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OCC Affirms Banks May Hold Crypto to Pay Network Fees
New OCC guidance ignites momentum for banks by clearing a path to hold limited crypto-assets for essential network fees, unlocking faster blockchain payments, sharper operational efficiency and broader participation in emerging financial rails across institutions. OCC Guidance Sparks Fresh...
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Paxos debuts USDG0 to extend its regulated stablecoin across multiple blockchains
Paxos Labs has launched USDG0, an omnichain extension of its regulated USDG stablecoin, bringing fully backed dollar liquidity to Hyperliquid, Plume and Aptos through LayerZero’s OFT standard.According to an X post from Paxos Labs on Tuesday, USDG0 extends USDG...
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With 42% Of XRP Holders Underwater, Analysts Say The Altcoin Could Crash Even Further
According to on-chain data and market reports, XRP is under fresh selling pressure because a large share of holders are now showing losses.Related ReadingGlassnode reports that 41.5% of XRP supply — or close to 27 billion tokens — sits...
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El Salvador’s latest $100M Bitcoin haul rekindles questions around IMF program
El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, says it has bought more than $100 million in BTC despite pledging to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to limit public exposure to the asset as part of...
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Mastercard Picks Polygon to Bring Verified Usernames to Self-Custody Wallets
Mastercard (MA) has chosen Polygon to power a new system that lets people send crypto to verified usernames instead of long wallet addresses, the companies said on Tuesday.Mastercard Crypto Credential standardizes how blockchain addresses are verified by enabling human-readable...
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Bitcoin sinks under $90K: BitMine, Bitwise execs tip bottom this week
Bitcoin could hit a bottom as soon as this week, according to BitMine chairman Tom Lee and Bitwise Asset Management chief investment officer Matt Hougan, as Bitcoin briefly dropped below $90,000, its lowest price in seven months. During an...
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: AI Industry Must Move Beyond ‘Zero-Sum’ Thinking
Nadella called for companies to abandon the current stage of rivalry in the AI industry, leaving the winner-take-all mindset behind. Instead, he proposed to take action to ensure the broad diffusion of this tech, targeting societal benefits as the...
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On the front line of Europe’s standoff with Russia’s shadow fleet
Jessica Parker,Berlin correspondent, Baltic Sea and Ned Davies,BBC VerifyGetty ImagesThe Estonians speak from experience.When they attempted to intercept a...