Business & Technology
Business and technology in crypto means the companies, infrastructure, and product moves that aren't pure protocol news. LeoDex News covers exchange business (earnings, executive moves, IPOs, geographic expansion), mining stocks (RIOT, MARA, IREN, CleanSpark), Layer-1 infrastructure providers, partnerships and acquisitions, gaming and NFT platforms with real users, and the wider Web3 product landscape.
We track the strategic moves: which exchange is winning institutional flow, which custodian is taking share, which infra provider quietly powers a category, which product launches are real and which are vapor. Skip the press-release noise — read what's actually shipping and who's actually using it.
Latest in Business & Technology
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SoFi becomes first US national bank to launch stablecoin in consumer app
SoFi Technologies launched SoFiUSD on May 27, making it the first US national bank to integrate a stablecoin directly into a consumer banking application. The dollar-backed token is now available to SoFi's 14.7 million members on Ethereum and Solana.
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XCENA raises $135M at $570M valuation for memory-centric AI chips
AI infrastructure startup XCENA closed a $135 million Series B round led by Altinum and IMM Investment, bringing total funding to $185 million. The company's MX1 chip tackles memory bottlenecks in AI systems by processing data directly inside memory modules, potentially reducing infrastructure needs.
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SoFi Launches SoFiUSD Stablecoin on Ethereum and Solana
SoFi Technologies became the first U.S. national bank to offer a bank-issued stablecoin directly within its consumer app, with SoFiUSD now available for buying, selling, and holding on Ethereum and Solana blockchains.
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Qualcomm lands ByteDance AI chip deal for data centers
Qualcomm reached a deal to supply ByteDance with custom AI chips for data centers, marking a significant win in the company's push into AI infrastructure and challenging Nvidia's dominance.
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Binance returns to Philippines via BlockShoals SEC sandbox partnership
Binance has partnered with BlockShoals Technologies to re-enter the Philippines market through the SEC's Strategic Sandbox framework, providing technology and compliance support while BlockShoals operates as the approved local intermediary.
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AI agents settle $73M on crypto rails, Keyrock report shows
A Keyrock report shows AI agents settled $73 million across blockchain rails in the past year, with stablecoins becoming the preferred settlement layer as traditional card networks struggle with micropayments.
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House subcommittee modernizes Bank Secrecy Act amid crypto surge
A House Financial Services subcommittee heard testimony Thursday on scaling back the Bank Secrecy Act, with crypto firms and policy experts divided over whether to reform or repeal the 1970 anti-money-laundering law as threats escalate.
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IREN Says AI's Real Bottleneck Is Infrastructure, Not Chips
IREN co-founder Daniel Roberts argues that power, land, cooling and data center construction—not GPU scarcity—are the real constraints throttling AI deployment. The company has secured 5 gigawatts of grid capacity and announced a $3.4 billion NVIDIA contract.
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Fantasy Top Ethereum Game Shuts Down June 25
Fantasy Top, a blockchain-based fantasy sports game built on Ethereum's Blast network that let players trade NFT cards of crypto personalities, is closing at the end of June after failing to find sustainable revenue beyond NFT trading volume.
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Bumo Sarang Reports $33M Loss on Leveraged Ether ETF
Bumo Sarang, a South Korean funeral services company, disclosed an unrealized loss of approximately $33 million on a leveraged Ether ETF position, highlighting risks of amplified crypto-linked products in a market increasingly drawn to speculative trades.
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South Carolina bans CBDCs, protects Bitcoin miners and crypto self-custody
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed Bill 163, banning state use of central bank digital currencies while protecting individuals and businesses from restrictions on digital assets, mining operations, and self-hosted wallets.