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Month: June 2025
President Trump Meme Coin Jumps as He Begs Israel Not to Break Ceasefire Deal
Iran and Israel have continued to fire missiles at each other despite a ceasefire agreement that President Trump wants to uphold.
SOL Surges 8%, With Its CME Futures Volume Hitting an All-Time High
Solana’s SOL token SOL is trading at $145.47, up 7.63% in the past 24 hours, as traders responded to a breakout surge backed by strong futures activity. The rally gained traction after a sharp bounce from $133.55 to $144.10, supported by above-average trading volumes during the 17:00 and 22:00 hours, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical … Read more
Pompliano’s ProCap Buys 3,724 Bitcoin After Raising $750M War Chest
ProCap BTC, a cryptocurrency financial services firm founded by investor Anthony Pompliano, wasted no time putting new money to work. Less than 24 hours after revealing a $1 billion merger with Columbus Circle Capital Corp. (CCCM) and a separate $775 million capital raise, the firm snapped up 3,724 bitcoin BTC at a time-weighted average price … Read more
Bitcoin Is Getting Native, Dollar-Backed Stablecoin USDB
Flashnet and Brale are gearing up to launch the Bitcoin-native, dollar-backed USDB stablecoin this summer in collaboration with Magic Eden.
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Tokenized US Treasurys increase market risk vectors
Tokenized US government debt used as collateral in leveraged trading exposes crypto markets to further geopolitical and liquidity risks.
How SkillShow automates youth sports video processing using Amazon Transcribe
This post is co-written with Tom Koerick from SkillShow. The youth sports market was valued at $37.5 billion globally in 2022 and is projected to grow by 9.2% each year through 2030. Approximately 60 million young athletes participate in this market worldwide. SkillShow, a leader in youth sports video production, films over 300 events yearly … Read more
VanEck warns: Why Bitcoin treasury companies could face capital erosion
More than 220 companies now hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. But as VanEck warns of capital erosion and GBTC’s crash proves, not all bets pay off.
NewDay builds A Generative AI based Customer service Agent Assist with over 90% accuracy
This post is co-written with Sergio Zavota and Amy Perring from NewDay. NewDay has a clear and defining purpose: to help people move forward with credit. NewDay provides around 4 million customers access to credit responsibly and delivers exceptional customer experiences, powered by their in-house technology system. NewDay’s contact center handles 2.5 million calls annually, … Read more
SharpLink Gaming Boosts Ethereum Treasury to 188,478 ETH With $30M Purchase
SharpLink Gaming (SBET), a publicly-listed gaming tech company with a crypto strategy focused on ether ETH, said Tuesday it increased its treasury holdings of the second-largest cryptocurrency to 188,478 ETH. The Minneapolis-based firm bought 12,207 ETH for some $30.7 million between June 16 and June 20 at an average price of $2,513 per coin, according … Read more
Anthropic wins a major fair use victory for AI — but it’s still in trouble for stealing books
A federal judge has sided with Anthropic in an AI copyright case, ruling that training — and only training — its AI models on legally purchased books without authors’ permission is fair use. It’s a first-of-its-kind ruling in favor of the AI industry, but it’s importantly limited specifically to physical books Anthropic purchased and digitized. … Read more
USDC Issuer Circle Stumbles on Neutral Rating From Compass Point
Circle stock falls 6% on analyst skepticism despite stablecoin growth potential, as USDC market share declines amid rising competition concerns.
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A Nasdaq-Listed Stock Surges More than 100% After Unveiling $1 Billion BNB Token Buying Plan
Nano Labs (NA), a Nasdaq-listed designer of high-throughput computing chips, has struck a private agreement to sell $500 million in convertible notes that mature in 360 days to buy Binance’s BNB BNB token for its balance sheet. The unsecured notes will carry no coupon and can be swapped at any time for the company’s Nasdaq-traded … Read more
Predictive intelligence is the upgrade blockchain can’t afford to miss
Blockchain’s next leap is about intelligence. Predictive infrastructure anticipates demand, erases latency and enables new levels of trust and scalability. Blockchain can become proactive and invisible.
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Mastercard Taps Fiserv Stablecoin for ‘New Era’ of Payments
Through the partnership, the companies will explore how business can “transition smoothly” between fiat currency and FIUSD.
TON Up 3% After Volatile Session, Establishing New Support Level
Following a period of volatility where prices swung between $2.72 and $2.93, strong buying emerged for toncoin TON at lower levels, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The coin is up 3% in the last 24 hours, underperforming the CoinDesk 20 — an index of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins, … Read more
U.S. Senators Pitch New Crypto Market Structure Framework as Hearing Approaches
Top U.S. senators have shared the outline of what they’re after in the effort to establish rules of the road for domestic crypto markets, releasing a set of principles on Tuesday as they prepare to further hash out their intentions in an afternoon hearing. The crypto industry is excited about the recent progress of stablecoin … Read more
Fed’s Powell Reiterates Patience on Rates in Congressional Testimony
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell offered little change in stance from his recent remarks, reiterating that the economy is in a good spot, giving the central bank the room to be patient before considering easing monetary policy. “For the time being, we are well positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course … Read more
Nintendo’s wheelchair basketball game will be out in August
Drag x Drive is the next Switch 2 exclusive to get a release date. Nintendo, via its Nintendo Today news app, announced that the 3 v 3 wheelchair basketball game would be out August 14th. Since the launch of the Switch 2 earlier this month, most of the new console’s catalogue has been third party … Read more
Mastercard Expands Stablecoin Push With Paxos, Fiserv and PayPal Integrations
Mastercard (MA) is doubling down on stablecoins with a series of partnerships and product expansions aimed at embedding regulated digital dollars into the everyday payments network. The payments giant said on Tuesday it will integrate several stablecoins including PayPal’s PYUSD, the Paxos-led Global Dollar (USDG) and Fiserv’s recently unveiled FIUSD into its global network, which … Read more
Microsoft planning ‘major’ Xbox layoffs next week
Microsoft is planning to cut jobs in the company’s Xbox gaming business, as early as next week. I first reported in Notepad earlier this month that Microsoft was planning Xbox layoffs “potentially by the end of the month,” and now Bloomberg says a round of “major layoffs” is due next week. I understand managers at … Read more
Nano Labs to issue $500M of convertible notes to fund BNB treasury
Chinese blockchain company Nano Labs announced a $500 million convertible notes deal to fund a major BNB acquisition, aiming to hold up to 10% of its circulating supply.