Mastercard to test USDC for payments as stablecoin scrutiny intensifies
The payment giant will use the USDC stablecoin as a “bridge asset” for cardholders who want to pay for...
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NFL star Saquon Barkley becomes the latest celebrity to accept bitcoin payments
Barkley said he will accept Bitcoin as payment for all future marketing and endorsement deals
PayPal ups its weekly cryptocurrency buy limit to $100,000
The expansion marks a fivefold increase to the service’s crypto purchasing limit in less than a year.
Fidelity to hire more crypto hands amid growing institutional interest
The increased workforce, numbering at least 100, will be deployed to locations in Salt Lake City, Boston, and Dublin....
Nuclear-powered bitcoin mining is coming to Ohio in December
Standard Power, a bitcoin mining host, will convert an old paper mill to a mining facility connected to nuclear...
Capital International Group purchases 12.2% stake in MicroStrategy
Capital International Group, a multi-trillion-dollar asset management group headquartered in L.A., has bought a major stake in the...
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Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins’ next film will be an NFT
The two time Oscar winner is about to have the first non-fungible token tied to his next movie.
Jack Dorsey’s Square commits to building a bitcoin hardware wallet
A personal hardware wallet is non-custodial, meaning crypto holders stay in control of their own private keys instead of...
Chinese Central Bank opts for usual CBDC rhetoric in bashing bitcoin, stablecoins
In what is becoming a regular occurrence, China once again takes a swipe at bitcoin as speculative and a...
Crypto insurance platform Coincover raises $9.2M as big firms seek safety
Insurance to cover the loss of cryptocurrencies remains thin on the ground as underwriters gradually get their heads around...
Bitcoin mining difficulty records largest drop in history; price jumps
Miners who remain operational are likely to become even more profitable over the coming weeks.
Beeple helps Wimbledon NFT sell for $178,000
Digital artist, Beeple, launched an non-fungible token (NFT) platform and helped Tennis Champion Andy Murray sell an NFT that...
Robinhood is earmarking 20% to 35% of its own IPO shares for customers. Why smaller investors should proceed with caution
The amount being allocated is part of Robinhood’s push to help smaller investors access initial public offerings.
Senator Cynthia Lummis backs crypto for US retirement plans
The Senator from Wyoming believes crypto should be a part of a diversified portfolio for U.S. investors.
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest to create a bitcoin ETF under the symbol ‘ARKB’
Wood, a longtime bitcoin bull, has been buying up proxies for the digital asset in names such as Coinbase...
Citigroup launches a digital asset unit within its wealth management division
Wall Street giant Citigroup launched a new business unit to give clients exposure to cryptocurrencies, tokenization, and other blockchain...
Andreessen Horowitz goes ham on crypto with a new $2.2B fund
After a wildly successful Coinbase exit, the venture capital firm is signaling its commitment to cryptocurrencies with a third...
Winklevoss’ Gemini buys carbon credits to cut bitcoin’s CO2 footprint
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is responding to bitcoin’s environmental issue by purchasing carbon credits.