Core Scientific terminates $9 billion merger deal with CoreWeave
Crypto miner Core Scientific on Thursday ended its merger agreement with Nvidia-backed CoreWeave .
Trump memecoin issuer in talks to buy crowdfunding business - Bloomberg News
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Mastercard poised to buy crypto firm Zerohash for nearly $2 billion, Fortune reports
Mastercard is in late-stage talks to acquire crypto startup Zerohash for between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, Fortune reported on Wednesday, citing five sources familiar with the matter.If the deal goes through, it would be Mastercard's one of the biggest bets yet on stablecoins, the report said, a…
Bitcoin hovers near all-time high
Bitcoin hovered near its record high on Monday as the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value continued to benefit from strong demand from investors.The rally in bitcoin since the start of the year has been underpinned by flows from institutional investors, friendlier policies of the administ…
Crypto giant Tether to propose candidates for Juventus board
Tether plans to file its own list of candidates for the board of Italian soccer club Juventus at an annual shareholder meeting next month, the crypto giant said on Monday in e-mailed responses to questions from Reuters.Tether built a 10.7% stake in Turin-based Juventus during this year, becomin…
Bitcoin hits all-time high above $125,000
Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, hit a record high on Sunday and was up nearly 2.7% at $125,245.57 at 0512 GMT. Bitcoin's previous record was $124,480 in mid-August, buoyed by friendlier regulations from U.S. President 's administration and strong demand from institut…
Walmart-backed fintech OnePay is bringing crypto to its banking app, sources say- CNBC
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Satellite startup Spacecoin sends data through space in bid to rival Starlink
By Gianluca Lo Nostro U.S. startup Spacecoin said on Wednesday it had successfully sent secured information through space in what it said was a first for the industry as the firm tries to show it can offer an alternative to Starlink's satellite internet service.WHY IT'S IMPORTANTSpacecoin aims to…
Clean energy glut draws cryptocurrency miners to BrazilÂ
By Leticia Fucuchima Crypto mining companies are actively negotiating contracts with Brazilian electricity providers, such as Renova Energia , that would benefit from the South American country's surplus renewable power without burdening the grid during peak times. Following crypto heavyweigh…
Visa bets on stablecoins to speed up cross-border payments
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini Visa said on Tuesday it will start testing a new way for businesses to fund international payments by allowing them to use stablecoins instead of pre-depositing cash in local accounts.The move signals growing acceptance of these digital tokens among major busine…
China ask brokers to pause real-world asset business in Hong Kong, sources say
China's securities watchdog has advised some local brokerages to pause their real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation business in Hong Kong, said two sources, signalling Beijing's concerns of a euphoric drive towards a booming digital assets market offshore.The RWA tokenisation process usually conver…
US special envoy Steve Witkoff is still holding Trump-linked crypto assets - Bloomberg News
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