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‘Anarchistic neobanks’ are bitcoin’s next frontier, says Blockrise CEO
Blockrise CEO Jos Lazet sees bitcoin-native institutions evolving into alternatives to banks, in an interview at BTC …
Americans secretly drove as much as $34 billion in offshore prediction market bets, new report claims
A new report from a boutique consulting firm claims that nearly a third of U.S. prediction market volume occurs on of…
JPMorgan says debasement trade retreat has ‘accelerated’ for bitcoin
The retreat from the debasement trade has continued for gold and accelerated for bitcoin in recent weeks, JPMorgan an…
Coinbase for Agents sets up dedicated accounts for AI bots to trade and pay for users
AI agents will get access to trade, manage money, and make payments on behalf of Coinbase users via dedicated accounts.
Coinbase launches AI agent accounts that can trade and spend on your behalf
"Coinbase for Agents" is a new platform that lets AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude connect to users’ Coinbase …
‘You sell what you can, not what you want’: Jack Mallers says bitcoin is pricing a global liquidity crisis
Strike CEO Jack Mallers says Bitcoin at $63,000 reflects a liquidity-starved world, and questions Strategy's perpetua…
SpaceX stock is coming to Solana on the same day it lists on Nasdaq
The firms making that possible say eligible shares can also be converted back into tokens, creating a bridge between …
Citigroup to offer tokenized shares of private companies for wealthy and institutional clients: WSJ
Citigroup is rolling out tokenized shares of private companies on blockchain for wealth and institutional clients.
Bernstein calls FIFA World Cup a ‘watershed moment’ for prediction markets, projects $5-10B consumer volume surge
Bernstein sees the FIFA World Cup as a potential watershed moment for prediction markets, projecting a $5B to $10B up…
Japan’s parliament advances bill to classify cryptocurrencies as financial instruments
The legislation is expected to take effect next year if approved by the upper house, the House of Councillors.
Visa says stablecoins are ‘reshaping the back end’ of commerce as it expands AI, tokenization efforts
Visa said stablecoins are reshaping commerce as it unveiled new AI tools, tokenization features, and a partnership wi…
South Korean police book Bithumb CEO as bribery suspect in lawmaker hiring probe: report
Police are investigating whether Bithumb CEO Lee hired lawmaker Kim's son as a favor and whether Kim later used his p…
Figure to acquire Kiavi for $717 million to expand RWA tokenization network
Figure said moving Kiavi assets onchain could reduce costs while maintaining a capital-light, high-margin business mo…
BlackRock files new amendment for yield-generating bitcoin ETF; launch expected soon, Bloomberg analyst says
BlackRock's new bitcoin fund seeks to provide yield through active covered call strategies on IBIT shares and ETP ind…
Bitcoin takes back seat to stablecoins and tokenization among financial advisors: Bitwise CIO
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said financial advisors are now showing more interest in stablecoins and tokenization than bi…
Solana infrastructure firm Helius acquires Light Protocol to expand onchain privacy
The acquisition comes amid a moment of consolidation in the crypto industry and during a resurgent interest in onchai…
Privacy returns to focus as Ethereum developers explore new token standards
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at where privacy is headed in the Ethereum ecosystem.
MetaMask just gave AI agents a DeFi wallet with a leash
Agent Wallet lets software trade across DeFi, but every permission rule becomes part of the security boundary. The po…
Mastercard unveils Agent Pay for Machines to support autonomous AI transactions, including stablecoins
Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines infrastructure will support high-volume, low-value payments by autonomous AI agents.
MegaETH-based MNX raises $6.4 million pre-seed at $40 million valuation to build AI-focused futures exchange
MNX, a decentralized futures exchange focused on the AI economy, has raised $6.4 million in a pre-seed funding round.
Fold discloses $45 million bitcoin sale, pays off collateralized debt in full; shares surge 160%
Fold Holdings shares surged over 70% as the bitcoin fintech firm paid off its collaterized debt in full through a $45…
Benchmark says Securitize ‘poised to be a positive outlier,’ sets $16 target as NYSE listing nears
Benchmark reiterates Buy on Securitize with $16 target as the company's planned NYSE listing moves into final stages.
Ripple launches toolkit for agentic payments on XRPL
A growing number of companies, including Ripple, want to create payment rails which would AI agents to execute transa…
World Series of Poker adds Solana payments for tournament buy-ins
The move marks an integration of blockchain-based payments into a major live sporting and gaming event.
Pyth launches 24/7 proprietary indices for US equities, oil and metals
Pyth is aggregating data from onchain and offchain sources to provide continuous price discovery for major equities a…
A 'Bitcoin DeFi' project just shut down with a brutal post-mortem: Users just didn't care
"It did not work," Botanix said. "At lest not in this market and not in this timeline."
Japan’s three megabanks to debut live stablecoin transactions by March 2027
MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank, and SMBC have set up a council to examine operational frameworks and governance for the stabl…
Kalshi requires traders to disclose employers to curb insider trading in sensitive markets
The prediction markets platform also introduced a risk-scoring system and whistleblower tools to ensure market integr…
Crypto tax bills a work-in-progress as U.S. House lawmakers pose concerns
The effort to push several tax bills is meant to be bipartisan, but the parties may not be comfortable with all detai…
Circle wants wrapped Bitcoin to look bank grade before institutions trust it as collateral
cirBTC gives Circle a BTC wrapper, but the harder test is whether custody, reserves, liquidity, and redemption contro…