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Monex Group, the parent company of Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, has expanded its ownership in Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ Digital Holdings to almost complete control. The decision reflects a strategic response to rising institutional interest in crypto asset investment, underscoring the company’s broader commitment to positioning itself in the evolving digital asset industry. Monex Expands Ownership in Canadian Crypto Asset Firm Monex Group announced on Thursday that it had purchased an additional 20.6 percent of shares in its Canadian subsidiary, 3iQ Digital Holdings, for approximately $31 million. The transaction raises Monex’s voting rights in the company to around 97.8…

Chinese media report that one of the country’s leading fintech companies is negotiating the acquisition of technological solutions from the Abu Dhabi–based Venom Foundation. Sources familiar with the matter say the goal is to integrate Venom’s blockchain infrastructure into China’s expanding digital finance systems. The news comes as Beijing continues to emphasize the modernization of financial services. In May, the People’s Bank of China and other regulators released“Guiding Opinion on Financial Support for New Industrialization”, calling on financial institutions to deploy technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence to serve the real economy more effectively. Venom (VENOM), a Layer-0 blockchain…

Fidelity Digital Assets’ latest report on Ethereum outlines three distinct development trajectories for the market’s largest smart contract platform. It also positions Ethereum’s decentralization approach as a middle ground between Bitcoin’s extreme security and Solana’s speed-centric model. Three Scenarios for Ethereum from Fidelity In the bull scenario, smart contract platforms could reshape how people collaborate and build trust, positioning Ethereum as a global coordination infrastructure due to its transparency, censorship resistance, and security. Thanks to dense transaction activity on Layer-2, user costs remain low. In the base scenario, smart contracts enhance certain financial and non-financial sectors, acting as a “checks…

Latest inflation data suggest that the Fed will likely remain conservative in its rate cuts, far short of Trump’s preferred 1% level. Summary U.S. services inflation remained high in August, removing hopes for a higher rate cut The Fed will still likely cut interest rates by 25 basis points, as expected Higher-than expected interest rates chances hurt Bitcoin Latest inflation data hurt the chances that the Fed might cut rates more than expected. On Thursday, September 4, Bitcoin (BTC) was down 2.4%, trading at $109,444, following reports that services inflation remains high. What is more, altcoins lost even more, with…

A hosting provider, Old Const, has filed a lawsuit against Bitmain, the world’s largest producer of bitcoin mining equipment, alleging Bitmain inappropriately terminated the agreement between the firms. Old Const, which bought Bitmain’s “HASH Super Computing Server” and agreed to provide hosting services, claims Bitmain “fabricated purported breaches in order to terminate the agreement immediately.” In addition, Old Const claims Bitmain threatened to seek a seizure order, called a “writ of replevin,” outside of Texas jurisdiction. By doing this, it claims Bitmain violated the Hosting Services Agreement that the two firms entered into in November 2024, which required any legal…

Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX announced that it has decided to delist 48 altcoin trading pairs from its platform. BitMEX stated that it made this decision due to “insufficient trading interest” after a thorough evaluation process. Accordingly, the exchange announced that it will remove USDT trading pairs for 48 altcoins from the exchange at 12:00 UTC on September 11 and will close early according to standard procedure. The affected pairs include altcoins such as Arbitrum (ARB), Shiba Inu (SHIB), ONDO, ZRO. “The decision to remove the contracts in question from the exchange was taken due to insufficient trading interest. The timeline for…

BlackRock has made a bold move by purchasing 65,901.69 ETH, valued at $292.65 million, as revealed on August 26, 2025. This is an ambitious step by BlackRock, which has bought 65,901.69 ETH, or $292.65 million, according to the data released on August 26, 2025. This is a major purchase at a time when Ethereum price is trading above $4,375.04, with signs of the rising market confidence. The buy would be hovering around an average of about $4,441 per ETH which is a bit more than the prevailing market prices signifying the pace and institutional demand of this transaction. The current…

1Money, a company building a layer-1 blockchain for stablecoin payments, has secured 34 US money transmitter licenses and a Class F digital asset business license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority. According to a Thursday announcement, the company plans to launch global “stablecoin orchestration services” through its regulated entities. It aims to provide stablecoin infrastructure, including a dedicated layer-1 protocol, orchestration services and a full suite of compliant fiat solutions. 1Money says its regulated footprint enables it to support both stablecoin and real-world asset (RWA) issuers. Its customers would be allowed to mint stablecoins and RWA tokens and connect them with…

As US lawmakers return from their August recess, the debate over central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is once again at the forefront of crypto policy. In the latest episode of Byte-Sized Insight, Cointelegraph spoke with Sheila Warren, CEO of the Project Liberty Institute, about whether the CBDC debate in Washington reflects real risks or political posturing, and what it means for the future of the digital dollar. The CBDC debate Supporters of the measure argue that a CBDC would endanger civil liberties by giving the government unprecedented access to financial data. Representative Tom Emmer, who sponsored the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State…

Gemini, the crypto exchange backed by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, has launched ether (ETH) and solana SOL$206.75 staking, along with perpetual futures contracts, for customers in the European Union, the company said in a press release Friday. The rollout follows the company’s recent approval under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Gemini Staking allows users to earn rewards on ether and solana with no minimum amount required. Rewards are variable for ETH and up to 6% for SOL, the company said. The new derivatives product, Gemini Perpetuals, offers contracts denominated in USDC, up to 100x leverage, and no expiry…