Web3 stories
Coinbase Australia secures ASIC approval for retail derivatives, paving the way for crypto and equity perpetuals before broader regulated products.
Visa takes a direct stake in Tempo's blockchain operations, joining an early group of outside validators as it deepens its stablecoin and payments push.
Ledger names Ian Rogers as Chief Human Agency Officer, putting hardware approval and human oversight at the centre of its AI security push.
Keyrock lands new Series C funding from SC Ventures as it expands trading, liquidity and tokenised finance services for institutions.
Animoca Brands unveils AliBAE AI creator platform with 100,000 CHECK in bounty rewards and Alibaba's Qwen models.
Animoca Brands' Yat Siu argues autonomous AI agents will become the internet's main actors, with blockchain supplying payments, identity and trust.
Nium unveils a stablecoin card issuance platform that lets businesses spend digital dollar balances via Visa and Mastercard through one API.
Solana unveils an API-based developer platform for banks and payment firms, backed by Mastercard, Worldpay and Western Union pilots.
Ledger names John Andrews CFO and opens a New York office, boosting its US institutional push in digital asset security infrastructure.
Austrian startup TACEO unveils encrypted shared network to run finance, identity and AI workloads without exposing sensitive data.
Mastercard to acquire stablecoin platform BVNK in a deal worth up to USD $1.8 billion, deepening its push into on-chain payments.
Bybit launches AI Trading Skill, letting users place crypto trades and manage accounts via natural-language prompts across top AI tools.
KuCoin launches AI Skills Hub, an open marketplace of modular tools letting agents tap exchange data and automate crypto workflows.
Modern Treasury joins Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program to power fiat-crypto on/off-ramps and cross-border blockchain payment flows.
EX.IO and Payment Asia launch stablecoin push in Hong Kong, targeting merchant payments, custody and trading as the city's regime opens up.
Cyberscope and Lunar Strategy team up to offer Web3 projects audits, compliance checks and launch support before they scale.
Monument to tokenise GBP £250 million of retail deposits on Midnight blockchain in UK first, keeping savings protected and interest-bearing.
T-REX Network and Zama team up to encrypt trading and settlement on public blockchain rails for tokenised assets, targeting institutional privacy.
Animoca backs Ava Labs with cash and support to expand Avalanche in Asia and the Middle East, targeting entertainment and real-world assets.
Seven in ten UK Web3 specialists say blockchain is essential for trustworthy AI, despite credibility concerns still slowing adoption.
