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Hyundai completed a proof-of-concept using Tether's USDT to settle a cross-border treasury transfer between its US and Mexican subsidiaries, highlighting growing enterprise interest in stablecoin-based payments.
The first is that bitcoin's price held steady over the weekend even as U.S.-Iran hostilities escalated and crude prices spiked on Hyperliquid. That solidity contrasts with March and April, when similar escalations betwe…
“The Odyssey” director Christopher Nolan famously doesn’t use a smartphone, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that he isn’t on board with the latest tech buzzphrase.
Thailand's central bank has turned data-analytics tools on the country's stablecoin market, scanning high-volume trades for signs of illicit money as part of a widening crackdown on the shadow economy.
Strategy (MSTR) has not purchased any bitcoin since June 22, when it acquired just 520 BTC for approximately $35 million. Since then, the company has shifted its immediate focus from bitcoin accumulation to strengthenin…
Bolivia’s economy is stabilizing, and now it is investigating the potential inclusion of Tether’s dollar-backed stablecoin USDT as a form of payment in the nation, according to a local news report from La Razón.
Strategy’s Bitcoin-buying machine remained in neutral last week as the firm continued growing its cash reserves, forgoing acquisitions of the digital asset for a third straight week.
Robinhood's (HOOD) new blockchain has posted a strong debut, quickly emerging as one of the busiest networks for decentralized trading and reinforcing the broker's strategy to expand tokenized financial products, Wall S…
With the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and another senator hospitalized, Republicans’ current majority in the chamber has been reduced to 51-47, likely requiring more Democratic support to pass crypto market structure.
Strategy boosted its US dollar reserve to $3 billion after selling $466.7 million in MSTR shares, while keeping its 843,775 Bitcoin holdings unchanged.
Circle Internet Group's (CRCL) final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish First National Digital Currency Bank is a positive milestone, but investors may be overestimating its signifi…
Robinhood spent over a year building a blockchain around the idea that users want to trade tokens tied to the world’s most valuable companies. But since Robinhood Chain debuted two weeks ago, digital assets with cute pi…
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Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies added another $49 million worth of ETH to its stash last week, acquiring 27,801 ETH.
Coinbase’s venture capital arm leads 2026 crypto investing even as funding withered and unique investors shied away amid the bear market.
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Bitcoin bulls faced an uphill struggle to preserve $62,000 as stocks opened down on Strait of Hormuz rhetoric between the US and Iran.
A dormant whale transferred BTC worth $188 million after seven years of holding, adding to the growing ratio of whale transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges.
As the competition to tokenize capital markets heats up, the debate over how stocks should move onto blockchain rails is making its way to U.S. regulators.
SBI VC Trade will open JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering an initial 3% annual rate for a 12-week term without deposit insurance.
Crypto's weekend gains gave way to a Monday selloff as Middle East tensions resurfaced, South Korea's Kospi lost 9.2% and $253 million in leveraged positions were wiped out.
Bitcoin price analysis called for the end of the bear market within three months as the US-Iran war sent BTC lower from strengthening $64,000 resistance.
Lawson will test yen stablecoin payments in Tokyo as Netstars launches a merchant service supporting USDC, USDT and JPYC.
The United Kingdom could add up to 33 billion pounds ($44 billion) to its annual economic output by 2035 by becoming a leader in tokenized financial markets, according to a government-backed industry task force.