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Bybit has rolled out its crypto payments service, Bybit Pay, in Peru by integrating with Yape and Plin, the country’s two most widely used digital wallets, according to an announcement shared with Finbold on January 14. The rollout allows Peruvian users to make cryptocurrency-backed payments using existing Yape QR codes and Plin phone-number transfers, extending crypto payment functionality to both online and in-store transactions. The integration is aimed at enabling the use of digital assets within familiar payment flows across Peru’s growing cashless economy. Crypto payments integrated into Peru’s digital wallet ecosystem Digital wallet usage in Peru has expanded rapidly,…

While most attention in recent months has focused on publicly traded miners racing to add hashrate or pivot toward AI, one of the fastest-growing bitcoin mining operations has expanded largely outside the spotlight. This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, Blocksbridge Consulting’s weekly newsletter curating the latest news in bitcoin mining and data analysis from Theminermag. NIP Group (NASDAQ: NIPG), the $130 million parent company of esports brand Ninjas in Pyjamas, disclosed on Thursday that its bitcoin mining operations produced 151.4 BTC during an initial operating period from September through November 2025. At current prices, that output represents roughly $14.2…

The cryptocurrency and stablecoin-focused arm of French bank Societe Generale (GLE), SG-FORGE, is working with Swift, the global interbank messaging system, to exchange and settle tokenized bonds using both fiat and digital currencies, the bank said Thursday. The transaction was carried out using SG-FORGE’s EURCV$1.1631 stablecoin, the first MiCA [Markets in Crypto Assets]-compliant stablecoin natively compatible with Swift, which played an orchestration role across blockchain platforms and existing payment systems, the bank said. The transaction “demonstrated the feasibility of key market operation use cases: issuance, delivery-versus payment (DvP) settlement, coupon payments and redemption,” SG-FORGE said. Blockchain technology and stablecoin settlement…

After stepping down as CEO of Binance in 2023 and serving a brief prison sentence for violating the federal Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in the U.S., Changpeng “CZ” Zhao remains one of the most closely watched figures in crypto. This feature is a part of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025 list. His formal exit from the exchange he built did little to dim his prominence. If anything, CZ’s influence only became stronger in 2025 after he was awarded a pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump. CZ wrote that he was “deeply grateful” for the pardon and “to President Trump for upholding America’s…

Whale activity is attracting attention in the cryptocurrency market. On-chain data has revealed both large inflows and outflows to and from centralized exchanges in recent hours, as well as the reactivation of wallets that had been inactive for a long time. According to the data, a whale that had been inactive for approximately 3 months deposited 2,015 ETH (approximately $6.67 million) into the HTX exchange. It appears that this whale previously withdrew these ETH for $8.73 million, closing the position with a loss of approximately $2.04 million with this current transaction. On the institutional side, DWF Labs withdrew 6.93 million…

Wall Street bank JPMorgan said bitcoin BTC$95,498.51 miners and data center operators have started 2026 on a firmer footing, pointing to improving fundamentals that could support the sector in the months ahead. In a January update published Friday, the bank estimated that the 14 U.S.-listed miners and operators it tracks added a combined $13 billion in market capitalization over the first two weeks of the year, lifting their total value to about $62 billion. The report attributed this early strength to a modest rise in bitcoin prices combined with a pullback in network hashrate, which eased competitive pressure. “On the…

In a landmark move for institutional cryptocurrency adoption, Galaxy Digital has successfully issued a $75 million tokenized collateralized loan obligation on the Avalanche blockchain. This significant transaction, reported by The Block in early 2025, represents a sophisticated fusion of traditional structured finance with cutting-edge blockchain technology. Consequently, it establishes a new benchmark for how large-scale debt instruments can be created, managed, and traded in the digital asset ecosystem. The deal underscores a growing trend where major financial players leverage blockchain for efficiency, transparency, and programmability. Deconstructing the Galaxy Digital Tokenized CLO A collateralized loan obligation, or CLO, is a complex…

Thomas “Tom” Lee has been a fixture on Wall Street for some time, and his recent pivot into crypto signals he’s not content to remain on the sidelines. This feature is a part of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025 list. Lee co-founded Fundstrat Global Advisors, an independent financial research firm, in 2014. He currently serves as head of research at Fundstrat and FSInsight, and as chief investment officer at asset management firm Fundstrat Capital.He has built a reputation over the last two decades as a bullish, media-savvy equity strategist. Now, as Chairman of the Board at Ethereum treasury BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR),…

In a significant move for institutional cryptocurrency markets, leading derivatives exchange Deribit announced on March 21, 2025, that it will introduce USDC-settled options contracts for Avalanche (AVAX) and Tron (TRX). This expansion directly follows the platform’s existing perpetual futures offerings for these assets, marking a pivotal step in providing sophisticated risk management tools for major altcoins beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. Deribit Options Trading Enters New Altcoin Territory Deribit, headquartered in Panama, dominates the global crypto options market. Consequently, its decision to list AVAX and TRX options carries substantial weight. The exchange will settle these new contracts in USDC, a regulated…

In a significant development for the blockchain scalability race, the SVM-based Layer 1 chain Fogo has officially launched its public mainnet, introducing a network that claims to redefine transaction speed benchmarks for decentralized ecosystems. This launch, reported by The Block, positions Fogo not just as another entrant but as a potential paradigm shifter with its audacious performance metrics and a clear path for community token distribution. The move arrives at a critical juncture where demand for faster, more efficient Layer 1 solutions continues to surge globally. Fogo Mainnet Ushers in Unprecedented Speed Claims Fogo’s core technical proposition centers on raw…