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Metamask and Mastercard have launched the Metamask Card nationwide in the United States, including New York for the first time, introducing a metal tier and onchain cashback rewards. Mastercard Powers Metamask Card Expansion to All 50 States Mastercard and Consensys announced the general availability of the Metamask Card across the United States on Thursday, marking … Read more
Onchain investigator ZachXBT on Thursday published a detailed X thread alleging that certain employees at Axiom abused internal tools to access user wallet data and potentially engage in insider trading. ZachXBT Investigation Points to Alleged Data Misuse ZachXBT posted the thread at 8:41 a.m. EST, naming Broox Bauer, known online as @WheresBroox, and describing him … Read more
Richard Blumenthal has formally launched a Senate investigation into Binance over reports that as much as $1.7 billion in cryptocurrency transfers may have flowed through the exchange to entities linked to Iran and other sanctioned networks between 2024 and 2025. According to reporting highlighted by CoinDesk, the Connecticut Democrat is demanding detailed records from Binance … Read more
The narrative around stablecoins has shifted dramatically over the past few years. What began as a largely speculative attempt to mirror traditional dollars on blockchain networks has matured into a foundational layer of the digital asset economy. Today, stablecoins are no longer viewed merely as trading intermediaries, they are increasingly considered the most practical and … Read more
Digital payments and stablecoin issuer Circle delivered a standout fourth quarter, reporting $770 million in revenue, a 77% year-over-year increase, as adoption of its flagship stablecoin USDC continued to expand across global markets. Net income for the quarter reached $133 million, underscoring the company’s improving operating leverage despite a volatile crypto backdrop. The results reflect … Read more
The push to merge traditional finance with blockchain infrastructure is accelerating as Ondo Finance rolls out tokenized U.S. equities and ETFs on Binance Alpha. The integration introduces onchain exposure to widely traded securities for hundreds of millions of exchange users, marking one of the most significant distribution expansions for tokenized assets to date. By combining … Read more
The consolidation wave sweeping through the digital asset industry gained fresh momentum as Bitwise Asset Management confirmed the acquisition of staking infrastructure provider Chorus One. The move significantly deepens Bitwise’s onchain capabilities and positions the firm to compete more aggressively across proof-of-stake networks, yield products, and institutional crypto services. Bitwise, which oversees more than $15 … Read more
Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation into Pavel Durov, accusing the billionaire entrepreneur of facilitating terrorist activity through the encrypted messaging platform Telegram. The investigation marks a major escalation in the long-running confrontation between Russian regulators and one of the world’s most widely used communication apps. According to official reports and public statements, the … Read more
Citadel Securities has issued a pointed rebuttal to Citrini Research’s viral “2028 Global Intelligence Crisis” artificial intelligence (AI) scenario, arguing that current labor data and adoption trends offer little evidence of imminent white-collar collapse. Is AI Getting Too Good? Citadel Offers a Different Take Authored by global macro analyst Frank Flight, the market-making firm’s response … Read more
Stripe says 2025 marked a turning point for startups, stablecoins and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven commerce, as $1.9 trillion in payment volume flowed through its network and a new generation of global-first companies took shape. Stripe’s Founders Predict a Very Different Decade Ahead In the letter, Stripe said businesses using its infrastructure processed $1.9 trillion in … Read more