SBI’s Coinhako deal advances plan for Asia’s first digital asset empire

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“The real prize is the yen side of onchain settlement, one of the most strategic positions in Asian finance over the coming decade, and that is exactly what SBI is building toward,” he added. One technical limitation remains. JPYSC does not yet support withdrawals to external wallets. “Regarding JPYSC, its use is currently limited to […]

How big banks plan to capture a quadrillion-dollar market

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“If we don’t have a euro on the blockchain, the banks will use the dollar because it’s there, it’s available and it has a lot of liquidity,” Sell told CoinDesk. Rather than each bank issuing its own euro stablecoin, Qivalis is encouraging them to work together in a single shared network. Sell said Qivalis is […]

ADA governance vote kills Cardano Summit 2026, approves smaller TOKEN2049 plan

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Cardano’s flagship Summit will not take place in 2026 after the Cardano Foundation’s treasury proposal narrowly failed to secure the supermajority needed for approval, marking one of the clearest tests yet of the blockchain’s new governance system. Governance requires not only participation, but also a commitment to accept collective decisions. The Cardano community has spoken […]

Wall Street Bulls Back BTC Expansion Plan

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Wall Street analysts are standing firmly behind Strategy’s (MSTR) aggressive escalation of its bitcoin (BTC) acquisition strategy after the company unveiled plans to double its capital-raising ambitions. “While the number of companies that have sought to replicate Strategy’s bitcoin acquisition strategy has continued to grow rapidly … MSTR yesterday issued a reminder of the extent […]

Bitcoin Miner MARA Starts Massive $2B At-the-Market Stock Sale Plan to Buy More BTC

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Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings (MARA) is launching a fresh $2 billion stock offering to buy more bitcoin, continuing its plan of buying BTC in the open market through capital raise while sticking to its “Hodl” strategy. According to a Form 8-K and a new prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), […]