US economy surprised: gap between rich and poor barely growing
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Ethereum sets October 26 for Hoodi’s 200 million gas test
Hoodi’s Glamsterdam test schedules a 200 million gas target, while the mainnet activation date remains undecided. Read the full story on Cry…
Goldman, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley see tokenization as a growth play, not a threat
The largest banks in the world are eyeing new trading opportunities, speeding up payments and a role for advisers as tokenization takes root…
Trump adviser under fire after millions of payments from crypto giant Tether
Trump adviser Bo Hines is under fire. His company received millions from Tether while he was working on US crypto legislation.…
Stablecoin cards are booming, but who makes money when you swipe?
Someone paying for lunch with a stablecoin card doesn't need the restaurant to know what USDC is. The card works like any other at the termi…
Citrini sees a tokenization boom. The harder question is who profits
The influential research firm says real-world assets could finally give blockchains a clear role in finance. For investors, the next challen…
These ‘poor’ countries beat Wall Street with ease this year
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Polygon sees Coinme acquisition as entry to payments sector dominated by Visa, Stripe
CEO Marc Boiron said the Coinme acquisition will help Polygon control customer relationships and capture revenue that previously went to pay…
Binance Pool shuts on November 10, with record access ending two weeks later
Mining stops at 07:00 UTC, while final payments depend on eligibility and historical pages close two weeks later. Read the full story on Cry…
Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says
Solana has had no reported mainnet outages in two years, but concentrations in stake, hosting and client software should be monitored, accor…
Eclair patches a browser attack that could send commands to your Lightning node
The Oct. 15 release blocks a cached-authentication route to Eclair's API and requires direct browser interfaces to add a backend. Read the f…
Banks could slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more, BIS paper finds
A BIS working paper found a 1 basis point rise in U.S. bank deposit rates predicted slower stablecoin growth, cutting ten-week growth from 1…
The hidden trade behind Strive’s 16.7% Bitcoin income offer
There's a Bitcoin company that's now offering investors a 15% annual dividend, paid in small installments every business day. While a 15% di…
Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report
Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins. …
Ripple, Coinbase and Kraken to help Evernorth with $648 million in XRP
Evernorth wants to earn returns on its huge XRP reserve with Ripple, Coinbase, Kraken and BitGo. Discover the plans and risks.…
Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro imminent
“The digital euro will further stimulate innovation and competition in retail payments,” according to the ECB president. …
South Korea tightens rules after data breaches at banks and crypto exchanges
South Korea wants to tighten controls on crypto exchanges following data breaches involving 100,000 customers. Research reveals security iss…
Bitget to discontinue services for some users in one-off exercise
Bitget says user funds are safe and exchange will continue to operate during the change.…
Bitcoin’s inflation hedge has a hidden cost, and leverage makes it worse
Borrowing costs, missed interest income, and futures fees can all eat into returns even when Bitcoin holds its value. That's a big problem, …
‘Wow, it’s a real discovery’: Claude cracks a 25-year NSA number mystery
Numbers the spy agency handed over in the 1990s, long suspected of hiding a backdoor, turn out to have come from a basic computer program. B…
Cardano shifts $26M to USDCx as bridge controls freeze payouts
Converted Intersect-administered budgets reduce ADA exposure, while milestone release and stablecoin cash-out conditions still govern access…
Satoshi-era bitcoin faces a bigger quantum threat after Google’s new Willow breakthrough
Google says its Willow chip can prepare the special quantum states needed for advanced calculations with about 40 times fewer errors, reduci…
Visa and Mastercard adopt USDC payouts across 200 countries
Visa's Inyo rollout and Mastercard's BVNK platform give businesses stablecoin funding routes, subject to eligibility and rollout limits. Rea…
Cross River Bank links $2.4B RLUSD to core banking system
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