Aave Labs Acquires Stable Finance to Expand DeFi Access - The San Francisco-based fintech team joins Aave Labs as the company looks to simplify stablecoin savings and improve the user experience.

Exclusive: Paxos to allow employees to be paid in USDG - Paxos’ integration with Toku will let employees opt to receive their paychecks in stablecoins

From Pilots to Products and a New Test for Fundamentals - September was a busy month with RWA Summit, KBW, and Token2049 back-to-back. One point is clear: tokenized securities are here to stay, and the questions revolve around “how” and “when” instead of “what” and “why.” Below are five takeaways and what they signal for the next year. Defi’s Utility is...

ENA Jumps 4% as First Ethena-Native DEX Ethereal Launches Mainnet Alpha - The Ethena community-approved spot and perp DEX launched its mainnet with early access for USDe-based trading.

Modern Treasury acquires Beam stablecoin startup in $40M deal - The payments platform expands into stablecoin infrastructure with an all-stock acquisition of Beam, signaling deeper fintech-crypto integration

Largest crypto lending protocol Aave to integrate Maple’s yield-bearing assets - The partnership with Maple marks a broader convergence between decentralized finance and institutional credit, positioning Aave as a bridge for traditional capital seeking onchain yield.

Tether hits 500 million users as stablecoin supply nears $182 billion - The company's CEO Paolo Ardoino called the milestone perhaps "the biggest financial inclusion achievement in history."

OCC Chief Plays Down Stablecoin 'Bank Run' Fears - Jonathan Gould dismissed deposit flight fears as banking groups demanded Congress close GENIUS Act “loopholes” allowing for stablecoin yield.

'Only $250K?' Jack Dorsey Prods Tether Over Donation to Support Bitcoin Devs - Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey previously gave $21 million to support OpenSats, which backs Bitcoin developers. Tether gave $250,000 to the nonprofit this week.

Tether Launches Open-Source Wallet Dev Kit - Tether wants to empower financial autonomy for humans and AI agents alike.

Tether Champions Global Financial Freedom Infrastructure with Open Source Release of Its Wallet Development Kit (WDK) - Empowering a Future Where Humans, Autonomous Machines, and AI Agents alike can Build, Deploy, and Transact Freely Using Secure, Self-custodial Wallets 17 October 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital asset ecosystem, today announced it has open-sourced its Wallet Development Kit (WDK)...

Japan’s big banks join forces on stablecoins to speed corporate payments: Nikkei - Japan’s MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho plan to jointly issue yen and dollar-pegged stablecoins in a push to standardize corporate onchain payments.

Tether Announces Board Candidates to Support Juventus’ Growth and Transformation - 16 October 2025: Tether is pleased to announce that it has formally submitted two candidates for consideration to join the Board of Directors (CdA) of Juventus Football Club. As stated on multiple occasions, Tether is committed to becoming a positive force of change within the Club, an ambition c...

BlackRock Deepens Crypto Market Bet with New Stablecoin Reserve Fund - BlackRock will debut a GENIUS Act-compliant money market fund for stablecoin reserve custody, providing regulatory-grade solutions to top crypto issuers. The launch marks an institutional shift toward compliance-focused crypto infrastructure. The initiative arrives as a new US law transforms stab...

Tether Donates $250,000 to OpenSats to Strengthen Free and Open-Source Ecosystems Supporting Bitcoin and Freedom Tech - 16 October, 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital assets industry, today announced a $250,000 donation to OpenSats, a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to funding contributors and projects that strengthen Bitcoin and advance open, censorship-resistant technologies. The donation will ...

Ripple Expands Custody Network to Africa Following RLUSD Rollout - Ripple is extending its institutional custody infrastructure to Africa through a new partnership with Absa Bank, one of South Africa’s largest financial institutions. The deal makes Absa Ripple’s first major custody client on the continent and reflects growing institutional interest in tokenized ...