OKX now backs customer funds with $35.4 billion in primary assets, a 75% annual surge, as its 36th consecutive PoR report establishes a new verifiable benchmark for an industry under regulatory scrutiny. In a press release shared with crypto.news on…

Lombard Finance has acquired the live on-chain infrastructure of BTC.b, a $538M Bitcoin asset on Avalanche. The firm plans to channel this flow across Ethereum, Solana, and other major chains starting next year. On Oct. 30, Bitcoin DeFi protocol Lombard…

Uphold brought back its debit card with XRP rewards to the U.S. market, timing its launch to capitalize on a growing wave of consumer and merchant adoption of cryptocurrencies for payment. On Oct. 30, crypto wallet provider Uphold announced the…

Bybit is sacrificing short-term user acquisition in Japan, opting instead to redirect resources toward a comprehensive internal review aimed at eventually satisfying the FSA’s rigorous and evolving regulatory expectations. According to a press release dated Oct. 30, crypto exchange Bybit…

Avalon Labs has selected the BNB Chain for the exclusive initial launch of its integrated platform. The chain will host the first live deployment of its AI-model marketplace and Commercial Rights Tokenization standard. In an announcement on Oct. 30, Avalon…