Cryptocurrency Wallet

Eric Halem, a former LAPD officer, was convicted of kidnapping and stealing $350,000 in bitcoin from a 17-year-old after posing as police to enter his apartment. He will be sentenced on 31 March, while his co‑defendants have not yet stood trial.

MetaMask has officially extended the reach of its blockchain-based debit card to American users. The card is now available to every state with Vermont remaining the only exception.

Stripe is exploring the purchase of PayPal or parts of the company, with talks at an early stage and both firms declining to comment. PayPal’s shares rose after the news, while the company faces slower growth, rising competition, and a recent leadership change.

MoonPay has partnered with Deel to let companies pay employees in stablecoins, starting in the UK and EU, with plans to expand to the US. The service sends wages directly to workers’ crypto wallets, offering faster and more flexible global payroll.

MetaMask is pushing deeper into tokenized finance with a new integration that gives eligible users access to U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds and commodities — but beneath the surface, the rollout also serves to expand exposure and utility for Ondo Global Markets’ GM tokens.

KBank has filed new trademarks for stablecoin wallets and related digital finance services as it prepares for its third IPO attempt, targeting a KOSPI listing on 5 March 2026. The internet-only bank is expanding into stablecoin payments and cross-border transfers as part of a wider push to grow its digital asset business.

Bybit will launch retail banking services in February, offering users personal IBAN accounts to send, receive, and hold multiple currencies. The service will let customers deposit fiat, pay bills, receive salaries, and trade crypto, in partnership with banks including QNB and Pave Bank.

Ledger, the French crypto hardware wallet maker, is planning a US IPO that could value the company at over $4 billion. Rising demand for secure crypto wallets and record revenues in 2025 are driving the move.

South Korean authorities has uncovered one of the largest underground money pipelines in years, exposing how crypto are often misused by bad actors to launder illicit funds while staying under the radar.

DZ Bank has received MiCA approval from BaFin to launch meinKrypto, a crypto trading platform for retail customers of cooperative banks in Germany. The platform will let users buy, sell, and hold bitcoin, ether, litecoin, and cardano directly within the VR Banking App once each bank completes its MiCAR notification.