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BitGo offers Europe’s crypto firms a MiCA-compliance lifeline as license deadline looms
BaFin-regulated BitGo says its Crypto-as-a-Service platform can help eligible crypto players across Europe with an alternative way to navigate MiCA.
Forget the price charts. Here's how bitcoin and S&P 500 look like when adjusted for the money printer
Valuations shaped by M2 money supply growth paint reveal concerning trends for risk assets.
Crypto PAC's $12 million Senate candidate, Barry Moore, wins Alabama GOP primary
The Trump loyalist drew more crypto dollars than any candidate so far in this year's midterms, and the result marks a big win for the industry's political arm.
'It's a unique scenario' - Inside Lidl's first ever pub
The supermarket chain Lidl owns and operates The Middle Ale, a 'world first' for the brand.
Taxi fares set to increase amid rising costs
The council agrees to increase the maximum charges for Hackney carriage journeys, amid fears demand may fall.
Live markets: A bitcoin bottom signal flashed as holders absorbed 125,000 BTC in June
Bitcoin's Sharpe ratio hit a level that has marked every cycle low since 2015, but in each case it preceded months of basing rather than an immediate rebound.
XRP gives back breakout gains, slipping below $1.23 on heavy selling
XRP briefly traded above key resistance before sellers stepped in, with rising volume suggesting traders used the rally to cut positions rather than add risk.
Uniswap jumps 22% and altcoins rip while bitcoin stalls before the Fed
UNI surged after Standard Chartered set a $100 long-term target, and HYPE and solana led a broad altcoin bid. Bitcoin held near $66,000 as oil fell to a three-month low and the Fe…
Cadbury chocolate-owner Mondelez defends staying in Russia
Mondelez boss Dirk Van de Put says it was the "right decision" to remain after the war with Ukraine.
Here is why Strategy's dividend-paying crypto stock is crashing to near-historic lows
Strategy's bitcoin-backed preferred stock remains well below par value as concerns over dividend coverage and stronger competition from Strive's SATA.
Bitcoin miners' AI pivot faces $50 billion reality check, says VanEck
VanEck says investors are shifting focus from contract announcements to execution risk as miners chase AI revenue.
U.S. senators urge Treasury not to leave states out of GENIUS Act stablecoin process
Senators led by Republican Cynthia Lummis are insisting the Treasury Department ensure states get a process to prove their ability to supervise stablecoins.
Hyperliquid, Uniswap and Worldcoin buck crypto slump as traders chase AI, DeFi trends
A handful of tokens continued their run while bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market stalled after the early week bounce.
Coinbase intoduces AI advisor, stock options, and pre-IPO markets in finance push
The crypto exchange is expanding into investing, derivatives and banking services as it pursues an all-in-one financial platform.
Struggling Pizza Hut chain to be sold for $2.7bn
The decision comes after a prolonged period of difficulty for the chain, which has faced increasing competition from a range of rivals.
Ripple invests in Flutterwave, pushing its stablecoin and XRP Ledger into payments across Africa
The deal values Flutterwave at $3.2 billion, and will integrate Ripple's RLUSD and the XRP Ledger network to speed cross-border payments across Africa.
Coinbase to join tokenized stock race with onchain shares, dividend payments
The crypto exchange said investors will own the shares and receive dividends, underscoring growing momentum behind tokenized securities.
Binance says its European regulatory application is compliant despite report of Greek rejection
An EU crypto license application by the world’s largest crypto exchange is set to be rejected by the Greek regulator HCMC, according to a report from Reuters.
Ethereum’s biggest protocol overhaul in years moves into its final development stage
Developers are entering the final stretch of work on Glamsterdam, the network's next major upgrade, as teams begin testing a version of the fork in a closed environment.
State Street targets stablecoin reserve boom with new money market fund
The asset manager joins BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and others competing to manage reserves backing the growing stablecoin market.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Uniswap (UNI) gains 12.9% while index trades lower
Stellar (XLM), up 2.7% from Monday, joined Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer.
Y Combinator reveals a new AI agent that can build and run an entire business just from a text message
Y Combinator's Locus Founder lets users text a business idea via iMessage, SMS, or Telegram, and the AI handles the rest.
Musk's SpaceX buys AI coding start-up for $60bn days after IPO
Elon Musk's rocket company has agreed to buy Cursor, which uses AI to automate the process of writing code.
BlackRock's new bitcoin income fund offers cash flow alongside BTC exposure
After IBIT's $49 billion success, BlackRock says clients are increasingly seeking ways to earn income from long-term bitcoin holdings.