Soluna And Bitdeer Add 7 MW To Texas Bitcoin Mining Deal
TL;DR Soluna and Bitdeer have expanded their Project Kati 1 agreement by approximately 7 MW. Bitdeer’s total deployment at the wind-powered Texas site will rise to 35 MW and about 2.42 EH/s. The additional capacity is expected to be deployed by November and fully books the K1BC phase of the project. Soluna and Bitdeer are…
Circle Brings USDC Workflows Into Banking Platform Used By Major Institutions
TL;DR Volante Technologies and Circle have announced a collaboration around stablecoin payment and settlement infrastructure. Volante plans to bring USDC workflows into the same payment platform banks already use for conventional rails. The work covers areas including minting, redemption, wallet registration, funding and wallet-to-wallet payments. Circle is bringing USDC deeper into the software stack banks…
21Shares Sets New Staking Payouts Across Five Crypto ETFs
TL;DR 21Shares has declared September staking distributions for five crypto ETFs covering Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, Sui and Polkadot. The largest per-share distribution is $0.191360 for the Hyperliquid Staking ETF. The funds distribute staking rewards generated by their underlying proof-of-stake assets to shareholders. 21Shares has declared a fresh round of staking distributions across five crypto exchange-traded…
BTCS Prepares DeFi Business To Provide Liquidity For Tokenized Stocks
TL;DR BTCS says its Imperium DeFi unit has completed preparatory compliance steps for potential use of the SEC’s Covered Firm exemption. The company has submitted the required notice and published relevant disclosures. Imperium has not yet started providing tokenized-equity liquidity because a qualifying Tokenized Securities Venue must first become operational. BTCS is positioning its DeFi…
MEXC Earnings Season Data: Nearly Half of Tokenized Stock Trading Volume Occurs Outside Regular U.S. Hours
Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 29, 2026 — MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, today released stock trading data from the July-August 2026 earnings season, highlighting a continued shift in U.S. stock market participation beyond regular trading hours. During the period, 49.20% of tokenized stock trading volume took place during pre-market, after-hours, and overnight sessions,…
Coinbase Gets CFTC Approval For Its Own USDC-Native Clearinghouse
TL;DR Coinbase Clearing LLC has been registered by the CFTC as a Derivatives Clearing Organization. The approval allows it to clear fully collateralized futures, options on futures and swaps. Coinbase says the new clearinghouse will use USDC collateral and support 24/7 settlement. Coinbase has filled in the final piece of a U.S. derivatives stack it…
Chainlink Launches CCIP 2.0 With Extra Security Controls For Tokenized Assets
TL;DR Chainlink has launched CCIP 2.0, a major upgrade to its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. The new version adds optional third-party verifiers, faster-than-finality transfers, built-in compliance tools and more flexible execution. Chainlink is positioning the upgrade for banks and asset issuers moving regulated assets across multiple blockchains. Chainlink has launched the next version of its cross-chain…
Citi And Coinbase Bring Stablecoin Payments Into Corporate Banking
TL;DR Citi and Coinbase have expanded their partnership with new stablecoin and fiat payment infrastructure for businesses. Citi clients can accept stablecoin payments while Coinbase provides blockchain rails and conversion into fiat. Coinbase business customers can also use Citi-powered virtual accounts that automatically move between fiat and stablecoins. Citi and Coinbase are connecting corporate bank…
MEXC Unveils “WE SEE YOU” Brand Visual Refresh, Putting People Behind Every Trade in Focus
Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 29, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, today announced a visual refresh of its brand centered on “WE SEE YOU.” The new identity shifts the focus from accounts and trading activity to the people behind them. Beyond the visuals, “WE SEE YOU” gives a more human expression to…
TRON DAO Celebrates Canary Staked TRX ETF (Ticker: TRXS) Debut With Cboe Closing Bell in Chicago
Geneva, Switzerland, September 29, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), will ring the closing bell at Cboe Global Markets’ trading floor in Chicago today, September 29, to celebrate the listing of TRXS, an exchange-traded product offering staked exposure…