Finance
PayPal is deepening its push into digital assets, announcing that U.S. users will soon be able to send and receive cryptocurrencies directly through its peer-to-peer (P2P) payment system. The update, integrated into the PayPal app, will support Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and PayPal’s own stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD)
AI
French enterprises are ramping up their cybersecurity strategies as artificial intelligence (AI)-driven threats and tighter regulations reshape the country’s digital security landscape. A new report from technology advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG) highlights how businesses are shifting priorities, investing more heavily in security, and seeking streamlined solutions
Markets
U.S. stocks opened little changed on Wednesday as Wall Street braced for the Federal Reserve’s closely watched September policy decision. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hovered near flat lines, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped about 40 points. The cautious tone follows Tuesday’s
Regulation
A U.S. outsourcing company, TaskUs, is facing fresh allegations that it concealed the scale of a data breach tied to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and attempted to silence employees investigating the incident. According to an amended class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday by law firm Greenbaum Olbrantz, TaskUs failed to disclose key
Regulation
The Ether Machine, a major Ethereum treasury management firm, has filed a draft registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as it moves forward with plans to go public through a merger with Dynamix Corporation. In a statement shared Tuesday on X, the company said it is
DeFi
KernelDAO is taking a bold step into the stablecoin market with the launch of KUSD, a new reward-bearing token designed to generate returns from real-world financial activity rather than sitting idle on-chain. The project, announced on September 16 through a KernelDAO blog post, introduces KUSD as a stablecoin backed by
Regulation
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is in discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to potentially end its independent compliance monitorship years ahead of schedule, according to a Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources. Binance Nears Deal to Escape Compliance Monitor Imposed by DOJBinance Holdings Ltd., the
What Is Boundless? Boundless is a next-generation blockchain protocol designed to tackle one of the industry’s biggest bottlenecks: scalability. Traditional blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin require every node to re-execute every transaction to ensure security and consensus. While this approach is reliable, it leads to heavy duplication of work,
Opinion
Pantera Capital founder and managing partner Dan Morehead has revealed that Solana now represents the firm’s largest crypto holding, underscoring the blockchain’s growing prominence in the digital asset market. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box with Andrew Ross Sorkin on Monday, Morehead disclosed that Pantera holds $1.1
DeFi
London-listed tech firm The Smarter Web Company has appointed Coinbase Institutional as a key custodian for its Bitcoin treasury, reinforcing its commitment to secure and transparent digital asset management. The Smarter Web Company RNS Announcement: @CoinbaseInsto as a Custody Partner. The Smarter Web Company (#SWC $TSWCF $3M8.F), a London-listed
DeFi
Aave, the leading decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol, is preparing to roll out its next major upgrade, Aave V4, in the fourth quarter of this year. The update aims to strengthen Aave’s dominance in the DeFi market by introducing unified cross-chain liquidity, a feature designed to make borrowing and
Opinion
Polymarket, the decentralized prediction market platform, has launched a new feature allowing users to forecast the earnings of publicly traded companies. The move comes shortly after the platform received regulatory clearance to operate in the United States, marking a significant milestone in its expansion. The company announced on Monday that