DeFi

Coinbase Disrupts Bitcoin Backed Lending With Low Bar for Servicing Americans

In brief Coinbase offers Bitcoin-backed loans as a technology provider. The exchange’s competitors have state-by-state licenses. Coinbase applied for a national trust charter this month. As Coinbase leans into its Bitcoin-backed lending product, the exchange is offering customers competitive rates by connecting them with lightly vetted pools of capital, which don’t require people to provide…

Markets

Circle Opens Arc Testnet With BlackRock, Visa, AWS Among Its Participants

In brief Circle launched the public testnet for Arc, its Layer-1 blockchain network, with participation from over 100 companies including BlackRock, Visa, Goldman Sachs, AWS, and major crypto exchanges like Coinbase and Kraken. The blockchain is designed as an “Economic Operating System” featuring dollar-based fees, sub-second transaction finality, and optional privacy for financial applications like…

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VULT is available for trading!

October 28, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that VULT is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading VULT trading is live as of October 28, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens…

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SCA is available for trading!

October 27, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that SCA is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading SCA trading is live as of October 27, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens…

Law and Order

WazirX Barred from Redistributing XRP as Indian Court Affirms Crypto as Property

In brief India’s Madras High Court ruled Friday that crypto constitutes property protected under constitutional law, blocking WazirX from reallocating user assets under its Singapore restructuring plan. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh granted an injunction protecting 3,532 XRP tokens, rejecting the exchange’s “socialization of losses” scheme following the July 2024 hack that drained $234 million. The…