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What to Know: Lightspark buys Striga to expand regulated Bitcoin payments in Europe. Striga brings VASP licenses, APIs, and compliance expertise. The deal aims to merge open payments with legal banking rails for faster growth. Lightspark has officially acquired Striga, a move that could reshape how payments work in Europe. This acquisition unlocks regulated, built-in financial infrastructure that Lightspark can use to expand its vision of “open payments” using Bitcoin. What Are Lightspark and Striga? Lightspark wants to make money movement as easy as sending a message. They build tools that help fintechs, wallets, and banks use Bitcoin’s Lightning Network…

Luxembourg sovereign wealth fund invests 1% in Bitcoin ETFs. Marks’ Eurozone’s first state-level Bitcoin investment via ETFs. Strategy balances innovation, diversification, and cautious digital asset exposure. Luxembourg sovereign wealth fund has made financial history by becoming the first Eurozone nation to include Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in its portfolio. Luxembourg Sovereign Wealth Fund Takes a Historic Digital Finance Step In the 2026 Budget presentation, Luxembourg Finance Minister Gilles Roth reported that the Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSIL) of Luxembourg has allocated 1% of its assets to Bitcoin ETFs. This is the first instance when a country of the Eurozone has…

Key Highlights:  Bitwise is offering regulated exposure to AVAX with integrated staking rewards.  This ETP product can be traded on Deutsche Börse Xetra exchange with full institutional-grade custody.  This product provides daily accrual of staking rewards with a net expected yield of 4.83% and a low total expense ratio of 0.85% per annum.  Bitwise has launched the Bitwise Avalanche Staking ETP (Ticker: AVNB, ISIN: DE000A4APQX6) on the Deutsche Börse Xetra exchange. This adds to its existing European products that are fully backed by real cryptocurrency and follow crypto indexes. With this new exchange-traded product, investors will be able to invest…

Gear yourself with gamification where gaming meets innovation, e-sports champions, and industry leaders collide with top creators to shape the next evolution of interactive entertainment 10-11th December 2025 at Space42 Arena, Abu Dhabi  Following the resounding success of past two editions, VAP Group in association with Times of Games is set to host the exclusive event on 10-11th December, 2025 in Abu Dhabi that will bring together global gamers and enthusiasts with 5,000+ attendees, 200+ speakers, 100+ sponsors and exhibitors, and 150+ media representatives all under one roof to spearhead the gaming revolution with the latest gaming trends, innovations and…

Key Highlights: The flagship play-to-earn game of the Floki ecosystem, Valhalla, is also hosting its first official tournament, with a total of $155,000 in rewards. Qualifiers start September 30, and the players will fight to make it to the leaderboard to make it into the 64-player main bracket.\ Even those who did not qualify get an opportunity to receive rewards, with 500 participants having a chance to obtain $10 worth of FLOKI tokens. The blockchain-based MMORPG named Valhalla, constructed around the FLOKI token, is about to host its first large-scale tournament, which means that it will open the competition to…

Barcelona, Spain, September 18th — The 11th European Blockchain Convention (EBC11) will gather global leaders in Barcelona on October 16-17 to challenge perceptions of European decline and showcase why the continent remains central to blockchain innovation and infrastructure. Analysts note that Europe’s high energy costs, slow-moving regulation, and reliance on bank lending have discouraged emerging tech and driven blockchain talent abroad, with blockchain job postings in Europe citing a 90% drop since 2022. Yet, the region continues to produce global disruptors such as Austria’s Bitpanda and London-based DeFi unicorn Avara (formerly Aave). “There’s a popular narrative that Europe is falling…

Key Highlights:  Cipher Mining is upsizing its private offering of 0.00% convertible notes from $800 million to $1.1 billion, indicating a strong investor interest.  The notes carry a conversion price of $16.03 per share which is about 37.5% above the last trade which was at $11.66. This offers investors flexible settlement in cash, stock or both.  Cipher will use $1.08 billion to expand its data centres, HPC projects and limit stock dilutions.  Cipher Mining Inc. (NASDAQ: CIFR), a leading developer and operator of large-scale industrial data centres, has completed the pricing of an increased private offering of $1.1 billion in…

Key Highlights A group of senators knocked on the door of the DOJ to inquire about whether Binance is following compliance under a 2023 agreement In the settlement, Binance agreed to hire independent monitors to supervise its operations Currently, Binance is negotiating with the Department of Justice to end the external monitoring requirement  A group of U.S. senators has launched an investigation into whether Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, is properly following the terms of a massive legal settlement it reached with the government 2 years ago.  (Source: Bloomberg on X) According to Bloomberg’s official report, the investigation was…

On Wednesday, Kalshi introduces the KalshiEco hub with the support from Solana and Base to bolster prediction market growth. The initiative would bolster selected builders, traders, and creators with hands-on support, including grant funding, engineering assistance, referral programs, etc.  Kalshi faces legal scrutiny in Massachusetts as the firm is accused of running unlicensed sports betting under the guise of a prediction market. Kalshi, the federally regulated prediction market operator, is expanding its operations into the broader trading and builder community by introducing KalshiEco, a program that the operator is experimenting with to serve developers, traders, and creators trying on-chain and…

Key Highlights: Dr. Chengdiao Fan, Co-founder of Pi Network, to speak at the TOKEN2049.  Since Pi Network is one of the gold sponsors for the conference, it will give Pi Network a great visibility.  The Co-founder can give clarity on adoption strategies, technological upgrades and real-world use cases.  Pi Network is set to make an appearance at the TOKEN2049 conference that is going to be held in Singapore on October 1-2. The network’s Co-founder, Dr. Chengdiao Fan, will be speaking on the stage about  blockchain’s real-world uses and the future of Web3 innovation. For Pi Network, this event is an…