SoftBank’s PayPay targets US IPO at potential $13.4B valuation
PayPay Corp. and its majority owner, SoftBank Group Corp., are targeting up to $1.1 billion in a US IPO, positioning...
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Sacks, Garlinghouse Push for Progress in Stablecoin Compromise Under CLARITY Act
U.S. crypto regulation is under active legislative debate as lawmakers push the Clarity Act, with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and...
US Authorities Seek to Recover $327K USDt from Romance Fraud Scheme
A February report claimed that Tether had frozen about $4.2 billion worth of its USDt stablecoin allegedly connected to illicit...
Can US Lawmakers Pass Crypto Market Structure Before the Midterms?
While US Senate lawmakers have been working to pass a comprehensive digital asset market structure bill since July, some industry...
NYT Exposes CZ’s Memoir — Crypto Twitter Made It Free Marketing
The New York Times obtained a nearly 300-page draft of Changpeng Zhao’s unpublished memoir, detailing secret DOJ negotiations, prison life,...
Turkey’s Ruling Party Proposes 10% Crypto Income Tax
Under the proposed law, Turkey’s president would be allowed to change the income tax rate on digital assets from zero...
xAI plans early $3B bond repayment as Musk eyes SpaceX IPO
xAI is planning to repay $3 billion of high yield bonds early in a move that would significantly reduce debt...
AI Could Be Turbulent but Also Boost Bitcoin, NYDIG
Bitcoin will see a boost if artificial intelligence disrupts the labor market or causes volatility that would prompt central banks...
Crypto Scams and Hacks Drop Sharply in February, PeckShield
The monthly losses from crypto hacks and scams in February hit the lowest level since March 2025, with $26.5 million...
Polymarket Traders Make $1M on US-Iran Strike Bets, Spark Insider Concerns
Six Polymarket traders earned roughly $1 million after accurately betting that the United States would strike Iran before the end...
11 US Senators Urge Probe Into Binance’s AML Controls
A group of 11 US senators has asked federal authorities to investigate whether crypto exchange Binance is complying with US...
Morph is leaning into stablecoin settlement, starting with USDC and Circle’s CCTP
Stablecoins are starting to be used as a default way to move money digitally, especially for businesses that need fast...
Drained Accounts and Overseas Scammers: Why Minnesota May Pull the Plug on Crypto ATMs
Minnesota lawmakers are considering HF3642, a bill that would implement a statewide ban on Bitcoin ATMs to combat a surge...
The Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development Act Gets Introduced in Congress
Representatives Scott Fitzgerald, Ben Cline, and Zoe Lofgren introduced the bill to Congress on February 26, seeking to protect software...
SpaceX targets March confidential IPO filing at potential $1.75 trillion valuation
SpaceX is preparing to confidentially file for an initial public offering as soon as next month, positioning Elon Musk’s rocket...
Paramount to acquire Warner Bros in $110B deal after Netflix steps aside
Paramount Skydance has agreed to acquire Warner Bros Discovery in a $110 billion deal signed Friday morning, capping a high-profile...
US DOJ Seized $580M in Crypto from ‘Chinese Transnational Criminals‘
The seizures and freezing over three months were conducted by the District of Columbia’s Scam Center Strike Force, established by...
What AI Agents Need from Crypto Exchanges
By Federico Variola, CEO of Phemex On February 11, Coinbase launched Agentic Wallets, the first wallet infrastructure built specifically for...
Morgan Stanley applies to establish US national trust bank for digital asset business
Morgan Stanley has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a dedicated digital asset...
Minnesota to Weigh Ban on Crypto Kiosks after Scam Reports
A Minnesota lawmaker has introduced a bill that could ban virtual currency kiosks across the state after reports of incidents...
Trump Media explores Truth Social spin-off following merger plans
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which runs President Trump’s social media platform, said Friday it is evaluating a plan...
PayPal taps MoonPay and M0 to launch PYUSDx stablecoin issuance framework
PayPal, MoonPay and M0 are launching PYUSDx, a platform that lets developers issue branded tokens backed by PayPal USD. The...
