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PAYPAL EMBRACES CRYPTO, ALTCOIN TREASURIES BEGIN, STOCKS HIT ATH AGAINAllocate up to 15% of portfolio to BTC & Gold: Dalio. Paypal launches multi-crypto payments. Metamask launches stablecoin yield, SOL staking. Interactive Brokers weighs stablecoin. Strategy upsizes capital raise to $2.8b. Marathon Digital raises $950m debt to buy BTC. BitMine plans $1bn stock buyback. ETH ‘$6k…
In brief South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties introduced competing stablecoin bills, diverging on whether to ban interest payments. Both proposals grant emergency powers to financial regulators and require full reserve backing for won-pegged tokens. The legislative split comes as President Lee Jae-myung advances a crypto-friendly agenda amid global moves to regulate stablecoins. South Korea’s…
In brief Top Shot moments are now collectible via physical vending machines located in Japan. Packs are sold for about $6.70, with payments made via mobile devices after interacting with the machines. Users will not need any knowledge of crypto or blockchains to add to their collection. Basketball highlights from Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot…
In brief Billionaire asset manager Ray Dalio has argued that investors should allocate at least 15% of their portfolios to gold and Bitcoin, as a hedge against macroeconomic risks. Dalio argued that rising government debts have not been priced into global markets. The Bridgewater Associates founder added that he is “strongly preferring” gold over Bitcoin,…
In brief The company has been looking to expand its crypto services. Merchants will be able to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. Pay with Crypto will support transactions for a number of wallets, including Coinbase and MetaMask. PayPal will allow smaller businesses in the U.S. to accept 100 cryptocurrencies on its platform, including Bitcoin,…
In brief The Wyoming Stable Token (WYST) won’t initially offer a yield, but there is support for enabling the feature later, Wyoming State Senator Chris Rothfuss said. Wyoming’s Select Committee on Blockchain urged the Commission issuing WYST to “resist pressure to act as a political or financial gatekeeper.” The GENIUS Act’s passage could increase crypto…
Here’s some more information about the tokens: Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUALS) is a digital asset based on blockchain technology.which enables decentralized peer-to-peer transactions . Trading with Virtuals Protocol can offer portfolio diversification opportunities, potential profits from market movements, and exposure to one of the most active areas of global finance. Fetch.ai (FET) is building a decentralized…
In brief OSL Group is raising HK$2.36 billion (US$300 million) through new share issuance. About $90 million is earmarked for stablecoin and payment infrastructure. Observers say the move positions OSL to capitalize on early demand for compliant stablecoin rails in Asia. OSL Group, Hong Kong’s first licensed digital asset exchange, said Friday it will raise…
In brief The XRP Ledger is experiencing a shift away from retail activity, according to a Serotonin analyst. The network is now more akin to a “interbank settlement network” and is losing steam with retail users. The shift comes amid XRP’s surge to a new all-time high price last week. Ripple-linked asset XRP surged to…
In brief Ben “Funky” Askren promoted a Solana meme coin on his social media on Wednesday, which was “rug pulled” not long after. It appears to have come as part of a paid promotion with Sahil Arora, the celeb coin creator behind Caitlyn Jenner’s infamous venture into crypto. Arora told Decrypt Askren was aware of…
