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Benchmark rates have long been a cornerstone of traditional finance (TradFi), underpinning trillions in financial instruments. Benchmarks like LIBOR and SOFR play a crucial role in determining lending and borrowing costs. However, these benchmarks have faced criticism for their centralization and vulnerability to manipulation. Notably, in June 2012, Barclays...

In an announcement that rekindles the perennial debate over how far Bitcoin can—or should—stretch beyond its original remit, Input Output (IO), the research and engineering company behind Cardano, has unveiled a compilation pipeline that executes Cardano smart contracts on Bitcoin without touching a line of Bitcoin’s consensus code. “A novel...

Nature’s Miracle is pivoting to an XRP treasury strategy, a first in the industry....

Nature’s Miracle’s XRP treasury initiative may accelerate crypto adoption in corporate finance, influencing broader market trends and strategies. The post Agtech firm Nature’s Miracle launches $20M XRP treasury, eyes long-term yield generation via staking appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Altcoins are showing broad strength following Bitcoin’s explosive July rally. Surging open interest across the sector, however, suggests speculative froth may be building. Such a build-up may raise the risk of sharper volatility ahead. Traders Bet Big on Altcoins Bitcoin rallied from $105.4K to a new ATH of $122.7K...

Bitcoin OGs are shifting focus to Pepe Dollar, a meme utility token merging viral culture with real blockchain use. #sponsoredcontent...

Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen warns against the common mistake of going “all-in” on crypto investments, recommending an 81% Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), 19% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) portfolio allocation for optimal risk-adjusted returns. What Happened: In a podcast episode on Tuesday, Cowen said the ideal crypto portfolio isn’t based on opinion,...

MARA Holdings, the largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner by market capitalization, unveiled an $850 million private offering of zero-coupon convertible notes due 2032....

BNB rose more than 3% in the past 24 hours, briefly topping $800 to reach a new high near $810. BNB peaked at $809.84 as trading volume exceeded the session’s average to 125,568 tokens in an hour, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. Behind the rally were a...

Jack Dorsey’s Square (XYZ) has begun the rollout of bitcoin payments for merchants on its network. Square began onboarding the first sellers, enabling them to accept Lightning Network-powered BTC payments from customers, Owen Jennings, executive officer at Square’s parent company Block (XYZ), posted on X on Tuesday. Payments are...