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Turkey’s leading crypto platform, Paribu has acquired CoinMENA for up to $240 million. This marks the largest fintech deal in Turkish history. The move also stands as Turkey’s first cross-border acquisition of a digital asset platform. With this deal, Paribu steps beyond its home market and plants its flag directly in the fast-growing Middle East and North Africa region. 吴说获悉，土耳其交易平台 Paribu 宣布收购中东与北非最大本地加密交易所 CoinMENA，交易估值最高达 2.4 亿美元。此次交易是土耳其迄今为止规模最大的金融科技交易。通过此次收购，Paribu 将直接获得 CoinMENA 已在 、迪拜 VARA 与巴林央行取得的两张牌照。CoinMENA 成立于 2020 年，已获超 20… — 吴说区块链 (@wublockchain12) December 5, 2025 More importantly, the acquisition gives Paribu instant access to two key regulatory licenses. CoinMENA already operates under approvals from…

Crypto infrastructure provider Blockdaemon and Bitcoin sidechain VerifiedX said they are teaming up to make everyday crypto use simpler for non-technical users. The move, which encompasses earning yield to sending money abroad, will see the same staking and blockchain infrastructure that Blockdaemon provides to banks and asset managers integrated into VerifiedX’s two consumer apps: the Switchblade self-custody wallet and the Butterfly social payments platform, according to an announcement shared with CoinDesk on Thursday. The experience is designed to feel closer to Paypal’s (PYPL) Venmo or Block’s (XYZ) Cash App social payment apps than a traditional Web3 workflow. Users can earn…

DeFi landscape has been marked by impressive growth, yet persistent volatility remains a defining feature as 2025 draws to a close. The ecosystem hit a record $237 billion in total value locked (TLV) in Q3 2025, but the exuberance was short-lived. By late November, the total TVL had contracted by $55 billion, falling to $123 billion. Despite these sharp fluctuations, DeFi participation has not only held steady but has gone way up. Over 14.2 million wallets were engaged in the ecosystem this year, and Ethereum continues to capture around 63% of all DeFi activity. This high level of participation can…

Swiss crypto bank AMINA Bank and Deutsche Börse’s Crypto Finance Group said Wednesday they have completed a pilot on Google Cloud’s Universal Ledger platform to settle fiat currency payments in real time between Swiss banks. The pilot, which ran with other unnamed banking partners, allowed around-the-clock settlement of payments across institutions while preserving compliance with Swiss financial standards. Crypto Finance served as the designated Currency Operator, onboarding banks and enforcing transaction rules. AMINA embedded the system into its core banking platform, offering instant payments to select clients with no changes to front-end operations. The test’s goal was to demonstrate how…

Aster DEX also came up with another user-controlled fee-discount switch, which enables traders to select the time to use the 5 percent trade discount, with the native token of the platform, $ASTER. The update will be in the Assets section of the app under the perpetual section and it will allow users to decide whether they want fees charged only in USDT or through the use of $ASTER that has an automatic burn mechanism. Users Find Control Without Forced Tokens Usage The exchange engineered such a toggle in order to guarantee traders have complete control over their holdings in $ASTER.…

Private credit is the most active category for on-chain tokenized assets. Recent bankruptcies and value write-offs in private credit are causing concerns about the crypto space and the usage of tokenized loans. Private credit is one of the fastest-growing categories in traditional finance, which has crossed over into the crypto space. Private credit is estimated to grow to $2.6T by 2029, according to Morgan Stanley estimates. Others put the industry size at $3T already toward the end of 2025. Private credit invited extra scrutiny after US Senator Elizabeth Warren urged for more oversight of the sector. The call for investigation…

Crypto trading firm Portofino Technologies has suffered another wave of senior staff departures months after losing its chief financial officer and general counsel, according to a person familiar with the matter. Chief revenue officer Melchior de Villeneuve recently left the Swiss firm, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter is private. Chief of staff Olivia Thurman confirmed that she resigned from the company. Two senior developers, Olivier Ravanas and Mike Tryhorn, and two junior developers are also said to have left the crypto market maker. De Villeneuve, who joined in January, according to his LinkedIn…

Bitget, a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it will expand its operations to include tokenized shares and commodities, such as gold. Bitget’s CMO, Ignacio Aguirre Franco, stated that the goal of this move was to attract customers who want to trade these assets without the constraints of traditional markets. Bitget to Debut Tokenized Stock Trading, Expanding From Its Cryptocurrency Roots Bitget, a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange, is in the midst of a new expansion that will transform it into an all-in-one trading house, including tokenized stocks and gold as part of a reconfiguration. According to Ignacio Aguirre Franco, Bitget’s CMO,…

OKX Wallet, a self-custody, multi-chain cryptocurrency wallet, has partnered with City Protocol, a popular blockchain platform for RWA tokenization. The partnership focuses on providing seamless access to Real-World Assets (RWAs), Digital Autonomous Tokens (DATs), and Intellectual Property (IP) assets across chains. As OKX announced in a recent social media post, the collaboration permits consumers to carry out cross-chain management of diverse tokenized assets. Additionally, the development goes in line with the current mission of OKX Wallet to back cutting-edge Web3 apps and expand its ecosystem. We’re excited to welcome @cityprotocolHQ as our newest community partner!Use our Wallet to access, trade,…

The Sui blockchain just made a monumental move for decentralized finance. The network has announced that Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) is coming to its ecosystem via the cross-chain protocol LayerZero. This Sui wBTC onboarding is more than just a technical integration; it’s a strategic unlock for liquidity, innovation, and user opportunity. For anyone invested in the future of multi-chain finance, this is a development you cannot ignore. What Does Sui wBTC Onboarding Actually Mean? Let’s break it down simply. Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, operates on its own secure but limited blockchain. It wasn’t built for the complex smart contracts that power…