2025 was one hell of a ride! 100+ clients served, 2 strategic acquisitions, 140+ Cryptic Talks, 5 Convergence events across the globe. We made it all happen together. Here’s to making 2026 even bigger 🥂

We’re in Singapore for @token2049! 🇸🇬 We’ll be on the ground throughout the week, with our CEO @AryaNedaee_ speaking on a panel at Zoomex After Party and joining events with some of our partners across the city. Here are some of the events we’re a part of: • Zoomex - luma.com/izz3a6xc • HSC Singapore - luma.com/HSC_Singapore?tk=q2… • LBank Labs VIP - luma.com/of1puxg8 • Principia Labs - luma.com/09pd8o7a If you’re around Singapore for T2049, come find us and let’s connect! 🤝🏻

🚨LATEST: @Google is testing whether AI data centers can work in space. Its first Project Suncatcher satellite launched with @SpaceX to test AI chips under real orbital conditions. This first mission will identify what works and where the technology fails, helping Google prepare two more experimental satellites for 2027.

$1,000 invested 15 years ago: Gold: $2.6K S&P 500: $6.8K Amazon: $23K Apple: $29K Tesla: $217K NVIDIA: $796K Bitcoin: $16.1M Same starting capital. Very different outcomes.

GM! Ready to ride the wave this Uptober? 🌊

🚨UPDATE: AI agents can now pay for APIs without revealing who is behind the payment. zkAPI uses zero-knowledge proofs to enable private payments for AI inference and other metered services on @ethereum. Instead of exposing the identity behind every paid API call, zkAPI lets providers verify that a payment is valid without seeing the payer’s underlying information.

LATEST: 🇰🇷 South Korea is laying the rules for tokenized capital markets. The new framework will allow stocks, bonds, funds, and certain fractional investments to be issued and circulated in tokenized form. The rollout begins in February 2027 with selected securities before expanding in phases, with South Korea ultimately targeting on-chain settlement linked to stablecoins.

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September spot volume by exchange: @binance led the market by a wide margin, recording more than 4x the volume of the second-ranked @Delta_Exchange. Source: @TheBlockCo

JUST IN: 🇿🇦 Africa just got its first bank-backed crypto custody service. South Africa’s @Absa has launched institutional digital-asset custody for asset managers, financial institutions and corporates. The service currently supports $BTC, $XRP, $ETH and $USDC. Absa plans to expand into other African markets as regulations allow. Bank-grade custody is becoming another entry point for traditional finance into digital assets.

🚨UPDATE: SBI Holdings now fully owns @bitbank_inc. The Japanese financial giant has completed its roughly $295 million acquisition of the crypto exchange. The acquisition brings another major Japanese crypto platform under SBI Holdings, while Bitbank says customers can continue using its services as usual.

Cryptic will be at @BlLife_Forum on December 1–2 in Dubai! 15,000+ attendees, 200+ speakers, 130+ countries, and 200+ sponsors will come together on December 1–2 for one of the biggest Web3 events of the year. Bringing together founders, investors, builders, and industry leaders from across Web3 and AI. 🎟️ Get 10% off with code: "cryptic" 🔗 blockchain-life.com/?utm_sou… See you at the forum!

LATEST: 🇸🇻 El Salvador is getting another $139 million from the IMF. The Fund approved the payout after granting a waiver tied to the country’s Bitcoin accumulation limit. The IMF says El Salvador’s economy has performed better than expected, while progress continues on Bitcoin transparency, AML measures and transferring control of the Chivo wallet to private operators.

🚨LATEST: @dogecoin is getting its own programmable application layer. @DogeOS is now live on the public testnet, bringing EVM-compatible smart contracts, DeFi, and consumer apps to DOGE. Dogecoin does not natively support complex apps like DEXs or lending protocols. DogeOS addresses this with a zero-knowledge rollup that settles back to Dogecoin while letting developers build with familiar @ethereum-compatible tools.

🚨UPDATE: @litecoin is heading to the @CantonNetwork. The Litecoin Foundation and @greywickdigital are developing cLTC to bring LTC into institutional markets. cLTC will use Canton’s CIP-56 token standard, with the Litecoin Foundation endorsing it as the official LTC representation for institutional applications.

LATEST: 🇺🇸 The SEC is rewriting its crypto custody framework. The new proposed rules would establish dedicated custody standards for registered investment advisers and regulated funds handling crypto assets. The proposal is not yet final. It enters a public comment period before the SEC determines whether and how the new custody framework becomes binding.

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NEW: 🇺🇸 U.S. Congress is considering broader crypto rules for banks and credit unions. The Senate-reported CLARITY Act would allow 11 categories of digital-asset activities, including custody, dealing, underwriting and blockchain-based services.

🚨 LATEST: @RobinhoodApp launches AI agents that can trade stocks, options and crypto on your behalf. Users can let agents execute trades automatically, while its upcoming Loops feature will run strategies continuously and trade when specified conditions are met.

🚨 LATEST: @okx expands its @BitGo integration to institutions globally. Eligible institutions outside the U.S. can now access OKX liquidity while keeping their assets in regulated custody with BitGo Singapore. The integration separates custody from trading and handles settlement through BitGo’s Go Network.

NEW: 🇧🇷 Brazil’s state-controlled energy giant @petrobras is testing @Cardano to track sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. The projects use blockchain to verify environmental claims, prevent double-counting and trace fuel data from production to use.