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Visa Taps Onchain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs
Visa is turning to blockchainbased lending to help fund the growing wave of stablecoinlinked card programs, combining its payment settlement data with onchain financing tools to…
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Robinhood takes stakes in Crypto.com, OG.com in prediction markets deal
Robinhood is deepening its push into prediction markets through a new agreement that gives the trading platform equity stakes in Crypto.com and OG.com, while allowing it to route…
Visa brings onchain credit to its growing stablecoin card business
Visa is merging its traditional payment infrastructure with decentralized finance, tapping VisaNet settlement data to power onchain lending as stablecoin transactions on its…
Bitcoin faces key support test at $78.3K as US crude oil hits three-month high
Bitcoin slipped alongside US equities at the start of Tuesday's Wall Street session, as analysts flagged $78,300 as a critical support level that must hold to avoid deeper losses.…
Catapult Trade Partners With Binance Wallet as $PULT Token Is Confirmed
Catapult Trade has secured a collaboration with Binance Wallet that made the trading platform directly accessible to Binance Wallet users and delivered the first official…
US Police Fear Meta Glasses Are Watching Them Back: Report
US law enforcement agencies are growing increasingly wary of Meta's smart glasses, with internal memos from agencies including the New York Police Department and the Department of…
Robinhood Takes Equity Stake in Crypto.com, Taps Exchange to Power Prediction Markets
Robinhood has acquired an equity stake in Crypto.com as part of a multiyear partnership that will see the exchange power the trading platform's rapidly expanding prediction…
Copper CEO Amar Kuchinad departs as search for a buyer enters a fourth month
Amar Kuchinad, who took the reins as chief executive of cryptocurrency custody firm Copper in 2024, has stepped down from the role, according to two people familiar with the…
Tom Lee's Bitmine Adds $70 Million in Ethereum, Holdings Reach 5.93 Million ETH
Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the Ethereum treasury firm chaired by Fundstrat's Tom Lee, has purchased an additional $70 million worth of ETH, pushing its total holdings to 5.93…
Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has agreed to acquire Singaporebased crossborder payments company Tazapay in a deal valued at roughly $400 million, a move that could…
Catapult Trade Keys Change Hands on Aspecta Before the $PULT Launch
Traders can now stake out positions on Catapult Trade's $PULT token before it ever hits an exchange, with the project's premarket live on the Aspecta platform ahead of its token…
Strive’s SATA nears $1 billion market cap as Strategy’s STRC continues to underperform
Strive's SATA preferred stock is closing in on a $1 billion market capitalization, cementing its position as a standout performer even as rival Strategy's STRC continues to lag…
Visa combines VisaNet data with onchain lending to power stablecoin card working capital
Visa is opening its VisaNet settlement data to blockchainbased lenders, giving them a new tool to extend working capital to the card issuers behind a rapidly expanding stablecoin…
Strategy's Return to Bitcoin Buying Lasted Exactly One Week
Strategy, the corporate Bitcoin treasury giant led by Michael Saylor, has once again paused its Bitcoin accumulation just one week after resuming purchases, instead pouring $176.3…
Bitmine buys 28k ETH, completes 97% of treasury accumulation goal
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has purchased another 28,000 Ether, pushing the company's holdings to roughly 97% of its stated goal of acquiring 5% of the total ETH supply, even…
Is Bitcoin too volatile to risk your retirement on?
The debate over whether Bitcoin belongs in retirement portfolios is intensifying as more savers weigh the cryptocurrency's dramatic longterm gains against the risk of watching…
Ethereum makes quantum resistance a top priority with a 2029 deadline
The Ethereum Foundation has elevated quantum resistance to a top strategic priority, setting a 2029 deadline to shield the network from the future threat posed by quantum…
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