TL;DR The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, a wholesale settlement service for tokenized financial assets. Pontes settles transactions in central-bank money through TARGET Services and DLT interoperability. The system is institutional infrastructure and is separate from the retail digital-euro project. The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, giving institutions a new route for settling…
TL;DR BitMine reported 5,983,940 ETH in its treasury, just short of 6 million tokens. The company valued its combined treasury holdings at $17.1 billion. The disclosure also listed 212 BTC, $714 million in cash and securities, and stakes in Beast Industries and Eightco. BitMine Immersion Technologies has pushed its Ethereum treasury to within touching distance…
TL;DR Strive disclosed the purchase of 1,355 BTC at an average price of about $79,475. Its corporate Bitcoin treasury increased from 25,000 BTC to 26,355 BTC. The disclosure relates to Strive’s own balance sheet, not third-party fund assets. Strive has increased its corporate Bitcoin holdings to 26,355 BTC after disclosing another 1,355 BTC purchase. The…
TL;DR Strategy bought 950 BTC during the week ending September 20 for $75.7 million. The purchases were made at an average price of $79,670 per Bitcoin. Strategy now reports 846,000 BTC acquired for an aggregate $63.80 billion. Strategy has added another 950 Bitcoin to its balance sheet, extending the corporate treasury strategy that continues to…
TL;DR Bitcoin crossed $85,000 on September 21, reaching a session high of $85,174.35. That marked BTC’s highest spot level since January 2026. The move is a price milestone, not confirmation of a new bull-market leg. Bitcoin pushed through $85,000 on September 21, putting the market back at a level it had not seen since January.…
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TL;DR The FCA, HMRC and Metropolitan Police inspected three London premises over suspected illegal crypto trading. Cease-and-desist notices were issued. The action involved unregistered P2P businesses, not licensed UK exchanges. The Financial Conduct Authority has stepped up its enforcement work against illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading in London. Working with HMRC and the Metropolitan Police, the…
TL;DR Oasis Pro Markets has joined DTCC’s Fund/SERV network. It becomes Fund/SERV’s first member built specifically around tokenization. The integration connects tokenized fund distribution with existing U.S. fund infrastructure. Tokenized funds are getting a much more traditional piece of plumbing. DTCC has added Oasis Pro Markets, working with Ondo Finance, to its Fund/SERV network as…
TL;DR Tools for Humanity has launched World Money. The self-custodial app combines stablecoins with Stripe-powered fiat onboarding. Some features remain restricted depending on region. World is expanding beyond identity and into a much broader financial app. Tools for Humanity, the company behind the World ecosystem, has launched World Money, a self-custodial wallet built around stablecoin…