22 April 2025 Major crypto firms consider banking licences to expand services Several major cryptocurrency firms, including stablecoin issuer Circle and crypto custodian BitGo , have considered applying for banking licences
18 April 2025 Bleap partners with Mastercard to scale stablecoins The Bleap platform has teamed up with Mastercard to incorporate stablecoin payments into conventional financial systems
18 April 2025 Solayer launches global Emerald Card with on-chain access Solayer has launched its Emerald Card product to an initial user base of over 40,000 verified participants from its genesis drop and public sale
18 April 2025 BitGo adds lightning support via Voltage partnership BitGo has partnered with Lightning infrastructure provider Voltage to incorporate support for faster Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network
17 April 2025 One Trading rolls out EU-regulated crypto futures venue One Trading has officially launched its perpetual futures trading platform, targeting institutional investors within the European Union
18 April 2025 Standard Chartered and OKX roll out collateral mirroring programme Standard Chartered , a UK multinational bank, has partnered with the cryptocurrency exchange OKX to introduce a collateral mirroring programme
17 April 2025 eToro adds HKEX-listed stocks and traded products to its platform eToro , a trading and investing solutions provider, has added all HKEX -listed stocks and exchange-traded products to its platform
17 April 2025 Entrust introduces unified cryptographic security platform Entrust has entered the final stages to release a new platform aimed at centralising the management of cryptographic assets across enterprise systems