Category: The Ledger Edge
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Agriculture firm AgriFORCE powers 120 crypto miners with natural gas
AgriFORCE powers 120 Bitcoin miners with stranded natural gas in Alberta, plans expansion. The firm has mined 7 BTC and may allocate 50% to its treasury. Mining costs are rising, pushing miners toward renewable energy.
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Bitcoin and HYPE could get $844M total windfall from 4 public US firms
Four US firms announced $844M in crypto investments, with DDC Enterprise raising $778M to expand Bitcoin holdings and a biotech firm adding $50M in HYPE assets.
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JPMorgan Brings Banking Onchain With Coinbase—JPMD Pilot Goes Live on Base – Finance Bitcoin News
JPMorgan launches JPMD pilot on Base, integrating commercial banking with public blockchains to enable instant institutional liquidity and onchain financial operations.
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Spanish bank BBVA suggests clients make 7% crypto allocation
BBVA advises wealthy clients to allocate 3-7% of portfolios to crypto, citing performance benefits. The bank has regulatory approval in Spain for BTC and ETH trading, ahead of most traditional banks.
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OpenAI Lands Pentagon Deal—Musk’s xAI Left Watching From Sidelines – Decrypt
OpenAI secured a $200M Pentagon contract for non-combat AI applications, launching OpenAI for Government. The deal follows its policy shift allowing military use, while xAI faces scrutiny over DHS data concerns.
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LatAm energy giant executes landmark $75M oil and gas deal via blockchain tokenization
Feniix Energy completed a $75M oil and gas acquisition using blockchain tokenization via GSX Protocol, enabling instant settlements, transparency, and stablecoin payments, marking a milestone in energy financing.
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DAMA 2: Deutsche Bank unveils institutional tokenization stack to fast-track regulated funds
Deutsche Bank, Memento Blockchain, and Interop Labs introduced DAMA 2, a tokenization platform for regulated funds on public blockchains, integrating Ethereum, ZKsync, and Axelar for cross-chain interoperability.
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JP Morgan’s JPMD ‘Stablecoin’ Is Actually a Deposit Token on Base – Decrypt
JP Morgan plans to pilot JPMD, a deposit token on Ethereum’s Base network, initially for Coinbase institutional clients, with future expansion pending regulatory approval.
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Banking Giant JPMorgan Tests Deposit Tokens on Base – “The Defiant”
JPMorgan is testing deposit tokens on Coinbase’s Base blockchain, offering a stablecoin alternative backed by deposit insurance, as part of its push into digital assets.
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JPMorgan pilots tokenized deposit token on Base, targeting instant dollar transfers
JPMorgan is piloting a dollar-denominated deposit token, JPMD, on Coinbase’s Base blockchain for instant transfers. The trial targets institutional users, with plans to expand pending regulatory approval.
