Trump-linked World Liberty Financial applies for federal bank charter
World Liberty Financial is trying to launch the World Liberty Trust Company, a stablecoin-focused national trust bank, it said Wednesday....
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Former Brazil central bank official launches yield-bearing real stablecoin
Tony Volpon, former director at Brazil’s Central Bank, has launched a real-pegged stablecoin. Here’s what we know...
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This is what’s (currently) in the way of U.S. crypto market structure bill harmony
Though consequential Senate committee votes may be coming, the talks over the bill’s language haven’t yet satisfied fundamental requests from Democrats....
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Ripple’s $650 Million XRP Move Flagged By Whale Tracker, Where Is It Headed?
Ripple has attracted widespread attention after transferring 300 million XRP, valued at roughly $652 million, to an unidentified wallet, a transaction flagged by Whale Alert. Because the destination is not linked to any major exchange, holders and community members are speculating on what this move might reveal about whale activity and...
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Trump family’s crypto firm WLFI seeks bank charter
Conflicts of interest be damned: WLFI, the Trump family’s flagship crypto venture, is applying for a national banking charter, per the WSJ....
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Tribes draw a line as prediction markets encroach on Native American gaming
A growing legal clash is unfolding between Native American tribes and Silicon Valley-backed prediction markets, as tribal leaders warn that new forms of online wagering threaten the economic backbone of Indigenous communities across the U.S. According to Bloomberg, a coalition…...
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DOGE, SHIB Surge 30% While BTC, ETH, XRP Lag—What’s Happening?
Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) surged 30% over four days, while Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) rallied 27% in its strongest January performance since 2023, outperforming Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP). DOGE ETFs Drive Institutional Demand The Grayscale DOGE Spot ETF (NYSE:GDOG) and Bitwise DOGE Spot ETF...
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Blink plugs into crypto: EV charging gets a stablecoin test drive
Blink Charging is giving EV drivers a new way to power up—by paying with crypto (specifically USD Coin)....
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BNB Chain Activates opBNB Fourier Hard Fork, Cutting Block Times in Half
BNB Chain’s Layer 2 network opBNB completed its Fourier mainnet hard fork on January 7 to cut block times in half. The upgrade marks a meaningful step in BNB Chain’s scaling push, improving transaction speed and reinforcing its position as one of the busiest blockchain ecosystems in terms of...
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Solana’s stablecoin market cap surges by $900M in 24 hours
Stablecoins are emerging as critical infrastructure across both decentralized and traditional financial applications worldwide....
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