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KR1, a crypto staking company based on the Isle of Man, is preparing to move its listing from the small-cap Aquis exchange to the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Co-founder Keld Van Schreven told the Financial Times that the move, expected to be completed next month, represents “a starter gun for this new asset class on the LSE,” adding that he anticipates more crypto firms will follow. With a market capitalization of around 56 million British pounds (approximately $75 million), KR1 is the “first authentic digital asset company” to list on the LSE, distinguishing itself from other…

AMINA Bank, a FINMA-regulated crypto bank based in Switzerland, has partnered with Tokeny, a blockchain platform owned by Apex Group, to create a regulated infrastructure for institutional tokenization, the companies said on Thursday. The deal is designed to provide financial institutions with “a regulated banking bridge” to issue and manage tokenized assets, such as government bonds, corporate securities, and treasury bills. Under the arrangement, AMINA (formerly known as SEBA Bank) will handle the banking, custody and regulatory oversight for traditional assets, while Tokeny will provide the technology for turning those assets into tokens. The setup enables clients to transfer funds…

Ethereum developers have officially inked in the long-awaited Fusaka upgrade for December 3, following a decision made during the network’s bi-weekly coordination call on Thursday. The move kicks off the countdown to Ethereum’s second hard fork of 2025. The Fusaka upgrade’s headline feature is PeerDAS, one of 12 improvements included in the release. PeerDAS allows validators to verify only portions of data, rather than entire “blobs,” significantly reducing bandwidth requirements and cutting costs for both validators and layer-2 networks. This will make Ethereum faster and cheaper, both for users making transactions and developers building on the network. The decision was…

Asian and Pacific(APAC) jurisdictions chart divergent digital currency development paths. Some are advancing central bank digital currencies while others embrace private stablecoins. Hong Kong completed its e-HKD pilot program on October 28, while Japan’s JPYC stablecoin surpassed 50 million yen within 48 hours. South Korea warned about depegging risks, and Australia clarified stablecoin regulatory requirements on October 29. Hong Kong and UAE Advance CBDC Infrastructure The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published its e-HKD Pilot Program Phase 2 Report on October 28. The report concluded an extensive evaluation of 11 pilot projects involving major financial institutions. HSBC, Hang Seng Bank, and…

OKX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the listing of Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) on its spot platform. The listing follows a surge in momentum for VIRTUAL, which hit a three-month high yesterday amid strong on-chain activity and new strategic integrations. VIRTUAL Secures Major Exchange Listing In its latest announcement, OKX confirmed that VIRTUAL will be available to trade against the Tether (USDT) pair. The exchange has opened deposits. Moreover, trading will go live at 8:00 UTC following a one-hour pre-open session starting at 7:00 UTC. OKX will open withdrawals at 11:00 UTC. “Following the end of the Pre-open session, OKX…

Oracle provider RedStone has integrated event-driven market data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-regulated financial exchange and prediction market Kalshi across over 110 blockchains, expanding access to real-world prediction data for decentralized applications (DApps). RedStone announced the partnership with Kalshi on Thursday, bringing its prediction market data to more than 110 networks, including Ethereum, Solana, Base, The Open Network and Sui. The integration allows DApps to access Kalshi’s data sets that cover events like elections, interest rate decisions and cultural moments like musician Taylor Swift’s live television appearances. The CFTC regulates Kalshi as a designated contract market (DCM),…

RHEA Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that merges a decentralized exchange (DEX) and lending services into a single hub, has disclosed its strategic partnership with Binance Wallet, a Web3 self-custody crypto wallet. The main purpose of this partnership is to expand RHEA’s multi-chain ecosystem by enabling seamless staking and liquidity access via Binance Wallet. RHEA is now integrated with @BinanceWallet!Another step toward our multi-chain vision, connecting liquidity across ecosystems and making DeFi access simpler than ever.Users can stake RHEA and xRHEA directly within the Binance App for a seamless experience.Borderless… https://t.co/Edn4bFDODJ pic.twitter.com/W0lKI2O1TE — Rhea Finance (@rhea_finance) October 31, 2025…

Mint is kicking off a new era of digital collectibles on Telegram with a headline collaboration featuring Bored Ape Yacht Club and Snoop Dogg. This partnership marks the launch of the first-ever animated avatar packs on Telegram, delivered through Mint’s new marketplace built for culture, community, and collectibility.—More than just a product drop, this campaign represents a strategic expansion of Telegram’s role in the NFT ecosystem, positioning the platform not just as a messaging app but as a destination for digital ownership at scale.A New Kind of Drop, Built for TelegramMint is a premium digital collectibles marketplace integrated directly into…

Ethereum traders are cooking up a cauldron of leverage on the eve of Halloween. With the October expiry landing on Oct. 31, the charts look like something straight out of a haunted mansion — full of eerie calm, hidden leverage, and a few lurking liquidations. Calls Dominate, Puts Rise From the Dead: Ethereum’s Derivatives Turn Eerie As of Thursday, ethereum (ETH) trades around $3,781, down 4.99% on the day and 2.63% for the week as of 11:15 a.m. Eastern time, as futures open interest swells to around $47.49 billion, per coinglass.com stats. The setup looks like a trick-or-treat bag stuffed…

Uphold to launch digital asset-backed loans starting December U.S.-based crypto firm Uphold has proposed crypto loans in XRP, ETH, USDC and BTC. Service rollout. Uphold announced plans to introduce digital asset-backed loans in December, beginning with a Florida launch. On October 28, Uphold revealed plans to launch digital asset-backed loan services beginning in December, starting with a Florida rollout. The initiative, highlighted by crypto commentator Chad Steingraber on X, will allow users to borrow against XRP, Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC), and USD Coin (USDC). The move comes amid renewed confidence in the crypto market and is expected to boost the…