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BNB Chain Brings Crypto Payment Access to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Customers via Better Payment Network (BPN)

BNB Chain Brings Crypto Payment Access to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Customers via Better Payment Network (BPN)

Dubai, UAE, December 17th, 2025, ChainwireBusinesses can now use BPN to settle Amazon Web Services (AWS) bills in BNB, offering faster, low-cost, secure payments.BNB Chain, one of the world’s leading blockchain ecosystems, now enables Amazon Web Services( AWS) customers to access BNB as a payment op…

OSN and the Blockchain Center Abu Dhabi Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Digital Asset and Stablecoin Infrastructure in the UAE

OSN and the Blockchain Center Abu Dhabi Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Digital Asset and Stablecoin Infrastructure in the UAE

ABU DHABI, UAE, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Stable Network (OSN) and the Blockchain Center Abu Dhabi (ADBC) today announced the signing of a strategic partnership at Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), making a milestone collaboration to advance compliant digital asset and stablecoin infrastructur…

Hotstuff Labs launches Hotstuff, a DeFi native Layer 1 connecting On-Chain Trading with Global Fiat Rails

Hotstuff Labs launches Hotstuff, a DeFi native Layer 1 connecting On-Chain Trading with Global Fiat Rails

Singapore, Singapore, December 5th, 2025, ChainwireHotstuff Labs today announced the public testnet for Hotstuff L1, a DeFi Layer 1 blockchain powered by DracoBFT, a custom-built consensus protocol. Hotstuff L1 is a purpose-built chain that pairs a highly performant on-chain order book with a progra…

Harvard alumni-founded Ostium lands $24 million in fresh funding to scale onchain perpetuals for RWAs

Harvard alumni-founded Ostium lands $24 million in fresh funding to scale onchain perpetuals for RWAs

Ostium, a decentralized exchange focused on perpetual futures for real-world assets, has raised $24 million in new funding — including a $20 million Series A co-led by General Catalyst and Jump Crypto — as demand for onchain access to traditional markets grows.The raise includes a previously unannou…

Why Mastercard’s $2B move into crypto could end banking hours as we know them

Why Mastercard’s $2B move into crypto could end banking hours as we know them

Key takeawaysMastercard is in talks to buy Zero Hash, following earlier interest in BVNK, in a push toward 24/7 stablecoin settlement.The deals could give Mastercard a turnkey onchain payments stack, accelerating its move from pilot to production.Stablecoin-based settlement would let banks and merch…

Bitcoin Eases After Hitting Fresh Record High — Market Talk

Bitcoin Eases After Hitting Fresh Record High — Market Talk

0700 GMT - Bitcoin pulls back as traders take profits after the cryptocurrency reached a fresh record high in the previous session. The earlier rally was driven by institutional demand, macroeconomic tailwinds and seasonal momentum, Deus X Pay director of trading James Madden says in a note. Spot ex…

CME to make crypto futures ‘always on’ with 24/7 trading in 2026

CME to make crypto futures ‘always on’ with 24/7 trading in 2026

CME Group said Thursday it will move its cryptocurrency futures and options to continuous trading in early 2026, letting clients manage crypto exposure around the clock as demand for regulated digital asset derivatives accelerates."While not all markets lend themselves to operating 24/7, client dema…

BBVA Becomes First Major Spanish Bank to Launch 24/7 Bitcoin Trading

BBVA Becomes First Major Spanish Bank to Launch 24/7 Bitcoin Trading

Spanish banking giant BBVA has become the first major lender in the country to roll out 24/7 retail cryptocurrency trading, giving its customers direct access to Bitcoin and Ether through its existing digital banking platforms.The service, approved by Spain’s securities regulator CNMV, marks a miles…

Crypto helps emerging economies bypass legacy financial constraints

Crypto helps emerging economies bypass legacy financial constraints

Opinion by: Andrei Grachev, managing partner at DWF LabsBitcoin's role in sovereign finance is no longer hypothetical. As nation-states reassess reserve strategies amid inflation, sanctions and dollar volatility, crypto, particularly Bitcoin and stablecoins, is emerging as a neutral, programmable as…

XRP Price Prediction If Ripple Powers Global CBDC Transfers

XRP Price Prediction If Ripple Powers Global CBDC Transfers

While most of the crypto world debates the risks of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), Ripple seems to be doing something different – building the tech behind them.As the spotlight stays on privacy concerns and anti-crypto narratives, Ripple is working with governments to shape how CBDCs might…

Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 3 AM ET: U.S. stock futures slip after Trump's latest tariff threats; bitcoin hits new high | China's ...

Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 3 AM ET: U.S. stock futures slip after Trump's latest tariff threats; bitcoin hits new high | China's ...

U.S. stock futures slip after Trump's latest tariff threats; bitcoin hits new highU.S. stock futures fell Sunday, a day after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new 30% tariffs against imports from Mexico and the European Union.----China's Exports Beat Expectations After Trade Truce With U.…

Crypto.com Exchange Acquires CySEC-regulated Broker, Plans to Offer CFDs in Q3 2025

Crypto.com Exchange Acquires CySEC-regulated Broker, Plans to Offer CFDs in Q3 2025

Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has obtained a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license through its acquisition of Cyprus-based A.N. Allnew Investments Ltd, the operator of LegacyFX trading brand, the company announced today (Wednesday).The acquisition, approved by the Cyprus Se…