US Bancorp reboots crypto custody after Trump-era rule change
US Bancorp resumed digital asset custody services for institutional clients following the SEC rule rollback under the Trump administration.
Month: September 2025
U.S. Bank Resumes Bitcoin Custody Services, Adds Support for ETFs
U.S. Bank said it restarted cryptocurrency custody offerings for institutional investment managers, broadening the service to include bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The program, first rolled out in 2021 and put on hold in 2022, is available on an early access basis through U.S. Bank’s Global Fund Services division, the bank said Wednesday. Custody operations … Read more
Gaia Launches AI Phone That Runs Entirely On-Device
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, September, 2025 — Gaia today announced the launch of the Gaia AI Phone, the world’s first smartphone designed for complete AI sovereignty. Built on Galaxy S25 Edge hardware and launching initially in Korea and Hong Kong, the device processes AI entirely on-device while operating as a full network node, eliminating the cloud … Read more
Ondo Finance Rolls Out Tokenized U.S. Stocks, ETFs as Equity Tokenization Ramps Up
Ondo Finance launched Wednesday its tokenized equity platform dubbed Ondo Global Markets, offering non-U.S. investors access to more than 100 U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on-chain. The tokenized equities, first announced in February, has gone live on Ethereum and are backed by securities held at U.S.-registered broker-dealers, the firm said. The offering includes crypto … Read more
Yield products keep disappointing investors
DeFi gold products deliver sub-1% yields while traditional finance earns 3%-5% on the same asset. Token printing and forced complexity destroy returns.
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Avalanche (AVAX) Gains 5.2% as Nearly All Assets Rise
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 4055.49, up 1.6% (+65.75) since 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: AVAX (+5.2%) and BCH (+3.4%). Laggards: POL (+0.0%) and APT (+0.6%). The … Read more
Advanced geothermal startups are just getting warmed up
Geothermal energy startups including Fervo Energy and Sage Geosystems are signing key deals that bring their technology closer to broader commercial deployment.
Bitcoin set to beat ‘red September’ dip for third straight year
“Red September” is Bitcoin’s worst month, but rate cut hopes and institutional momentum could extend its winning streak.
CZ-owned Trust Wallet launches tokenized stocks and ETFs
Trust Wallet’s self-custodial wallet rolled out RWA support in collaboration with Ondo Finance and 1inch, initially available on Ethereum.
Ethereum Is More Than Just “Crypto”
Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Bitcoin and the Blockchain 2.1 The Origins 2.2 Bitcoin in a nutshell 2.3 Basic Concepts Crypto Exchanges Source of Value of crypto assets and Bootstrapping Initial Coin Offerings Airdrops Ethereum 7.1 Proof-of-Stake based consensus in Ethereum 7.2 Smart Contracts 7.3 Tokens 7.4 Non-Fungible Tokens Decentralized Finance and 8.1 … Read more
Netflix updates its Moments feature to give users greater control over scene clipping
With the new Moments update, Netflix users now have the option to adjust where each scene clip ends.
PayPal and Venmo are giving out Comet invites and free Perplexity Pro subscriptions
The arrangement is part of a new partnership between PayPal and the AI provider, which benefits both companies in different ways.
College social app Fizz expands into grocery delivery
The new partnership will allow students to order anything from late-night snacks to weekly groceries directly within the Fizz app in as fast as 15 minutes.
Netflix will let you make your own highlight clips
Netflix will now let you create and share highlight clips of your favorite shows and movies right from the Netflix app on your phone. Last year, Netflix launched a feature that let you bookmark spots from shows and movies and save them to your account to watch again later or share with others. Starting today, … Read more
ArbitrumDAO Incentivizes DeFi Growth With 24M ARB Token Rollout
ArbitrumDAO has unveiled season one of its $40 million DeFi Renaissance Incentive Program (DRIP), allocating up to 24 million ARB tokens to accelerate decentralized finance growth on the Arbitrum network. The first season of DRIP focuses on leveraged looping strategies for yield-bearing ETH and stablecoins, with incentives flowing to leading lending and borrowing protocols including … Read more
ECB President Lagarde Calls For Firm Safeguards on Foreign Stablecoins
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde urged European Union (EU) lawmakers to impose stringent requirements and safeguards on foreign stablecoins. Lagarde argued they should comply with the bloc’s regulatory standards before operating on EU soil, she said in a speech at a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) conference in Frankfurt on Wednesday. The ECB … Read more
Pump.fun’s New Fee Model Hands Out $2M to Creators in First 24 Hours
Creators on Pump.fun think the new model is a step towards the platform rivalling the likes of Twitch and Kick.
The UK’s largest energy supplier has created its own EV charger
The UK’s larger energy supplier, Octopus Energy, is launching its own EV charger. The Octopus Charge is designed to pair with the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff, which offers up cheaper electricity rates overnight for EV charging. Octopus Energy has designed and built its own EV charger and is backing it with a three-year warranty. There’s … Read more
Microsoft’s PowerToys are about to add two big missing Windows features
Have you ever wanted Windows 11 to automatically switch between light and dark modes based on a schedule, or help you find keyboard shortcut conflicts? Well, Microsoft is about to solve both of these missing Windows features with PowerToys. The latest 0.94 release of PowerToys, the useful addons for Windows power users, includes a new … Read more
Solowin Closes $350M AlloyX Deal to Expand Stablecoin Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
Solowin Holdings (SWIN), a publicly-traded investment holding firm, has announced it completed a $350 million acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider AlloyX, integrating its talent and technology as it aims to bolster its expansion into emerging markets. The Hong Kong-based financial firm said in a press release that the deal integrates AlloyX’s infrastructure, including a stablecoin … Read more
Avalanche activity driven by DEXs, trading bots, whale memecoin speculation
Growing decentralized trading and memecoin speculation from large investors are driving Avalanche’s blockchain activity, according to Nansen analysts.
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What will Bitcoin price do amid a ‘collapse of global G7 bond markets’?
Bitcoin’s march toward $150,000 could gain momentum as soaring G7 bond yields push investors toward hard assets like BTC and gold.
Morning Minute: Bitcoin and ETH Trading Is Coming to the NYSE, Nasdaq and More
Thanks to a major new initiative from the SEC & CFTC as a part of the broader ‘Project Crypto.’ Plus SOL leads the way again as crypto majors see more green.
Brand new unicorn IQM sets its sights beyond Europe for its quantum computers
IQM, a Finnish quantum computing company is now a unicorn after raising over $300 million in a Series B round funding led by Ten Eleven Ventures, a U.S. investment firm focused on cybersecurity.
US Crypto Adoption on the Rise Following ‘Regulatory Momentum’: Chainalysis
The U.S. has jumped from fourth to second place in Chainalysis’ Global Crypto Adoption Index—but the APAC region leads growth.