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Amazon Web Services has embedded Coinbase’s x402 protocol into its AI payments stack, giving autonomous agents a way to send USDC without a human approving every little move. That’s a meaningful step toward machine-to-machine commerce, where software buys services, data, or compute on its own instead of waiting for some poor soul to click “approve” […]
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Kraken’s parent company is pushing for a federal trust charter in the U.S., a move that could give it a stronger hand in regulated crypto custody while rattling the old banking club. Payward filed for an OCC National Trust Company charter The goal is a federally regulated custody business for digital assets The proposed entity […]
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Bitcoin is still pulling in institutional capital while Ethereum is getting trimmed, and that split is telling the market exactly where professional money thinks the cleaner crypto bet sits right now. BTC fund holdings: up by more than 92,000 Bitcoin ETH fund holdings: down by about 127,000 Ether Institutional signal: Bitcoin first, Ethereum second ETH/BTC […]
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Bitcoin pushed back above $80,000 after a brief dip, helped by a broader risk-on move as stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data lifted stocks and traders looked ahead to a Senate vote on the Clarity Act. BTC back above $80,000 Senate Banking Committee vote set for May 14 Resistance still stacked near $82,800 UBS increased MicroStrategy exposure […]
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Ethereum is drawing real institutional money even as price action stays messy, while a speculative Pepeto presale is trying to hijack the spotlight with big promises and bigger hype. Spot ETH ETFs reportedly crossed $14 billion in year-to-date inflows. BlackRock’s ETHA is still leading the charge for Ethereum ETF demand. ETH is trading around $2,283 […]
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Chaos Labs says it stopped a sophisticated hacking attempt that looked consistent with a nation-state operation, but the scare still shook confidence across crypto infrastructure. Its core oracle network stayed intact, yet the incident helped push more projects toward Chainlink and served up another ugly reminder that crypto security is still a half-fixed, overpromised mess. […]
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UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, has pushed its MicroStrategy position past $1.12 billion, using MSTR as a regulated stand-in for Bitcoin while also disclosing some XRP exposure in new SEC filings. UBS now holds 6.31 million MSTR shares Total position value: about $1.12 billion MicroStrategy is being used as a Bitcoin proxy XRP exposure also appeared […]
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Kraken is seeking an OCC national trust company charter to expand its regulated crypto custody business in the U.S., a move that could give institutions bank-like storage for digital assets under direct federal supervision. Payward filed for an OCC national trust company charter The proposed entity would be Payward National Trust Company (PNTC) The focus […]
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Elizabeth Warren is pressing Meta for answers about its reported stablecoin plans, warning that a company with its reach should not get anywhere near private control of digital payments without serious scrutiny. Meta stablecoin plans are drawing fresh Senate scrutiny USDC creator payouts may be only the starting point Privacy, competition, and financial stability are […]
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UBS is piling deeper into Bitcoin exposure the old-fashioned Wall Street way: not by buying BTC outright, but by scooping up more shares of MicroStrategy, the public company that has turned itself into a leveraged Bitcoin proxy. UBS now holds 6.31 million MicroStrategy shares Position value is about $1.12 billion Latest purchase added 551,121 shares […]
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