Explore the intersection of cryptocurrency and traditional finance with the latest news, analysis, and insights on digital assets and global markets.
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Fintech leader SoFi Technologies has become the first and only nationally chartered bank in the United States to offer cryptocurrency trading directly to consumers. The company launched SoFi Crypto on Tuesday, introducing the service as an integrated feature within its existing financial app. With SoFi Crypto, users can now buy,
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Coinbase Revives Public Token Offerings with U.S. Access Crypto exchange Coinbase has launched a new public token sales platform, marking a major shift in how retail investors — including those in the United States — can participate in new crypto launches. The move reintroduces open-access token sales to U.S. users
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Strategy, the bitcoin-focused treasury company formerly known as MicroStrategy, has expanded its holdings once again — acquiring 487 additional bitcoin for approximately $49.9 million between November 3 and November 9, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The purchase, averaging $102,557 per bitcoin,
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In a move bridging traditional finance and blockchain innovation, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit and Backed Finance have announced a partnership to introduce tokenized stocks to the Mantle Layer 2 blockchain network. The collaboration, revealed Friday, aims to make major public company shares such as Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, and Strategy accessible as
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Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, appears to have quietly expanded its bitcoin reserves again—moving nearly $100 million worth of BTC into one of its primary reserve wallets, according to on-chain data. Blockchain analytics platforms Arkham and Nansen both flagged the movement late Thursday, noting that about 961
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Google is expanding the way people access financial insights by integrating real-time data from leading prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi into Google Finance search results. The update, set to roll out over the next few weeks, will initially be available to Google Labs users. Google Finance adds AI features
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A group of major blockchain players — including Solana, Fireblocks, Polygon, Monad, and others — have come together to form the Blockchain Payments Consortium (BPC), an alliance dedicated to creating a unified framework for cross-chain payments. The initiative marks a significant step toward making blockchain-based transactions as seamless and reliable as traditional
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Mastercard is expanding its presence in the digital asset space with a new partnership alongside Ripple and Gemini. The three companies announced plans to explore using RLUSD, a U.S.-regulated stablecoin issued on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), to settle traditional card transactions. If fully implemented, the initiative would mark
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CMT Digital, a Chicago-based crypto venture capital firm, has raised $136 million for its fourth fund—falling slightly short of its $150 million target but marking another significant step in its long-term commitment to blockchain and digital asset innovation. According to Fortune, the fundraising round closed in early October and
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Japan’s Metaplanet Inc. has doubled down on its Bitcoin strategy, taking out a $100 million loan secured by its existing Bitcoin reserves to buy more of the cryptocurrency. The move comes as Bitcoin prices hover near four-month lows, signaling the company’s confidence in the asset’s long-term potential.
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Ripple has raised $500 million in fresh funding at a $40 billion valuation, marking one of the largest capital injections into a blockchain company this year and underscoring Wall Street’s growing confidence in digital asset infrastructure. The round was led by funds connected to Fortress Investment Group and Citadel
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Harmonic, a New York–based infrastructure startup building on Solana, has raised $6 million in a seed round led by venture firm Paradigm, with participation from undisclosed angel investors connected to the Solana ecosystem. The funding aims to accelerate Harmonic’s vision of making Solana’s blockchain operate at near–