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Shortwave Coffee Enables Bitcoin Payments Across Three States
Following a grassroots campaign by local advocates, Shortwave Coffee has activated bitcoin payments at its five locations across three states.
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Europe’s Central Bank Prepares to Invest Own Funds in Tokenized Securities
The ECB is preparing to invest a small portion of its own funds in tokenized securities. Initial purchases will cover euro-denominated public-sector and supranational debt. Transactions will settle in central…
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Coinbase Opens IPO Allocations to US Retail Investors
Coinbase is offering eligible U.S. retail customers access to IPO share allocations, starting with smart-ring maker Oura’s Nasdaq debut.
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Visser Argues Crypto Rails Built for AI Agents, Not Humans
Jordi Visser contends that stablecoins and tokenization were engineered for AI agents rather than human users, positioning this shift as a bullish catalyst for Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin Closes Weekly Candle Above 50-Week Moving Average
Bitcoin closed a weekly candle above its 50-week simple moving average for the first time this cycle, with analyst Sean Hagan assigning roughly 80% confidence to this as a genuine regime change.
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Circle Launches Bitcoin-Backed USDC Borrowing for Institutions
Circle introduced Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing, enabling institutional clients to use wrapped Bitcoin as collateral for USDC loans via third-party DeFi protocols.
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Bitmine Adds $74M in ETH, Holdings Hit 4.9% of Supply
Bitmine Immersion Technologies purchased 27,562 Ethereum worth approximately $74 million, bringing its total holdings to 5,983,940 ETH and positioning the firm near its stated 5% supply target.
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ECB Launches Pontes for Tokenized Asset Settlement in Central Bank Money
The European Central Bank launched Pontes, a system enabling financial institutions to settle wholesale tokenized asset transactions using central bank money as an alternative to stablecoins.
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SALT Lending Exec Links Gen Z Housing Gap to Bitcoin Wealth Strategy
Hunter Albright of SALT Lending argues that Gen Z's minimal share of the new home market is shifting wealth-building strategies toward Bitcoin collateral.
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Solana Reduces Block Time to 250ms in Third Speed Upgrade
Solana reduced its target slot time from 300 to 250 milliseconds, marking the third phase of a speed upgrade that lowers latency without increasing transaction throughput.
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IOG Warns Users to Avoid YouTube Channel After Suspected AI Hijack
Input Output Group advised users to avoid its YouTube channel after a suspected AI-manipulated livestream promoted a crypto giveaway scam.
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UTXO's Hillery Sees Digital Credit Rivaling Bitcoin Market Cap
Dan Hillery of UTXO suggests the $16 billion digital credit market could eventually rival Bitcoin's network value, highlighting new financialization layers.