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Jack Dorsey’s financial services firm Block, Inc. will launch Bitcoin payments on Square, its payments processing arm, with a rollout to begin later this year before a full launch in 2026. The company announced the plan at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas on May 27, where Block demonstrated the feature at the BTC … Read more
Amid evolving global dynamics, India’s cryptocurrency sector is intensifying pressure on the government for tax relief, capitalizing on what industry leaders see as softening attitudes linked to Donald Trump’s White House return. Executives report regular engagements with Indian policymakers—now occurring monthly or weekly—compared to biannual discussions in the past. The industry seeks to replace the … Read more
Bitcoin’s recent all-time high of $111,970 has sparked optimism among crypto market participants, but whether that carries through into the third quarter of this year remains uncertain, analysts say. “The coming weeks will likely determine whether Bitcoinʼs latest breakout was a local high or the prelude to a more aggressive leg higher in Q3,” Bitfinex … Read more
Real-world assets linking up with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is one of a few key catalysts that could reignite the waning NFT lending sector, which is suffering from a collapse in volumes and user activity, says blockchain analytics platform DappRadar. Volumes in the NFT lending market, which allows NFT holders to take out a loan against … Read more
Strive Asset Management and Asset Entities Inc. (Nasdaq: ASST) announced a $750 million private investment to fund their first wave of bitcoin acquisitions, aiming to establish Strive as a leading bitcoin treasury company focused on long-term outperformance. Strive Eyes Bitcoin Dominance With No-Debt $750M Funding Round The financing for Strive Asset Management and Asset Entities … Read more
Binance doubles down on crypto’s future as its CEO spotlights the regulatory moves that could spark mass adoption, transform finance, and reshape global economic power. Crypto Frameworks Must Enable This to Trigger Mass Participation, Says Binance’s CEO Binance CEO Richard Teng emphasized the need for regulatory clarity in crypto in a post shared on social … Read more
Nasdaq has filed for crypto asset manager 21Shares to list a spot Sui exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the US, initiating the Securities and Exchange Commission’s review process. The stock market’s May 23 19b-4 filing, which asks the SEC to list the 21Shares SUI ETF, follows 21Shares’ April 30 submission of its S-1 registration statement to … Read more
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget launched BGUSD, a stable asset certificate offering a 4% annual yield, backed by tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) including money market funds and U.S. Treasuries. New Bitget Stablecoin BGUSD Generates Yield from Tokenized Assets The product, announced on May 27, 2025, is redeemable for USDC at a 1:1 ratio and can be purchased … Read more
At the Bitcoin 2025 event in Las Vegas, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley declared that bitcoin is transitioning into a mainstream financial asset in 2025, driven by regulatory changes enabling U.S. institutional investors to enter the market at an unprecedented scale. Bitwise CEO Projects Historic Bitcoin Growth The U.S. regulatory landscape’s evolution in 2025 will allow … Read more
A third individual, suspected of being connected to the recent kidnapping, torture and attempted extortion of an Italian tourist in New York City, surrendered to law enforcement on May 27. 33-year-old William Duplessie was taken into custody by the New York Police Department (NYPD) and will be charged with “kidnapping and false imprisonment of an … Read more