WSPN has taken a major step in bridging blockchain and real-world trade finance. The regulated stablecoin infrastructure provider recently facilitated a stablecoin-denominated, asset-backed trade finance transaction for Australian commodity exporter JOC Australia Pty Ltd, marking one of the first times global physical commodities have been financed entirely on-chain.
Winston Pierce, a new AI-powered trading firm, has officially launched in Canada, promising high-speed, high-precision trading solutions for investors navigating increasingly complex global markets.
AIR Asset Management (AIR) has officially promoted Taylor Garvey to Managing Director and welcomed her to the Board of the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA), reflecting her growing influence in the life settlement and alternative investment sectors.
Digital personal finance leader Achieve has been named to the 2025 Best Places to Work list by the Phoenix Business Journal, marking the company’s 15th appearance on the prestigious ranking. Achieve previously secured first-place honors in 2023, 2022, 2021, 2016, and 2017, reflecting a consistent emphasis on culture and employee satisfaction.
The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume entered the year riding momentum and exited it having survived one of the biggest security breaches in crypto history, expanded its global regulatory footprint, and quietly built one of the industry’s most diversified trading ecosystems. The result: 80 million registered users, sustained No. 2 market positioning, and a platform increasingly designed to blur the line between crypto, traditional finance, and on-chain activity.
The continent’s largest payments technology company has acquired Mono, one of Africa’s most influential open banking infrastructure providers. The deal strengthens Flutterwave’s long-term strategy to move beyond card-centric payments and toward a more connected, bank-based, and data-driven financial ecosystem—one designed for trust, compliance, and scale across fragmented African markets.
Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) ended 2025 with a familiar but increasingly consequential message: more Bitcoin mined, more Bitcoin held, and a growing conviction that scale—and patience—matter in the post-halving mining economy.
DeFi Technologies’ subsidiary, Valour, has received approval to list its Solana exchange-traded product (ETP), Valour Solana (VSOL), on Brazil’s B3 Exchange. The listing, set for December 17, 2025, will allow Brazilian investors to access Solana alongside previously approved Valour ETPs for Bitcoin (BTCV), Ethereum (ETHV), XRP (XRPV), and Sui (VSUI) via BDR on ETP.
Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has unveiled its mETH Boosted Yield Campaign on Bybit On-Chain Earn, in partnership with Mantle and mETH Protocol. The promotion offers a fixed 3% Bonus APR on newly minted mETH, running from Dec. 16, 2025, to Feb. 15, 2026, coinciding with the rollout of the mETH Buffer Pool Upgrade.
Mesh, the crypto payments network, has partnered with Paxos, the regulated blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platform, to simplify and secure crypto deposits from verified sources. This integration allows Paxos to deploy Mesh’s technology across its customer base, improving safety and efficiency for digital asset transfers.
