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Bybit Partners With Mercuryo for Crypto Transactions; Enables Direct AED Bank Transfers
Bybit has partnered with global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo to offer zero transaction fees on qualifying crypto purchases.
Alongside its payments initiatives, Bybit has continued expanding its financial product offerings. Last year, the exchange introduced
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Largest-Ever $1M Lightning Transaction Marks Bitcoin’s Leap Toward Faster Settlements
Secure Digital Markets (SDM) has completed a $1 million Bitcoin transaction over the Lightning Network in a pilot settlement with cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, marking what the firms say is the largest publicly reported Lightning payment to date.
The transaction, executed on Jan. 28 and valued at $1 million at the time, reportedly settled nearly instantly and with minimal
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Crypto.com Spins Out Standalone Prediction Markets Platform After 40x Growth Surge
Crypto exchanges spent the past year racing into CFD trading and tokenized equities. Now they're hunting prediction markets.
Crypto.com officially launched OG this week, a consumer-facing prediction markets platform that allows users to bet on real-world outcomes ranging from Super Bowl winners to economic data releases. The app went live
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Kraken’s 2025 Revenue Soared to $2.2 Billion as It Prepares for an IPO
Kraken, the crypto exchange preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), recorded a 33 per cent jump in its 2025 revenue to more than $2.2 billion, which, according to the company, was driven by “broad-based performance across trading and asset-based businesses.”
Of the total revenue, about 47 per cent came from trading
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Deutsche Börse’s 360T Plugs Bitpanda Into FX Network to Channel Institutions Into Crypto
360T, part of Deutsche Börse Group, has struck a partnership with Bitpanda to expand institutional access to crypto trading and wider digital asset services across Europe.
The deal connects 360T’s 3DX trading platform with Bitpanda’s digital asset infrastructure, aiming to give banks and other financial institutions a ready-made route into client-facing crypto products.
Announced
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Hong Kong to Grant First Stablecoin Issuer Licenses, Opening New Avenue for FX Brokers
Hong Kong will start issuing its first stablecoin issuer licenses in March, with the city’s regulator set to approve only a “very small number” of applicants in the initial phase. The move marks a cautious but concrete step toward a fully regulated stablecoin regime in one of Asia’s key financial hubs.
According to ChannelNewsAsia, HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue told Hong
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Bybit Pivots to ‘New Financial Platform,’ Expanding Beyond Core Crypto Trading
Crypto exchange Bybit has unveiled a broad strategic shift toward what it describes as a “New Financial Platform,” an ecosystem designed to integrate retail banking services, institutional custody and traditional asset trading.
The move signals an effort to extend beyond the company’s roots as a crypto derivatives exchange and into areas traditionally served by banks and
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Binance Reworks SAFU Reserves, Shifting $1B From Stablecoins to Bitcoin
Binance said it plans to convert the Secure Asset Fund for Users Fund’s $1 billion stablecoin reserves into Bitcoin over the next 30 days.
Binance Plans Bitcoin Conversion For SAFU
Binance communicated the SAFU decision in an open letter to the crypto community. The exchange said it considers Bitcoin a core asset within the crypto ecosystem and is prepared to manage market
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Match2Pay Integrates Binance Pay as Brokers and Prop Firms Embrace Crypto Deposits
Match2Pay, a cryptocurrency payment gateway, has announced its integration with Binance Pay’s payment infrastructure. Brokers, prop firms, fintech and other merchants using the company’s system will now have access to instant crypto deposits.
The move comes as crypto deposits gain traction across the retail brokerage sector. In November 2025, eToro, a social trading
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CFTC Drops Prediction Markets Ban Proposal, Aligns With SEC on Crypto Oversight
CFTC has removed a controversial proposal to ban political and sports‑related prediction markets, while simultaneously launching a joint crypto rulemaking push with the SEC that aims to keep digital asset trading onshore.
In his first public speech as the Chair, Michael Selig said he has directed CFTC staff to withdraw the ...
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KuCoin Rolls Out MiCA-Regulated Crypto Platform Across 29 EU Markets
KuCoin EU has launched a fully MiCAR-regulated crypto trading platform for users in 29 European Economic Area markets, stepping into Europe’s new regulated era for digital assets. The Austria-based unit aims to combine stricter oversight with a familiar retail trading interface for European clients.
According to the official announcement, the platform operates as a licensed
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The Wallet Is the New Battleground for Prediction Markets, Bitget Wallet Report Argues
Competition in the growing prediction markets sector is shifting from pure liquidity provision toward control of the user interface, with digital wallets increasingly emerging as a key distribution layer for access to these markets.
This is the central argument of a new 2026 outlook report from Bitget Wallet, which examines how fragmentation across multiple platforms is reshaping where
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Fidelity Investments Prepares Stablecoin Launch amid Wider Broker Adoption
Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest asset managers, is preparing to launch its first stablecoin, marking another step in the steady migration of digital tokens from the fringes of crypto markets into mainstream finance.
The launch is expected in the coming weeks, according to a statement by the firm.
Across retail brokerage, stablecoins
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South Korea Proposes Crypto Exchange Ownership Cap; Upbit, Coinone May Reduce Stakes
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eog-weon highlighted the need to limit ownership stakes of major shareholders in virtual asset exchanges. He said the move is necessary to align governance standards with the exchanges’ growing public role.
The proposed ownership limits come amid broader regulatory moves in South Korea’s crypto market.
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OKX Launches Non-Custodial Card in Europe, Shuns Gold and TradFi Asset Trend
OKX rolled out a crypto payment card across Europe today (Wednesday), entering a crowded market where Binance, Kraken, and Crypto.com already offer similar products. The Malta-based exchange is positioning its offering around self-custody, letting users keep control of their assets until they swipe at checkout.
FinanceMagnates.com has also learned that the company is monitoring the
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