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Chainlink’s Quiet Transformation: Why Oracles Are Becoming Crypto’s Most Critical

Cal EvansDecember 14, 2025December 14, 202504 mins

Chainlink is no longer just a price-feed provider. As blockchain applications grow more complex and interconnected, the oracle network has positioned itself as core infrastructure for multichain finance—bridging smart contracts with external data, cross-chain messaging, and institutional workflows. Early smart contracts operated entirely on a single blockchain. They issued tokens, tracked balances, and executed simple…

Gold Tokenisation and Instant Cross-Border Settlement for Africa and Europe, Enabled by Ubuntu Tribe and Global Settlement Holdings Inc. Partnership

Sean WilliamsDecember 10, 2025December 10, 202505 mins

December 10, 2025 — Global Settlement Holdings Inc. (also known as Global Settlement Network and GSX) today announced a strategic partnership with Ubuntu Tribe to enable the tokenization of gold and other real‑world assets, bringing over $5 billion of gold on-chain. GSX’s institutional blockchain infrastructure and Ubuntu Tribe’s gold‑backed digital asset platform will power real‑time cross‑border payments and support…

Flex raises $60M Series B equity round to scale its AI native “private bank” for high net worth business owners

Cal EvansDecember 4, 2025December 4, 202509 mins

Flex has closed a $60 million Series B equity round led by Portage , bringing total equity raised to $105 million. In the last year, the company has quadrupled revenue and tripled its payments volume to $3 billion as it scales its all-in-one business and personal finance platform for high-net-worth middle-market business owners. San Francisco,…

Upbit Finds Critical Wallet Flaw After $30M Hack — But Was It the Cause?

Cal EvansNovember 28, 202504 mins

Upbit has revealed that an internal wallet flaw was discovered during its emergency investigation into the $30 million breach that struck the South Korean exchange this week. While the company says the vulnerability has been patched, it has not confirmed whether the flaw played any role in the hack itself. Wallet Bug Could Have Exposed…

CME Futures Trading Resumes After Cooling Failure Halts Global Markets

Sean WilliamsNovember 28, 2025November 28, 202504 mins

Trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange gradually came back online Friday after a cooling system failure at a third-party data center forced one of the world’s most important derivatives platforms to pause activity across multiple markets. The outage, which hit overnight during one of the slowest U.S. trading periods of the year, briefly halted stock…

KuCoin Secures Austria MiCA License, Expands Across 29 European Countries

Sean WilliamsNovember 28, 2025November 28, 202504 mins

Major cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has officially obtained a MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) license for its European operations, enabling it to provide crypto services across most of the European Economic Area (EEA). The license, granted by Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA), marks a key milestone in KuCoin’s regulatory and compliance strategy. Austria Chosen as Strategic…

Turkmenistan Legalizes Crypto — But the Government Holds All the Cards

coinbriefio@gmail.comNovember 28, 2025November 28, 202504 mins

Turkmenistan has taken a major step into the world of digital assets, legalizing cryptocurrency while maintaining strict government oversight. The law, signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and set to take effect in 2026, introduces licensing, registration, and surveillance measures that reflect the country’s cautious approach to emerging financial technology. Strict Licensing and Oversight for Crypto…