Top Talent From Yearn and Gauntlet Joins Birch Hill as It Builds a Regulated Path to Bring Multifamily, Agriculture and Energy Loans OnchainNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Birch Hill Holdings (together with its affiliates, "Birch Hill"), a New York-based financial services firm that assesses, structures and distributes credit on public blockchains, today announced a $4 million seed … [Read more...] about Birch Hill Raises $4 Million Seed Round Led by Multicoin Capital to Bring U.S. Credit Onchain

Eligible U.S. users can start trading CFTC-regulated contracts on crypto prices, sports, and more, without leaving the app where they already trade crypto.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phantom, the global trading app used by a community of more than 20 million people, is opening prediction markets to all eligible users in the United States. The markets come through Phantom's … [Read more...] about Phantom Brings Prediction Markets to U.S. Users, Adding Real-World Events to Its Global Trading App

Kicking off Ripple Swell 2026, Ripple receives final approval from the OCC for a National Trust Bank charterNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ripple, the leading provider of blockchain solutions across traditional and digital finance, today reported the company is on track to exit 2026 with $900 million in annualized product revenue. Combining native product growth and strategic … [Read more...] about Ripple Reports Banner Year Approaching $900M Annual Product Revenue Run Rate, Signs Multi-Solution Partnerships with BNY, Robinhood and More

Service creates tokenized representations of DTC-custodied securities to support greater liquidity, collateral mobility and capital efficiency DTCC delivers on its promise to connect digital ledger technology with assets held by one of the world’s largest financial market infrastructuresNEW YORK & LONDON & HONG KONG & SINGAPORE & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Depository Trust … [Read more...] about DTCC Tokenization Service Goes Live, Marking Major Milestone in the Adoption of Digital Assets

Ripple’s stablecoin (RLUSD) launches across Coinbase’s platforms, with support across the XRP Ledger (XRPL), Base and Ethereum.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ripple and Coinbase, two of the the leading providers of blockchain solutions across traditional and digital finance, today announced a partnership to bring Ripple USD (RLUSD) to Coinbase, significantly expanding market access … [Read more...] about Ripple and Coinbase Partner to Expand Access to Ripple USD

Malaysians can now pay using supported local banking apps in five destinations: Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong SAR, South Korea, the Philippines and Laos. More markets will be added progressively.KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) today announced the launch of outbound DuitNow QR payment connectivity through Alipay+, the unified … [Read more...] about PayNet Enables Malaysian Mobile Banking App Users to Make Overseas DuitNow QR Payments via Alipay+

Strategic relationship pairs WisdomTree’s portfolio construction expertise with Return Stacked’s institutional-style diversifying strategies, delivered through the Quorus implementation platformNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WisdomTree, Inc. (“WisdomTree”) (NYSE: WT), a global financial innovator, and Return Stacked® ETFs, whose ETFs stack alternative strategies on top of core … [Read more...] about WisdomTree and Return Stacked® Collaborate to Deliver Capital-Efficient Model Portfolios Through Quorus

DOHA, Qatar--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Speaking at the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Forum 2026 panel, “Investing in AI for an Inclusive Digital Future”, Ant International CEO Peng Yang called for a new, inclusive “re-globalisation” project that harnesses AI and digital connectivity to give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) greater access to … [Read more...] about Ant International CEO: Achieving Inclusion Is Critical to Re-Globalisation, and AI Will Accelerate It by Democratising Opportunities