Key Takeaways Apple removed Bitchat from the China App Store on February 28, 2026, citing local legal violations. The Cyberspace Administration of China claims Bitchat violates Article 3 of its security assessment provisions. Bitchat reached a 10,000-user limit on Testflight before its removal from the Chinese market in early 2026. Chinese Crackdown on Peer-to-Peer Messaging…
Mavryk Network closed a $10 million strategic investment led by Multibank Group, the companies announced, marking an institutional endorsement of the Layer‑1 blockchain built for regulated real‑world asset (RWA) markets. Multibank — a derivatives institution with $35 billion in daily trading volume and operations across 100 countries — will expand an existing partnership to tokenize…
Grove deployed $50 million as an anchor investor in the newly launched Anemoy Tokenized Apollo Diversified Credit Fund (ACRDX), a feeder vehicle providing tokenized access to Apollo’s diversified global credit strategy, the partners announced. Built with Centrifuge’s tokenization infrastructure and launched on Plume’s real‑world asset (RWA) blockchain, ACRDX will be available on Plume’s Nest Credit…
TON Strategy Company (Nasdaq: TONX) said it has repurchased over 250,000 shares of common stock under its previously announced 250 million buyback program at an average price of $8.32 per share, notably below the company’s Treasury Asset Value (TAV) per share of $12.18. The Las Vegas‑based digital asset treasury firm also began staking its toncoin…
Opensea unveiled the Flagship Collection, a curated non‑fungible token (NFT) reserve backed by a commitment of more than $1 million to acquire, preserve and showcase digital art and cultural works deemed historically significant for the NFT ecosystem. The marketplace said the program will operate as a “living museum,” with acquisitions selected by an internal committee…
The Blockchain Group (Euronext Paris: ALTBG) has announced the launch of a $343 million (€300 million) “ATM-type” capital increases program in partnership with TOBAM, a leading asset management firm and strategic investor. This program, inspired by the U.S. “At The Market” (ATM) offering structure, is designed to accelerate the company’s Bitcoin Treasury strategy by increasing…
R3 announced a strategic collaboration with the Solana Foundation aimed at merging public and private blockchain networks to enhance institutional access to digital capital markets. This partnership will leverage R3’s enterprise-grade private blockchain technology alongside solana’s high-performance public mainnet, facilitating the integration of regulated financial institutions with tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The initiative is expected…
A recent Financial Times report highlights the remarkable growth of the crypto casino industry, which has reached an impressive $81.4 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2023, a fivefold increase from 2022. This surge is attributed to the accessibility of unregulated offshore platforms, with many users employing VPNs to engage in online gambling. Some…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a “maximally simple” Layer 1 (L1) privacy roadmap aimed at enhancing user privacy on the Ethereum network with minimal changes to its consensus mechanism. The roadmap outlines four key areas of focus: ensuring privacy for onchain payments, achieving partial anonymization of onchain activity within applications, securing privacy for reads…
Kraken announced it has officially secured a Restricted Dealer registration in Canada, reinforcing its commitment to serving Canadian crypto investors while adhering to enhanced investor protection guidelines for crypto exchanges. This follows a rigorous pre-registration undertaking process, ensuring that Kraken meets the highest industry standards in governance, security, and compliance. To celebrate, Kraken is offering…