Cake Wallet Integrates xStocks, Letting Users Invest in Stocks Using Crypto.

Banco de Crédito del Perú (“BCP”), the largest bank and the largest supplier of integrated financial services in Peru, and BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company, today announced the launch of Criptococos, the first banking platform in Peru, to enable the secure purchase and management of crypto assets. The launch is part of a pilot project authorized by the Superintendency of Banking, Insurance, and Pension Fund Administrators (SBS) and reflects BCP’s ongoing commitment to driving innovation in the financial system.

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced that it has officially secured the Virtual Asset Platform Operator License from the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

After celebrating 11 years in the market, Bitso —Latin America’s leading digital financial services company— announced today a major transformation of its brand identity and communication strategy, based on a complete redesign of its application and the launch of a new financial product.

Fireblocks Trust Company, the New York State-regulated qualified custodian powered by the Fireblocks platform, today announced that it has partnered with Bakkt, Castle Island, FalconX, Galaxy, and others, offering its custody solutions to support regulated digital asset strategies across the financial ecosystem. As digital asset ETFs and digital asset treasuries (DATs), protocol launches, and collateralized lending move into the regulatory spotlight, Fireblocks Trust Company has become a critical enabler for institutions seeking compliant, secure infrastructure.

Blockdaemon, a leading U.S. headquartered institutional-grade crypto infrastructure company, today announced a strategic partnership with Aave Labs, a core technology contributor to the Aave Protocol, to bring seamless institutional access to decentralized finance (DeFi) lending markets. Together, two trusted names with long-standing security track records are joining forces to set a new benchmark for institutional DeFi.

With Financial Inclusion Week underway, Orbital – a global payment orchestration platform across stablecoins and traditional payment rails – has released its new Stablecoin Premiums Dashboard* which offers insights into stablecoin market data that reveals that the countries with the highest stablecoin premiums are those with populations that, on average, are more financially excluded.