Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million
The deal could grant Circle vital, regulated “last-mile” infrastructure, bridging the gap between stablecoins and traditional local banking systems.
Strive’s SATA nears $1 billion market cap as Strategy’s STRC continues to underperform
SATA’s 13% annualised dividend and resilience around par are helping Strive raise capital and outperform Strategy.
Visa combines VisaNet data with onchain lending to power stablecoin card working capital
Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate, up 15x year over year. Now it wants blockchain lenders to use that data to extend credit to the issuers driving the growth.
Bitmine buys 28k ETH, completes 97% of treasury accumulation goal
While Bitmine’s completed 97% of its goal to acquire 5% of Ether’s supply, Tom Lee’s team faces a $5.1 billion unrealized loss on its main treasury asset.Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the largest corporate Ether holder, announced another purchase of the second-biggest crypto, bringing the company closer to management’s goal of accumulating 5% of the total supply.Bitmine…
Is Bitcoin too volatile to risk your retirement on?
Bitcoin believers see it as an almost certain long-term investment, but retirement demands a different approach. How much crypto exposure is too much for your retirement account?You stack sats. You farm yield, and you’d rather sell your car than part with your BTC. But does that mean you should bank your golden years on Bitcoin?Many…
Ethereum makes quantum resistance a top priority with a 2029 deadline
The Foundation wants the network protected before a quantum computer capable of breaking today’s cryptography could plausibly arrive, and says upcoming upgrades will be judged against that clock.
Bitcoin rally has more room as volatility shorts unwind, Two Prime CEO says
Alexander Blume said subdued funding rates and continued call selling suggest the rebound is not yet being driven by excessive speculation.
Bitmine purchased another $69 million of ETH, with Tom DeMark expecting price uptrend to soon resume
At the latest purchase pace, Tom Lee’s Ethereum treasury firm could reach its crypto accumulation goal in another seven weeks.
Strategy skips Bitcoin buy to repurchase $176M of STRC preferred shares
Strategy repurchased $176 million worth of its STRC preferred stock and doubled the size of its digital securities repurchase program to $2 billion, while pausing on new Bitcoin buys. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, skipped its weekly Bitcoin acquisition to repurchase $176 million of its preferred STRC stock.Strategy repurchased 1.8 million STRC…
Mexico quadruple homicide tied to alleged Bitcoin robbery attempt
Two suspects face a Wednesday hearing over four killings allegedly linked to a crypto wallet believed to hold millions of dollars in Bitcoin.Two suspects in the killing of four people in Mexico allegedly sought a cold wallet they believed held millions of dollars in Bitcoin, news outlet La Jornada reported on Saturday, citing an update…
