Mastercard Expands Stablecoin Push With Paxos, Fiserv and PayPal Integrations
Mastercard (MA) is doubling down on stablecoins with a series of partnerships and product expansions aimed at embedding regulated digital dollars into the everyday payments network. The payments giant said on Tuesday it will integrate several stablecoins including PayPal’s PYUSD, the Paxos-led Global Dollar (USDG) and Fiserv’s recently unveiled...
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Polymarket on the Verge of Raising $200M at $1B Valuation: Report
Blockchain-based prediction market Polymarket is edging closer to a $200 million raise at a $1 billion valuation, The Information reported, citing people familiar with the plan. Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund is said to be leading the round, the report added. The $200 million figure includes $50 million that was...
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Chainlink, Mastercard Tie-Up to Let Nearly 3B Cardholders Buy Crypto On-Chain
Chainlink and Mastercard have linked their networks so more than three billion Mastercard holders can purchase cryptocurrencies directly on-chain. The service folds several players into a single flow. Shift4 processes the card payment, zerohash custodies fiat currency and delivers crypto liquidity, while XSwap and Uniswap execute the final token...
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Strategy Stock Volatility Sinks to Historic Lows, Possibly Making Shares Less Attractive
Strategy (MSTR) is currently experiencing its lowest 10-day realized volatility since it first added bitcoin {BTC} to its balance sheet in 2020, according to Jeff Park, Head of Alpha Strategies at Bitwise Asset Management. Realized volatility refers to the actual historical movement of an asset’s price over a specific...
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‘Crypto Is Macroeconomically Insignificant’: Yanis Varoufakis In 2023: Why The 2023 Warnings Still Resonate In 2025
This conversation with Yanis Varoufakis was recorded in July 2023. However, it reads like it was made for today. As inflation lingers, market volatility grows, and central banks face mounting pressure, Varoufakis’ warnings feel more urgent than ever. He argues the 2008 financial crisis never truly ended, only “morphed,”...
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Bitcoin Derivatives Market Falters As Futures Buying Activity Declines Sharply
Bitcoin has displayed robust resilience, bouncing back into bullish territory and allowing the flagship asset to recover to $105,000 once again. While the price is gradually recovering from the recent pullback, BTC’s derivatives market is witnessing a steady drop. A Drop In Bitcoin Futures Buying Pressure Despite a notable...
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Top Altcoins to Buy Now as Pompliano’s ProCap Announced $1B Merger after $750M Raise
Anthony Pompliano, the well-known crypto investor and founder of ProCap, just dropped a bombshell. He’s raised $750 million to merge with Columbus Circle Capital Corp. The result? A new publicly traded entity called ProCap Financial Inc. (trading under ticker $CCCM), with $1 billion worth of Bitcoin on its books....
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Shiba Inu whales buy 1.3t SHIB in 24 hrs; is a 194% rally to $0.000033 coming next?
Amid memecoin volatility, Angry Pepe Fork stands out as a newcomer showing verifiable traction and investor interest. #sponsoredcontent...
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Altcoins, memecoins join crypto market rally as BTC reclaims $105k
The ongoing Bitcoin-led recovery is rippling through the broader crypto market, with improved investor sentiment driving gains across the altcoin and memecoin sectors. Bitcoin (BTC) has been on an upward trend over the past 24 hours, posting an approximate 4%…...
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Lumia integrates modular cross-chain infrastructure through Avail collaboration
Real-world asset tokenization platform Lumia is integrating Avail into its on-chain infrastructure, marking a shift from siloed blockchains to a modular, interoperable infrastructure. According to a press release received by crypto.news, the collaboration will integrate the Avail Stack infrastructure into…...
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