Ripple and Circle invest in cross-border payments startup Tazapay
Key Takeaways Tazapay secured Series B funding from investors including Ripple and Circle to expand its global payment platform. The...
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Trump-linked Dominari Holdings establishes crypto advisory board
Key Takeaways Dominari Holdings has established a Crypto Advisory Board to drive its digital asset expansion. Industry leaders Sonny Singh...
Kindly MD files $5B shelf offering with plans to expand Bitcoin treasury
Key Takeaways Kindly MD filed a $5 billion shelf registration with the SEC, giving it flexibility to issue equity or...
Numerai secures $500M from JPMorgan to scale its AI-driven hedge fund
Key Takeaways Numerai, a San Francisco–based AI-focused quant fund, has secured a commitment of up to $500 million from JPMorgan...
Donald Trump Jr. invests in Polymarket and takes advisory role amid prediction market boom
Key Takeaways Polymarket secured new funding from Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital and added him to its advisory board after a...
Trump Media teams with Crypto.com to launch $6.4 billion CRO treasury venture
Key Takeaways Trump Media and Crypto.com are launching a major CRO treasury company. The treasury will acquire large amounts of...
How COCA Grew 199% in Card Volume: A Q2 Debrief with CEO Vasili Paulau
While most consumer-facing projects are still wrestling with retention, non-custodial wallet COCA posted its strongest quarter yet. The company reported...
Gemini launches XRP credit card and expands RLUSD access for US traders
Key Takeaways Gemini launched an XRP edition of its credit card offering up to 4% back in XRP. RLUSD becomes...
Crypto influencer John Wang joins Kalshi as Head of Crypto
Key Takeaways John Wang joins Kalshi as Head of Crypto to lead new crypto market development and blockchain initiatives. Kalshi...
Webull brokerage reopens crypto trading for US users after 2023 suspension
Key Takeaways Webull has resumed crypto trading for US users after a suspension in 2023. The platform now offers access...
Nasdaq-listed Arrive AI to pay staff and vendors in Bitcoin, eyes token launch
Key Takeaways Arrive AI will begin compensating staff, clients, and vendors with Bitcoin and is considering further crypto initiatives. The...
Galaxy Digital adds 4,272 Bitcoin in Q2, reduces ETH, XRP exposure
Key Takeaways Galaxy Digital increased its Bitcoin holdings to 17,102 BTC while reducing ETH and XRP exposure in Q2. The...
OpenAI could reach $500 billion valuation in new stock deal for staff
Key Takeaways OpenAI is considering a secondary stock sale at a valuation of about $500 billion, a two-thirds increase from...
Apple to invest $100 billion more in US manufacturing amid Trump tariff pressure
Key Takeaways Apple is expected to announce an additional $100 billion in US manufacturing, raising its total domestic commitment to...
Bitcoin-native Parataxis to go public in SPAC deal with SilverBox, targeting $640M raise
Key Takeaways Parataxis Holdings will go public via a $640 million SPAC merger with SilverBox Corp IV and list under...
Ripple to acquire Rail for $200M to strengthen global stablecoin infrastructure
Key Takeaways Ripple is acquiring Rail for $200M to strengthen its stablecoin payments platform. The acquisition will enhance RLUSD’s utility...
Tether takes stake in Bit2Me and leads its new funding round
Key Takeaways Tether has acquired a minority stake in the Spanish crypto platform Bit2Me. The crypto exchange serves over 1.2...
Binance teams up with banking giant BBVA to let clients store assets off-exchange
Key Takeaways Binance is partnering with BBVA to offer off-exchange custody of clients' assets. The collaboration with BBVA follows regulatory...
Coinbase is adding DEX trading to Coinbase app, starting with Base-native tokens
Key Takeaways Coinbase is integrating decentralized exchange trading into its main app, starting with Base-native tokens. The new feature uses...
Trump-backed World Liberty in talks to launch $1.5 billion WLFI treasury firm
Key Takeaways World Liberty Financial, backed by the Trump family, aims to raise $1.5 billion and establish a public company...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin now accepts Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana for New Shepard trips
Key Takeaways Blue Origin now accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, USDT, and USDC for spaceflight payments via Shift4. The integration offers...
Peter Thiel-backed exchange Bullish boosts IPO target to $990M, eyes $4.8B valuation
Key Takeaways Bullish has raised its IPO target to $990 million, up from $629 million, aiming to benefit from increased...
