Binance Buys $100M Circle Stake in New Five-Year USDC Deal

Binance purchased 1.24 million Circle shares for $100 million through a private placement. Circle will pay Binance incentives tied to qualifying USDC balances held through its wallet infrastructure. The new five-year deal expands USDC promotion and replaces agreements signed in 2024 and 2025. Binance has invested $100 million in Circle...

SecondFi Users Face NIGHT Claim Risk After 374 Wallets Compromised

SecondFi warns affected users against claiming NIGHT through compromised wallets. Midnight currently requires NIGHT allocations to use their original wallet addresses. The June breach affected 374 wallets and resulted in 16.1 million ADA stolen. SecondFi has warned affected users against claiming upcoming NIGHT allocations through compromised wallets. The restriction could...

ECB Launches Pontes to Bring Central Bank Money to Tokenized Finance

ECB launches Pontes for wholesale tokenized asset settlements using central bank money, supporting Europe’s growing digital financial infrastructure through 2028. The ECB launched Pontes on September 21, 2026, enabling wholesale tokenized asset transactions using central bank money. The new system connects tokenized finance with established Eurosystem settlement infrastructure. As a...