Cardano’s x402 support is more than a design sketch: working software has completed an end-to-end payment on the network’s pre-production chain.
Circle has put Bitcoin-backed USDC borrowing inside its institutional Mint interface. The smoother workflow ends, however, where cirBTC leaves Mint and enters an external DeFi market.
US prosecutors are reportedly examining whether Binance knowingly allowed prohibited Iran-linked trading, putting the exchange’s post-2023 compliance overhaul under fresh scrutiny.
X has added a trade button to Bitcoin and stock cashtags for eligible US users. The feature begins on X, but the order is completed through a separate financial platform.
Bitcoin briefly reached $87,374 before slipping below $87,000. The next $3,000 could prove unusually volatile because estimated short-liquidation exposure increases toward $90,000.
New vacancies show Apple assessing tokenized payment options and Google expanding its institutional blockchain expertise. They reveal two different business interests, not coordinated stablecoin launches.
Coinbase now lets eligible US customers request IPO shares at the offer price. Unlike its pre-IPO derivatives, successful applicants receive the company’s actual stock.
Strategy bought another 950 BTC for $75.7 million, lifting its total holdings to 846,000 BTC as the cryptocurrency moved above the company’s latest purchase price.
The ECB has launched Pontes, a bridge that lets regulated financial platforms settle tokenized trades in central bank money without moving the assets onto an ECB blockchain.
Bitcoin briefly traded above $84,000 before easing to $83,800. Its move beyond May’s $82,800 swing high coincided with a concentrated wave of short liquidations.
NEAR nearly doubled from its September 16 low as Zcash activity drew attention to NEAR Intents. The timing, however, points to a broader rally rather than a single catalyst.
Binance Wallet is opening access to private-company tokens, but buyers will depend on campaign contracts—not shareholder rights—if providers cannot deliver the exposure or the expected IPO never occurs.
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