SoftBank’s PayPay Acquires 40% Stake In Binance Japan

Binance Japan has entered into a capital and business agreement with PayPay, a mobile payment service operated by the major Japanese investment holding company, SoftBank Group. SoftBank’s PayPay acquired a 40% equity stake in the Japanese subsidiary of global crypto exchange Binance, with Binance Japan becoming an equity-method affiliate of PayPay as of September 2025,…

Uganda to Launch CBDC Pilot, Kenya Close to Regulation

Uganda has launched a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot as part of a broader tokenization effort across the African nation, while its neighbor Kenya is on the verge of enacting a crypto regulation bill.  Blockchain financial infrastructure company the Global Settlement Network (GSN) has partnered with Ugandan developer Diacente Group in an initiative to…

BitMine Stock Chops After Rousing Short Seller Kerrisdale

Shares in BitMine Immersion Technologies managed to end a choppy day of trading at a slight gain after the crypto treasury company became the latest target of short seller Kerrisdale Capital. Kerrisdale said in a report on Wednesday that Tom Lee’s BitMine is “chasing a model that is on its way to extinction,” as it…

UK Ban On Crypto ETNs Lifted As Market Tipped To Grow By 20%

The UK government has finally lifted its ban on crypto exchange-traded notes, citing a maturation of the industry and a greater understanding of digital asset products.  In an announcement on Wednesday, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) outlined that retail investors can now access crypto ETNs via FCA-approved exchanges based in the UK  A crypto exchange-traded…

3 Reasons Why SOL Can Rally To $300

Key takeaways: Solana ETFs and ETPs recorded $706 million in weekly inflows, outpacing XRP’s $219 million, per CoinShares. SOL funding rates stayed below the 6% neutral level, signaling reduced appetite for leveraged bullish positions among traders. Solana’s native token, SOL (SOL), climbed back to $229 on Tuesday after briefly dipping to $218. The move came…

BNB Registers Surge in Mindshare, as Token Hits New High

BNB “mindshare” has surged over 250% in just a week, according to Messari, with one analyst pointing to a market shift toward high-throughput, low-cost chains.  The native token of BNB Chain crossed over $1,330 for the first time on Wednesday, after registering a gain of over 27% in the last week, according to data aggregator…

Bitcoin Top Or ‘Dramatic’ Move Is Coming Soon: Peter Brandt

Bitcoin is poised for unprecedented price discovery as long as it doesn’t peak within the next few days, according to veteran trader Peter Brandt. “It is reasonable to expect a bull market high any day now,” Brandt told Cointelegraph on Wednesday, citing Bitcoin’s (BTC) historical cycle pattern, which has played out in the three previous…

Pantera Backs TransCrypts with $15M Seed Round to Expand Blockchain Identity Platform

TransCrypts, a blockchain startup building tools for people to own and share verified credentials, has raised a $15 million seed round led by Pantera Capital. The round included Lightspeed Faction, Alpha Edison, Motley Fool Ventures, and a mix of returning investors such as Mark Cuban and Protocol Labs. The funding follows a strong summer for…

Ethereum Foundation Unveils New Privacy-Focused Team

The Ethereum Foundation, which oversees the development of the Ethereum network, announced the “Privacy Cluster,” a team of 47 experts across the blockchain industry tasked with bringing privacy features to the layer-1 smart contract network. Ethereum’s privacy cluster brings together researchers, engineers and cryptographers to develop protocol-level privacy features, including private payments and private decentralized…

Ethereum Foundation Unveils New Privacy-Focused Team

The Ethereum Foundation, which oversees the development of the Ethereum network, announced the “Privacy Cluster,” a team of 47 experts across the blockchain industry tasked with bringing privacy features to the layer-1 smart contract network. Ethereum’s privacy cluster brings together researchers, engineers and cryptographers to develop protocol-level privacy features, including private payments and private decentralized…