Ripple, a provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance, today announced a series of strategic collaborations that expand the capabilities of Ripple Custody, reinforcing its position as one of the most institution-ready digital asset custody solutions on the market.

Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced the release of The UEX Security Standard: From Proof to Protection, a joint research report authored with blockchain security firm BlockSec. The report outlines a system-level security framework designed for exchanges operating across crypto, tokenized assets, and traditional financial markets within unified account environments.

Anchorage Digital has secured a $100 million equity investment from stablecoin heavyweight Tether and has launched its first employee tender offer.

Figure is expanding investor access to the On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN) through new integrations with moomoo and Keplr, extending the distribution of blockchain-native public equities across both regulated brokerage platforms and self-custody wallets. OPEN allows companies to issue their equity native on blockchain and enables investors worldwide to invest in U.S. public equities while accessing decentralized finance (DeFi) for borrowing against and lending out stock.

Kraken, one of the world’s longest-standing, most liquid and secure cryptocurrency platforms, today announced the availability of a bespoke yield solution, marking an important first step as Kraken Institutional expands access to professionally managed strategies within a secure, regulated framework.

BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) has officially joined Qivalis, a consortium of leading European banks working to establish a MiCAR-compliant euro-stablecoin issuer, currently progressing towards authorisation by the Dutch Central Bank (DNB). The consortium now comprises twelve European banks: Banca Sella, BBVA, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Danske Bank, DekaBank, DZ BANK, ING, KBC, Raiffeisen Bank International, SEB, and UniCredit.

360T, part of Deutsche Börse Group, and Bitpanda announced today a partnership focused on expanding access to crypto trading, with plans for further expansion across the digital assets space. The collaboration brings together Bitpanda’s digital asset services with 3DX, 360T’s MiCAR-regulated crypto-asset trading platform, to support institutional clients seeking compliant and scalable routes into digital assets.

Arcium, the encrypted supercomputer, today announced its Mainnet Alpha launch. This milestone marks the transition of the network from a testing environment to a live, production-ready infrastructure to support the largest suite of encrypted applications on Solana. Launching alongside the network is Umbra, the first application to go live on Mainnet Alpha.

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OKX, a leading global cryptocurrency platform and onchain technology company, today announced the European launch of the OKX Card, designed to knock down barriers to everyday crypto use.

Fipto, the leading regulated payment infrastructure for stablecoins, today announced it has been granted the Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). With this milestone, Fipto becomes the first European stablecoin payment player to hold both a Payment Institution (PI) licence and a full CASP licence.

Dubai Insurance has announced the launch of the first digital wallet for crypto assets in the UAE insurance sector, developed in partnership with Zodia Custody.

Bitwise Asset Management, a global crypto asset manager with more than $15 billion in client assets, today announced a new onchain investor solution: non-custodial vault curation. The vault offering is powered by Morpho, an onchain lending network that provides programmable and non-custodial infrastructure for onchain lending and borrowing. The underlying strategy and real-time risk management are led by Jonathan Man, CFA, Bitwise Portfolio Manager and Head of Multi-Strategy Solutions and DeFi Strategies, leveraging the expertise of Bitwise’s 140-person team of technology and investment professionals.

KAST, the global financial platform built on stablecoin rails, today announces the launch of KAST Earn Vaults, a stablecoin yield product that allows users to earn on their stablecoin balance. The product is powered by Gauntlet as KAST adds high performance yield with institutional grade risk management for its users as it seeks to build an all-in-one neobank for the stablecoin era.

Jeel, the innovation and technology arm of Riyad Bank, has partnered with Ripple, a financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses, to explore advanced applications of blockchain in developing secure, efficient, and transparent financial services across the Kingdom.