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The French-regulated digital asset prime broking Aplo has been bought by Coincheck, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange whose holding company (CNCK) made its Nasdaq debut last year. In addition to enhancing Coincheck’s capabilities in digital asset trading and broking under AMF supervision, the move fortifies Coincheck’s position in Europe.
Coinbase and OKX are getting ready to introduce cryptocurrency products for Australia’s Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs), which could increase access to digital assets for investors and retirees. The $2.8 trillion national pension system is the centrepiece of these products, which attempt to strike a balance between security, compliance, and growth prospects. The action demonstrates how cryptocurrencies are progressively integrating into traditional finance, creating opportunities for both individual and institutional investors.
Following the introduction of the WLFI token through their cryptocurrency initiative, World Liberty, the Trump family’s wealth increased by almost $5 billion. The venture is being led by his three sons as co-founders, with Donald Trump listed as a “honorary co-founder.” Less than 25% of WLFI is owned by the family collectively, but the token’s growth has probably made it their most valuable asset, surpassing even their long-standing real estate empire.
Crypto payments are being accepted by private jet and luxury cruise lines amid a rise in demand. Hotels, airlines, and yachts are all rapidly changing to cater to the new generation of affluent cryptocurrency customers. Following “tremendous” demand, FXAIR, a division of Flexjet, has started to accept cryptocurrency.
SB Seker, a former Senior VP at Crypto.com, has been appointed by Binance to head its APAC operations. According to the announcement made on Monday, Seker will lead the exchange’s strategic activities for the region. In his role, Seker will also concentrate on fortifying relationships with regulators and lawmakers.
OKX has revealed that it will delist 12 spot trading pairs. The list of pairs that are allegedly up for delisting include WBTC, JST, BTT, ERN, GLMR, and MOVR. The platform’s decision to delist the tokens comes on after these assets didn’t meet the exchange’s listing standards.
Co-founder of Ethereum Joseph Lubin thinks $ETH has a lot of promise and can increase 100 times. The prediction comes in the light of Wall Street adopting DeFi infrastructure and staking. He also added that Ether may eventually overtake Bitcoin as the primary “monetary base”.
Sonic Labs’ governance proposal received 99.99% acceptance, opening the door for both traditional finance adoption and US expansion. The strategy calls for a $50 million ETF allocation, a $100 million NASDAQ PIPE development, and 150 million $S tokens for the creation of Sonic USA.
August 2025 saw 16 significant crypto breaches, according to PeckShieldAlert. The total losses reached $163 million, a 15% increase from July. After another serious hack, the Turkish exchange BtcTurk lost more than $50 million. This comes after a $54 million attack in June 2024, which increased its total losses to above $100 million and sparked new worries about the security of the exchange.
In a surprising turn of events, Japan’s Post Bank is set to issue DCJPY digital currency in the financial year 2026.
