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Coinbase debuts new digital token‑offering platform

November 17, 2025November 11, 2025 CRYPTO WORLD

Coinbase has launched a new crypto token sales platform that puts retail investors directly into early-stage deals, something Wall Street firms have long kept for themselves. The platform, revealed this week, allows individuals to buy new crypto tokens before they’re listed on the Coinbase exchange. According to Coinbase, this is the company’s latest attempt to grab more control of the crypto fundraising pipeline and pull retail buyers back into the game for the first time since 2018. Sales on the new platform will happen monthly, with one token launch per…

Brazil regards stablecoins as forex operation in new stablecoin regime

November 14, 2025November 11, 2025 CRYPTO WORLD

Brazil’s central bank released on Monday, November 10, long-awaited rules for virtual assets that will affect how stablecoins are classified in a framework that extends the country’s existing anti-money-laundering, counter-terrorism, and consumer protection laws to virtual-asset service providers (VASPs) and foreign-exchange (Forex) operators. According to the central bank, any transaction that involves virtual assets pegged to fiat currencies will be treated as a foreign exchange operation. The same classification will apply to international payments or transfers made using virtual assets, including those carried out through cards or other electronic payment…

Japanese tech investors migrate to the European market

November 13, 2025November 11, 2025 CRYPTO WORLD

A substantial amount of money is reportedly flowing from Japan to European startups, as Japanese investors opt for a more mature investment environment in Europe. Risk-averse investors in Asia prefer Europe’s booming tech environment over a more nascent one at home. Japanese investors are reportedly moving substantial amounts of capital to tech startups in Europe, citing a more favorable and mature entrepreneurial ecosystem than the one they have at home. The sudden influx of capital between the two continents has helped scale Europe’s growing tech industry compared to Japan’s more…

Trader Opens Massive $1,000,000 XRP Long Position

October 29, 2025October 24, 2025 CRYPTO WORLD

A trader on the Hyperliquid derivatives trading platform has shown optimism in XRP’s near-term potential by opening an XRP long position of $1 million. XRP community figure Xaif drew public attention to the trade, which he suggested was opened yesterday. Per the accompanying screenshot, the trader opened a $1 million long position on XRP at an entry price of $2.4093, totaling 416,736 tokens. The anonymous trader opened the position with a 10x leverage as part of efforts to amplify potential gains. Such large leveraged positions often indicate strong bullish sentiment…

Companies now own more than $100 billion in bitcoin

October 27, 2025October 24, 2025 CRYPTO WORLD

One American company called Strategy owns more than 3% of all bitcoin in existence. Its executive chairman, Michael Saylor, is the pioneer of a new business model where publicly listed companies buy cryptocurrency assets to hold on their balance sheet. Strategy, formerly called MicroStrategy, first bought US$250 million (£187 million) worth of bitcoin in mid-2020 during the depths of the COVID economic slump. As it continued to buy bitcoin, its share price soared, and it kept buying. As of October 2025, Strategy held 640,418 bitcoin, worth around $70 billion. In…

How retail holders paid for corporate ‘innovation’

October 21, 2025October 20, 2025 CRYPTO WORLD

Who bore the brunt of the Bitcoin DAT bubble burst? Retail investors, who lost an estimated $17 billion after buying shares in MSTR, Metaplanet, and other Bitcoin DAT firms at inflated prices. What’s the broader impact on BTC treasuries? Overvalued DATs labeled as “bubbles” have begun to burst, putting Bitcoin’s institutional credibility at risk. On paper, more and more companies adding Bitcoin [BTC] to their treasuries looks like a big win for investors, showing that BTC is being taken seriously as a “store of value” by institutions. As evidence, Bitwise…

HKMA receives 36 stablecoin licence applications

October 10, 2025October 2, 2025 CRYPTO WORLD

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday said it has so far received applications from 36 institutions for a licence to issue stablecoins. The city’s Stablecoin Ordinance to regulate the industry took effect on August 1. Stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency based on blockchain and is backed by a reference asset, typically fiat currencies such as the US or Hong Kong dollar. Issuers of fiat-referenced stablecoins within the city or Hong Kong-dollar backed stablecoins anywhere must be licensed by the HKMA. Read more: news.rthk.hk

The Cryptocurrency Market Soared to Extremes

October 7, 2025October 2, 2025 CRYPTO WORLD

The cryptocurrency market capitalisation soared by 4% over the day to $4.07 trillion. The capitalisation has soared into the extreme zone, above which it was only briefly in mid-August and mid-September. Cryptocurrency investors are convinced that the US government shutdown is not dampening risk appetite, and macroeconomic data is pushing the Fed to ease its policy further. The sentiment index rose to 64 (greed), reaching its highest level in the last six weeks. However, the index is far from extreme greed, leaving significant potential for further strengthening. On Thursday morning,…

Peter Thiel acquires 7.5% stake in Ethereum treasury ETHZilla

September 25, 2025October 21, 2025 CRYPTO WORLD

Peter Thiel, the billionaire tech investor and co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, is part of an investor group that holds a 7.5% stake in 180 Life Sciences, which is rebranding as ETHZilla, an Ethereum-focused corporate treasury vehicle, according to a new SEC disclosure. Shares of 180 Life Sciences (ATNF) jumped over 11% at Monday’s close and surged roughly 57% in overnight trading, Yahoo Finance data shows. 180 Life Sciences announced its Ethereum treasury plan in late July. On Monday, the biotech firm said it sold $156 million in senior secured…

SharpLink Gaming Faces Share Decline Amid $400 Million Ether Acquisition Deal

August 19, 2025August 12, 2025 CRYPTO WORLD

SharpLink Gaming recently announced a $400 million share purchase deal to enhance its Ether holdings. This strategic move is expected to raise its total ETH assets to over $3 billion, positioning the company as a significant player in the cryptocurrency market. Following the announcement, SharpLink’s shares fell over 6.5% to $22.34 but saw a recovery in after-hours trading, gaining nearly 3.5% to $23.10. This volatility reflects investor sentiment and market dynamics surrounding cryptocurrency investments. What are the implications of SharpLink’s Ether purchase? The purchase is expected to enhance SharpLink’s market…