Blockhead

Blockhead

Blockhead is a pioneering media outlet focused on the Asian digital asset markets, reporting on Web3 culture and business innovation with a unique perspective. It is dedicated to uncovering high potential projects in Asia, connecting Eastern and Western crypto communities through high quality original content.

Blockhead's Articles

SEC Issues Historic Crypto Taxonomy: Five Categories, Clear Boundaries

SEC Issues Historic Crypto Taxonomy: Five Categories, Clear Boundaries

First-ever formal guidance classifies most digital assets as non-securities, ending over a decade of regulatory ambiguity.

GSR Buys Token Advisory Firms for $57M to Build One-Stop Crypto Capital Markets Platform

GSR Buys Token Advisory Firms for $57M to Build One-Stop Crypto Capital Markets Platform

The acquisition targets a structural gap: tokenized organizations that launch with large treasuries but no institutional infrastructure to manage them

PayPal Takes PYUSD Global, Expanding Dollar Stablecoin to 70 Markets

PayPal Takes PYUSD Global, Expanding Dollar Stablecoin to 70 Markets

Three years after its US debut, PYUSD is now accessible to hundreds of millions of PayPal users worldwide — arriving as the stablecoin sector crosses $320 billion

Mastercard Acquires BVNK to Expand Stablecoin Settlement Infrastructure

Mastercard Acquires BVNK to Expand Stablecoin Settlement Infrastructure

Payment giant moves to embed digital currency settlement across its global network, signaling mainstreaming of on-chain payments.

When the Dollar Rallies, Safe Havens Break: Bitcoin vs. Gold in the Iran Shock

When the Dollar Rallies, Safe Havens Break: Bitcoin vs. Gold in the Iran Shock

Dollar strength and rising yields cut through the usual safe-haven playbook, pressuring gold while Bitcoin’s rebound tracked liquidity more than geopolitics.

dtcpay Raises $10M Series A From Vertex Ventures to Accelerate Stablecoin Payments Push Into Europe

dtcpay Raises $10M Series A From Vertex Ventures to Accelerate Stablecoin Payments Push Into Europe

The Singapore-based payments firm has assembled a six-jurisdiction licence stack, and is now backed to deploy it

Fed's Powell Faces Rate Debate in Penultimate Meeting as Trump Pressures Cuts

Fed's Powell Faces Rate Debate in Penultimate Meeting as Trump Pressures Cuts

FOMC holds steady on rates but signals matter; Powell's second-to-last decision as chair lands amid geopolitical uncertainty and political pressure for stimulus

IG-Backed Independent Reserve Targets APAC Corporates With Payments, Yield Push

IG-Backed Independent Reserve Targets APAC Corporates With Payments, Yield Push

The exchange is preparing payments and yield offerings for corporates in Singapore, Australia, and the UAE – its most ambitious product expansion since its founding

Crypto Rally Mirrors Equity Strength as FOMC Looms

Crypto Rally Mirrors Equity Strength as FOMC Looms

Bitcoin, Ethereum gain on macro risk-on sentiment; spot prices diverge from traditional equities as Fed prepares to signal rate trajectory

Bitcoin Gaining Traction as an Emerging Alternative Asset

Bitcoin Gaining Traction as an Emerging Alternative Asset

Strong inflows into U.S. Bitcoin ETFs and renewed whale accumulation pushed crypto prices higher, even as geopolitical tensions and fragile retail sentiment keep