Finance
Visa is deepening its role in the digital asset economy by adding support for four new stablecoins across four different blockchains—a move aimed at broadening payment options and accelerating global money movement. Making stablecoins accessible for everyday purchasesVisa’s new partnership with Bridge helps bring stablecoin-linked cards to more
AI
OpenAI has announced a sweeping corporate restructuring alongside a newly defined partnership agreement with Microsoft, marking what both companies describe as the “next chapter” in their collaboration. The overhaul strengthens OpenAI’s nonprofit roots while clarifying its long-term governance, funding model, and relationship with one of its largest backers. A
Finance
Prediction market operator Polymarket is preparing to reopen to U.S. users before the end of November, signaling a major comeback for the blockchain-based trading platform after years of operating overseas, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The move positions Polymarket at the heart of an increasingly competitive space where prediction markets and
Markets
The cryptocurrency world is buzzing after former U.S. President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the former CEO of Binance. Industry watchers say the move could reshape the future of both Binance and its native token, BNB. David Namdar, CEO of the digital asset treasury firm
DeFi
Securitize, a leading player in digital asset tokenization, is set to go public through a $1.25 billion special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal, marking one of the most significant milestones yet for blockchain-based financial infrastructure. The transaction will merge Securitize with a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor
AI
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf is accelerating its pivot into artificial intelligence infrastructure with a new $9.5 billion joint venture alongside AI cloud platform Fluidstack, supported by Google. The partnership will develop a 168-megawatt data center in Abernathy, Texas, marking one of the most significant expansions in the company’s history
Innovation
Circle Internet Group has unveiled the public testnet for Arc, a new Layer 1 blockchain designed to power large-scale financial and enterprise applications. Marketed as an “Economic Operating System for the Internet,” Arc is already drawing attention from over 100 major organizations spanning banking, payments, capital markets, and technology. Among
What Is Turtle? Decentralized finance is evolving fast, and with it comes a constant search for smarter, fairer ways to manage liquidity. Turtle, a new blockchain protocol, aims to do just that — by analyzing on-chain wallet activity to optimize how rewards and liquidity are distributed across Web3 ecosystems. Instead of
DeFi
Bitget Wallet has announced a major upgrade with the integration of HyperEVM, the Ethereum-compatible smart contract layer of the Hyperliquid blockchain. The move connects Bitget users directly to one of the fastest-growing decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystems in the crypto space. With this update, Bitget Wallet users can now perform cross-chain
Finance
Japan-based digital asset firm Metaplanet Inc. has announced a major share repurchase program worth up to 150 million common shares, representing around 13% of its outstanding stock (excluding treasury shares). The initiative, approved by the company’s board, aims to improve capital efficiency and stabilize its market-to-net-asset value (mNAV)—a
AI
OpenAI is taking ChatGPT deeper into the business world. The company announced a major new capability that connects ChatGPT directly to enterprise data, allowing it to surface insights and analyze information scattered across internal systems. The update turns ChatGPT from a general-purpose assistant into a custom business analyst capable of
Blockchain
MetaMask is making a major leap toward simplifying the multichain experience. On Monday, the popular crypto wallet announced the rollout of multichain accounts, allowing users to manage multiple blockchain addresses — including Ethereum, EVM-compatible networks, and Solana — all from a single account. Support for Bitcoin is also in the works. The