Category: Crypto

Blockchain infrastructure company Fireblocks has acquired TRES Finance, a crypto accounting and financial reporting platform. The purchase, announced on the Fireblocks blog Wednesday (Jan. 7), is designed to address the growing demand for companies doing business on the blockchain to have “audit-ready, tax-compliant” financial records. “Digital asset regulation is quickly falling into place across jurisdictions, making operational agility and financial reporting non-negotiable,” the blog post said. “Whether under MiCA in the EU, the GENIUS Act in the U.S., or elsewhere across the globe, crypto-native and traditional finance need financial records…

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European Union governments have agreed on a common position for the digital euro, marking a significant step toward strengthening the bloc’s monetary sovereignty and reinforcing the euro’s role in global finance amid the prominence of U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins. “The digital euro is an important step toward a more robust and competitive European payment system, and can contribute to Europe’s strategic autonomy and economic security,” Danish Economy Minister Stephanie Lose said, noting Denmark currently holds the Council’s rotating presidency. The EU Council’s mandate emphasizes that both online and offline versions of…

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Trust Wallet now supports crypto purchases through Revolut integration, enabling European users to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana directly within the self-custodial platform. The feature launches with zero fees and supports multiple fiat currencies including euros, British pounds, Czech koruna, Danish krone, and Polish złoty. Minimum purchases start at 10 euros with a 23,000 euro daily cap per transaction. Trust Wallet expects the integration to provide faster access to crypto assets for European users through Revolut’s banking infrastructure. Revolut received regulatory approval from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission in…

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Sei Labs, the core development group behind the Sei blockchain, has reached a distribution deal with Xiaomi to pre-install a new crypto wallet and discovery app on all Xiaomi smartphones sold outside mainland China and the United States. According to Thursday’s announcement, the app will let users sign in with their existing Google or Xiaomi IDs and will feature a multiparty computation wallet for security, access to popular crypto applications, and support for both peer-to-peer and merchant payments. The rollout will start in Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa.…

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Klarna has partnered with wallet provider Privy to develop crypto wallet features within its financial products, allowing users to store and send digital assets. The Swedish fintech company aims to integrate digital currencies directly into everyday financial services rather than launching standalone applications for enthusiasts. The collaboration builds on Klarna’s recent launch of KlarnaUSD, a dollar-backed stablecoin created with Stripe’s Bridge platform. Privy will provide infrastructure powering the wallet features, bringing its experience from managing over 100 million accounts including OpenSea’s platform. CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said millions already trust Klarna…

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A Satoshi Nakamoto statue created by artist Valentina Picozzi now stands at the New York Stock Exchange, marking a shift in Wall Street’s relationship with cryptocurrency. The installation represents the sixth placement of Picozzi’s “disappearing” statue series, with previous locations in Switzerland, El Salvador, Japan, Vietnam and Miami. The NYSE called the statue “shared ground between emerging systems and established institutions” in its announcement. Twenty One Capital, a Bitcoin firm that began trading this week, arranged the installation at the exchange traditionally associated with conventional finance. Picozzi described seeing her…

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HIVE Digital Technologies has debuted on the Colombian Stock Exchange under the ticker HIVECO, becoming the first Bitcoin and AI infrastructure company to trade publicly on a Latin American exchange. The move marks another sign of the sector’s expansion as Bitcoin miners and high-performance computing (HPC) companies push deeper into global capital markets. Announced on Thursday, the listing makes HIVE available to investors across the Andean market system, which links the exchanges of Colombia, Peru and Chile. For a region traditionally dominated by energy and natural-resources issuers, the addition of…

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Revolut announced it has completed a share sale led by Coatue, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, and Fidelity Management & Research Company that valued the company at $75 billion. NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, Andreessen Horowitz, Franklin Templeton, and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates also participated in the transaction. The deal included an option for current Revolut employees to sell some of their holdings — the fifth time it has enabled share sales for staff. Founded in London in 2015, Revolut began as a challenger fintech focused on cheap foreign exchange…

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