Wise Considers Becoming a Bank in the UK
Payments company Wise is reportedly weighing becoming a full-fledged bank in the United Kingdom.
The company has been in touch with experienced financial services executives in the last two...
TrueLayer Says They are Driving Open Banking Growth
Earlier today, an update from Open Banking Limited (OBL) reported that open banking in the UK has topped 15 million users, including individuals and businesses, as of July 2025. This represents a 50%...
Layer-2 Blockchain Base Tops $200B in Trading Volume on Uniswap
Base, the L2 blockchain developed by Coinbase, has crossed an astonishing $200 billion in trading volume on Uniswap, the decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol. This milestone, reported on August 30, 2...
Bank of China Shares Surge 6.7% on Stablecoin License Buzz
Bank of China’s Hong Kong-listed shares jumped 6.7% on Monday to close at HKD 37.580, after local reports suggested the lender’s city unit is preparing to apply for a stablecoin issuer license. Th...
Major Bitcoin Whale Offloads $3.4 Billion | Weekly Whale Watch
A major Bitcoin whale has sold more than 31,000 BTC since mid-August, according to CryptoQuant data. The address, known as “195DJ,” still holds nearly 50,000 BTC, worth about $5.4 billion at curre...
Digital Yen Rising: JPYC and Banks Lead Japan’s Stablecoin Push
Japan, historically conservative after the 2018 Coincheck hack, is finally moving from legal frameworks to stablecoin implementation.
Analysts, including The Diplomat, frame Japan’s yen tokens a...
