Zand, an AI-driven fintech and financial services group, has partnered with Chainlink Labs, a primary contributing developer of Chainlink, an oracle technology provider.

CMC Markets, a provider of online trading and investment services, has partnered with Paysafe to broaden its range of payment options for traders in global markets, excluding the US and the UK.

Bitget has announced its upgrade to Bitget Onchain, a feature that now offers all cryptos on four major chains in one account.

bunq has announced its plan to roll out crypto staking across the EU in partnership with Kraken, providing users with the option to earn up to 10% annually on crypto.

Ripple has partnered with Securitize, a platform that tokenises real-world assets, to roll out a smart contract that allows holders of BUIDL and VBILL to exchange their shares for RLUSD.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed allowing stablecoins to serve as collateral in derivatives markets.

Y Combinator has announced that it has teamed up with Base and Coinbase Ventures to develop Fintech 3.0 companies.

Ant International has become the initial client to use HSBC’s tokenised deposit service in Hong Kong, a platform that applies distributed ledger technology to corporate payments.