Mastercard Brings Its Fraud-Fighting Tools to Stablecoin Payments
In brief Mastercard launched Stablecoin Security, a risk-intelligence tool that lets financial institutions screen stablecoin payments for fraud, scams and...
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Tom Lee’s Bitmine Adds $30 Million in Ethereum as Buying Nears Its Finish Line
In brief Bitmine bought another 12,535 ETH, raising its holdings to 6,041,481 ETH (about $14.3 billion), or 4.9% of supply—99%...
Strategy Buys $22M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $193M of STRC
In brief Strategy bought 267 BTC for $22.1 million last week and repurchased $193.1 million of its STRC preferred stock,...
Banks Hold a Lever Over Stablecoin Adoption, BIS Economists Say
In brief A new BIS working paper using U.S. data from 2019 to 2025 found that higher bank deposit rates...
Circle Plans Push Into 40 Emerging Markets as Stablecoins Go Mainstream, CEO Says
In brief Circle plans to expand into roughly 40 emerging and developing countries, CEO Jeremy Allaire told Reuters, saying blockchain...
Bitcoin Treasury Giant Strategy Faces Index Removal Under Finalized MSCI Rules
In brief MSCI finalized a rule treating “non-operating companies” as ineligible for its Global Investable Market Indexes, effective Nov. 30,...
Boom or Bust, Bitcoin Wins the AI Trade, Bitwise CIO Says
In brief Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argued in an investor note that Bitcoin benefits across nearly every macro scenario, framing...
Mastercard and BVNK Launch ‘Global Money Platform’ to Merge Fiat and Stablecoins
In brief Mastercard and BVNK launched the Global Money Platform, a modular infrastructure layer letting businesses embed multi-currency accounts holding...
Ledger Announces Atom Touchscreen Android Device
In brief Ledger has announced Atom, a touchscreen Android device that incorporates a Secure Element running Ledger OS. Solana Mobile...
Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Wealthy UAE Clients
In brief Standard Chartered launched direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading for affluent UAE clients on Wednesday after receiving licensing approval...