders to integrate, and rolling out for anyone to use in apps, including Zora, Aerodrome, Virtuals, Flaunch, and Relay. Users will also be able to trade Solana (SOL) and many Solana-based assets…

Ex-Binance.US CEO Launches Stablecoin Platform Ahead of L1 Network

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1Money, a company co-founded by the former CEO of Binance.US, has launched a stablecoin orchestration platform ahead of its plans to build a layer-1 blockchain for payments. In a Thursday announcement, 1Money said the platform by the same name will have “zero platform fees,” opting instead for usage-based fees for transactions involving stablecoins and fiat. According to the company, the initiative will continue on 1Money’s layer-1 network for stablecoin payments, offering no gas fees. “For too long, legacy stablecoin service providers have held the ecosystem back with outrageously high monthly…

FX Veteran Ilies Larbi Launches Ouinex, a Crypto Exchange with a TradFi Engine

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