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Chainlink Labs and Zand Bank have formed a strategic collaboration to advance digital asset innovation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Zand Bank, an AI-powered fintech and financial services group, will use Chainlink’s suite of blockchain infrastructure tools to evaluate how tokenized assets and decentralized applications can connect with the UAE’s financial system. We’re excited to share that Zand and @chainlink are exploring collaborative opportunities to accelerate digital adoption and efficiency. With a shared vision, Zand and Chainlink aim to deliver innovative, secure, and fast solutions that seamlessly merge traditional finance and… pic.twitter.com/pIVmL6IDwB — Zand (@Official_Zand) September 22, 2025 Chainlink…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Over the last few months, the number of traditional companies adding significant chunks of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), or even less mainstream cryptocurrencies to their treasuries in search of yield has grown exponentially. Public companies now hold a total of 959,986 BTC, worth over $110 billion, and ETH treasuries have climbed to $13 billion. Crypto has turned from a niche investment to an institutional yield-generation engine. Summary From bubble fears to legitimacy — unlike 2022’s collapse, today’s…

Nasdaq-listed Forward Industries (FORD) said Thursday it has closed the $1.65 billion private investment in public equity (PIPE) deal to build out corporate crypto treasury centered on Solana SOL$225.17. The cash and stablecoin commitments, led by Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto and Multicoin Capital, will fund the company’s plan to anchor its balance sheet in Solana’s native token, SOL. The three lead investors contributed more than $300 million, joined by firms including Bitwise Asset Management, Borderless Capital and SkyBridge Capital, as well as several crypto founders and angel investors. Multicoin co-founder Kyle Samani has been appointed chairman of the board, while…

AML Software, a company registered in Illinois, has sued Athena Bitcoin, accusing the Bitcoin ATM operator of trying to steal its source code, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday. In the 16-page document, AML Software alleged that Athena engaged in copyright infringement, the misappropriation of trade secrets, and “a number of other unlawful acts,” while allegedly trying to overtake 3,000 machines from a third party starting in 2023. Decrypt has reached out to Athena and AML Software’s lawyers for comment. AML Software develops code that powers Bitcoin ATMs, and in its complaint, the company described that as “guts” of…

Tech behemoth Samsung has partnered with decentralized science (DeSci) and healthcare artificial intelligence protocol Galeon to provide AI training data from its ultrasound devices. According to a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Samsung said it will integrate its ultrasound equipment with Galeon’s electronic health record (EHR) platform. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Galeon CEO Loïc Brotons said the EHR is already live in 18 interconnected hospitals, including those in France at Rouen University Hospital, Caen University Hospital, Toulon Hospital and Sud Francilien Hospital. Samsung and Galeon said the effort aims to improve medical data availability while keeping a privacy-first approach. Brotons said…

Griffin AI has launched a tool that allows users to execute DeFi transactions using natural language commands. Summary Griffin AI launches Transaction Execution Agent, enabling users to interact with DeFi in natural language The agent will work on BNB and be able to interact with DeFi platforms such as Pancakeswap DeFi has long suffered from an accessibility issue, especially for new users. However, AI could be a potential solution. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Griffin AI announced the launch of its Transaction Execution Agent Turbo on the BNB chain. The AI agent will enable users to interact with DeFi platforms and…

Ethereum has been in a period of consolidation, showing strength above the psychological $4K level while continuing to hold a bullish structure. Despite a lack of aggressive upside moves, the asset action remains constructive, and sentiment appears to be shifting in favor of buyers again. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily chart, Ethereum is still moving inside a steep ascending channel, consistently printing higher highs and higher lows. After consolidating below the $4.8K resistance, ETH has pulled back slightly toward the midline of the channel. It is also staying above both the 100-day and 200-day moving…

For most of the past 12 months, it’s been better to own bitcoin (BTC) than Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) stock. Indeed, over the past 250 trading days through yesterday’s close, MSTR has underperformed BTC 90% of the time. Although founder Michael Saylor promotes his common stock as a leveraged play on BTC — and BTC has doubled over the past 12 months — timing is always what makes or breaks an investment. Sure, MSTR has rallied 152% over the past year, which is certainly better than the 98% rally in BTC. However, unless investors held for those entire 12 months or…

Chris Giancarlo, who is colloquially known as ‘Crypto Dad,’ recently took to the X social media network to highlight the upcoming roundtable between the SEC and the CFTC. He will be responsible for guiding the upcoming discussion about the history of the relationships between the two agencies. The list of panelists will include Kenneth Bentsen (SIFMA), Craig Lewis (Vanderbilt University), Scott Litvinoff (Interactive Brokers), and others. High-stakes roundtable According to a Tuesday announcement, a joint roundtable between the CFTC and SEC will take place on Sept. 29. The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss aligning regulatory oversight across both…

Co-Founder and Chief Cryptographer of Mysten Labs, Kostas Kryptos Chalkias, Mohamed Abdou, CEO and Founder of MENA-based Pravica, Gregorios Siourounis, Co-Founder and CEO of Xmoney Global, and A. Tony Amer, CEO of EMURGO Labs, met in Egypt to integrate blockchain into the economies and societies of Egypt and MENA. The global and regional blockchain leaders met in Egypt this week to discuss building blockchain solutions across multiple sectors in the Arab world. They plan to integrate blockchain technology into the financial sector, logistics, academia, government, and other areas, as they seek to build MENA’s digital economies. The meeting was hosted…