Venture capital fund a16z crypto has released its annual state of crypto report. This year’s report is entitled “State of Crypto 2025: The year crypto went mainstream,” heralding an exciting new chapter in cryptocurrency and digital assets.

CT Blockchain Association is very pleased to attend the North American Blockchain Summit this weekend (October 9-10, 2025) in Dallas, Texas.

Forward Global held an event at the Nasdaq Marketsite on September 10, 2025 to launch its new New York office, marking its expansion in the U.S. and establishing a key hub for its international risk management firm in a major financial and commercial center. The office is led by Managing Partner and CT Blockchain Association (CBA) Board Member Marc Yaklofsky.

State election regulators are considering an expansion of the ways that campaign contributions can go to candidates by allowing supporters to use their digital wallets and payment platforms, including Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Amazon Pay. (MSN)

Alan Deckman, Founder and President of the CT Blockchain Association, has been appointed to the Connecticut Department of Banking Digital Asset Advisory Group for a 3-year term.

Square has begun the rollout of bitcoin payments to merchants on its network. (CoinDesk)

The Wall Street banking giants are joining a growing roster of traditional financial firms to offer tokenized versions of assets.

“Using the best crypto wallets will protect your coins from theft, loss, or unauthorized access. The top solutions will also let you trade and invest your assets, access decentralized apps, store NFTs, and much more. However, the market is flooded with options. So, we did the heavy lifting for you and tested the most popular providers based on their security, compatibility, ease of use, and features. In the end, only 10 crypto wallets made it to our list.” (Cryptonews)

The Senate on Tuesday passed the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill that for the first time establishes federal guardrails for U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins and creates a regulated pathway for private companies to issue digital dollars with the blessing of the federal government. (CNBC)

Ripple, a provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions and the team behind XRP and Ripple USD (RLUSD), has announced a $25 million commitment to US education nonprofits DonorsChoose and Teach For America. (Cryptonews)

Yuma and the University of Connecticut School of Business have announced the launch of BittBridge, a new collaborative initiative. This partnership aims to integrate Bittensor into academic curricula.

Stablecoins are gaining adoption as firms feel more comfortable with a legal landscape that is increasingly accommodating to crypto.

Asset manager VanEck is the first to attempt listing an ETF holding the native token of Binance's BNB Chain.

“The IRS has relied on voluntary disclosure programs to bring taxpayers into compliance rather than imposing punitive actions upfront. A similar model should be applied to crypto regulation as well, says Miles Fuller, Director of Government Solutions, TaxBit.” (CoinDesk)

Fidelity Investments rolled out an IRA plan that invests directly in crypto, giving investors another method for tapping this asset class.

Cointelegraph has published a guide to understanding the Nakamoto coefficient as a tool for measuring decentralization.

Fidelity Investments rolled out an IRA plan that invests directly in crypto on Wednesday, giving investors another method for tapping this asset class.

In Cointelegraph’s latest episode of the Clear Crypto Podcast, “Beyond the hype: How Bitcoin stays true to its values,” hosts Nathan Jeffay and Gareth Jenkinson are joined by Charlie Spears, co-founder of Blockspace Media, to unpack Bitcoin’s evolving role in the global financial system.

“Goldman Sachs, one of the world's largest investment banks, has significantly increased its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) holdings, according to its latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), per Street.com, as quoted on Yahoo Finance.”

Stock analysts raised price targets on Coinbase and Robinhood after the exchanges crushed expectations during fourth-quarter earnings calls, according to equity research notes shared with Cointelegraph.