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Stripe mounts blockbuster $53 billion bid to buy PayPal
The bid, made together with Advent, follows an earlier expression of interest. PayPal has been reluctant to engage wi…
UK plans first G7 digital sovereign bond by early 2027
The security will launch on HSBC’s Orion platform within the BoE and FCA’s Digital Securities Sandbox to test red…
Binance bets on becoming a crypto 'super app' as stablecoins reshape growth
Shunyet Jan, Binance’s head of spot trading and derivatives, said the exchange is focusing more on payments and fin…
Mizuho downgrades Circle to underperform, cuts price target to $50 on Open USD threat
The Japanese investment bank said Open USD's yield pass-through model could pressure Circle's margins by shifting mor…
JPMorgan says Hyperliquid's rise threatens Circle's USDC economics
Hyperliquid's deal with Circle and Coinbase creates a "prisoner's dilemma" that puts pressure on earnings from the do…
Decentralized AI project Nous Research in talks to raise $75M at $1.5B valuation: report
Nous Research is raising at least $75 million led by Robot Ventures at a $1.5 billion valuation, per TechCrunch.
Distributed compute startup Boundless expands 4,000-GPU network from ZK to AI
Boundless, which built a 4,000 GPU cluster to settle Ethereum and Base ZK proofs on Bitcoin, is expanding to AI compute.
Hut 8 price target hiked to $165 at Benchmark as AI pivot reshapes valuation
Mark Palmer said Hut 8's Beacon Point project transforms the company into an AI infrastructure platform with a long g…
CleanSpark signs $6.6 billion, 20-year data center lease with unnamed global tech firm
CleanSpark has signed a 20-year, $6.6 billion data center lease in Sandersville, Georgia, with a confidential tech te…
ECB picks firms including Deutsche Bank, Revolut for digital euro pilot
The pilot will test a beta version of the digital euro for online, offline, in-store, and e-commerce payments with EC…
Japan’s biggest card network taps Circle to bring stablecoins to 40 million merchants
JCB and Circle will explore using USDC for cross-border payments and merchant transactions as Japan ramps up efforts …
Prediction markets just crushed traditional sportsbooks in a massive $50 billion World Cup breakout
Prediction markets just topped $50 billion in monthly volume, capping off the first month of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $62,600 as the Iran conflict reignites and CPI looms
Trump reinstated the Hormuz blockade, sending oil higher and rate-hike bets up, reversing the peace trade that helped…
Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 markets surge to nearly 50% of perp volume as onchain stock trading grows
HIP-3's share of total Hyperliquid perp volume has climbed from roughly 2% at the start of the year to around 50% now.
Onchain Pokémon cards come to Solana-based DEX Jupiter
While tokenized Pokémon cards aren’t new, having Jupiter enter the space could give the whole category a legitimac…
UK lays out tokenized finance roadmap with projected £33 billion annual boost
Industry leaders say payment infrastructure must evolve alongside tokenized assets to enable real-time settlement.
Mizuho says Circle bank approval doesn't solve USDC growth, stablecoin competition risks
Japanese investment bank Mizuho reiterated its neutral rating on Circle, saying OCC approval for a national trust ban…
Bolivia weighs adding Tether's USDT to its national payments system
Crypto usage has spiked in the country, with transaction volumes hitting $430 million in the year after the central b…
Japan’s largest security token platform moves nearly $3 billion to Avalanche blockchain
Progmat develops security token infrastructure that accounts for 64.6% of Japan’s security token market total issua…
Ripple CEO says SEC suit nearly pushed company to shut down
Brad Garlinghouse's account shows how a token reserve can shape a company's room to survive a long regulatory fight. …
SBI Holdings' blockchain initiative pivots to Solana for tokenization, stablecoin issuance
The SBI Solana Global joint venture now includes the Solana Foundation, the Swiss organization that oversees the laye…
BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley join UK government's tokenization taskforce
The 54 firm-strong group, which is backed by the City of London Corporation, will spend the next year working on live…
Japan’s SBI Group to launch JPYSC stablecoin lending service this month
The SBI's service would offer users a 3% annual yield for deposited JPYSC stablecoins, according to Nikkei.
Japan’s Lawson convenience store pilots stablecoin payments with JPYC: report
This is part of a proof-of-concept involving telecommunications giant KDDI and crypto wallet firm HashPort.
The Funding: Why Japan’s SBI Holdings is investing big in crypto
The Japanese financial giant's recent crypto deals offer insights into how traditional finance is approaching digital…
Lending protocol Bonzo loses 77% of value locked as $9 million oracle exploit rattles Hedera
Bonzo Lend lost approximately $9.05 million after an attacker exploited a verification flaw in a third-party Supra or…
Crypto IPO market stalls as capital rotates to AI and macro uncertainty weighs
Funding constraints and investor caution, not regulation, are delaying crypto IPOs, according to Cohen & Company Capi…
SK Hynix’s $26.5 billion US listing brought to Telegram users via xStocks
Solana said that tokenized SK Hynix shares on SOL can be acquired through Backpack, xStocks and Ondo Finance.
Kraken to relaunch its mobile app with agentic trading and advice at the center
Kraken is adding autonomous AI agents capable of monitoring markets, suggesting trades and even executing on behalf o…
Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers
The initiative builds on a broader shift by companies exploring stablecoins to move money between international opera…