X rolls out smart cashtags in US, Canada in step toward ‘everything app’
Tat Thang, a partner at the prediction platform Polymarket, suggests X is building a Web3 equivalent of the Chinese WeChat...
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OKX Publishes Open-Standard Payment Protocol for Autonomous AI Agents
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has launched an open payments protocol for artificial intelligence agents, joining a growing push by crypto and...
Google parent set to open at fresh record after blowout Q1 earnings
Alphabet is on track to set a fresh record high as pre-market momentum extends a breakout driven by blockbuster earnings....
Crypto Tops X’s Most-Muted List, and AI Slop May Be Why
Crypto has topped the list of most-muted topics on X since the platform rolled out its snooze feature, with spam...
Ripple expands headquarters in Dubai’s financial hub as regional demand accelerates
Ripple has expanded its operations in the UAE by establishing a new Middle East and Africa headquarters in the Dubai...
Twenty One Shares Rise on Tether’s 3-Way Merger Proposal
Shares in the Bitcoin-buying company Twenty One Capital climbed in after-hours trading on Wednesday after its majority shareholder, Tether, proposed...
Twenty One Capital seeks mergers with Strike and Elektron to build premier Bitcoin platform
Tether Investments, the investment division of Tether, is backing a proposed series of mergers aimed at turning Twenty One Capital,...
Stripe partners with Google to bring AI shopping into Gemini and AI Mode
Stripe announced a partnership with Google that will allow businesses to sell products directly inside AI Mode and the Gemini...
Blockworks secures $192M valuation as it pushes beyond media into market infrastructure
Blockworks closed a Series A extension at a $192 million valuation, marking a new step in the company’s push to...
MoonPay Launches Institutional Unit After Sodot Acquisition
Crypto payments platform MoonPay is launching an institutional unit after acquiring Sodot, an Israeli crypto security infrastructure provider.MoonPay on Wednesday...
SoFi posts record $1.1B revenue in Q1 as everything app strategy gains traction
US digital financial services company SoFi Technologies posted $1.1 billion in net revenue for Q1 2026, up 43% from the...
MoonPay acquires crypto security startup Sodot for around $100 million in all-stock deal
MoonPay has acquired Sodot, an Israeli crypto security startup, as part of its plan to build a new institutional-focused division...
Bernstein keeps $130 Robinhood target as Q1 miss extends post-earnings losses
Shares of Robinhood (HOOD) deepened losses after the company missed first-quarter revenue and earnings targets, but Bernstein sees nearly double...
Galaxy Posts $216M Q1 Loss as Helios Expansion Advances
Mike Novogratz’s digital asset company Galaxy Digital posted a $216 million loss in the first quarter of 2026, extending losses...
Galaxy Digital posts $216 million net loss in Q1 as crypto market falls 20%
Galaxy Digital, the crypto financial services and infrastructure firm led by Mike Novogratz, posted a $216 million net loss for...
Crypto Lobby Backs Removal of ‘Reputation Risk’ Debanking
US crypto lobby group Blockchain Association has thrown its support behind the US Federal Reserve’s proposal to codify the removal...
Microsoft loses exclusive OpenAI IP rights as new deal caps revenue share
Microsoft and OpenAI have amended their partnership, stripping Microsoft of its exclusive license to OpenAI’s models and products while placing...
Michael Saylor’s Strategy adds 3.2K Bitcoin at nearly $78K per BTC
Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought 3,273 Bitcoin for $255 million between April 20 and 26, bringing total holdings to 818,334 BTC....
Trump safe after shooting disrupts White House correspondents dinner in Washington
President Donald Trump was unharmed after a shooter opened fire outside the ballroom of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at...
Chainlink data standard goes live on AWS Marketplace for tokenized asset builders
Chainlink’s data standard is now available on AWS Marketplace, giving developers access to Chainlink Data Feeds, Data Streams, and Proof...
Blockchain Capital targets $700 million for two new crypto funds
Blockchain Capital is seeking to raise $700 million for two new crypto focused funds, according to a Bloomberg report citing...
Polymarket Traders Profit $37K From Paris Weather Glitch
Two Polymarket accounts have attracted suspicion after making $37,000 betting correctly on two unusual temperature readings of a weather station...
