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Visa brings onchain credit to its growing stablecoin card business

Summary: Payment giant Visa is connecting its settlement network with onchain lending, giving stablecoin-linked card programs another way to access working capital, potentially expanding the role of onchain lending from crypto markets into payment settlement. The compa

Strategy Halted Its Bitcoin Buys Again Last Week

Summary: The largest corporate holder of bitcoin is instead focusing on buying back its stock and building up its cash reserves. Bitcoin treasury Strategy has halted stacking sats — again. Just one week after resuming its bitcoin buying following a 10-week hiatus, the

Castle Opens Its Bitcoin Savings Stack to Individuals

Summary: The Miami startup is bringing 12% STRC yield to personal accounts — and letting customers route any slice of the payout straight into bitcoin. Castle , the company behind an automated bitcoin financial stack for businesses, has said it is opening its platform

Frank Elderson: Fireside chat

Summary: European banks are doing much better than they used to. Their profitability has caught up with that of US banks since the pandemic, and cost-to-income ratios in the EU are now better than in the United States. Asset quality is also improving: the NPL ratio has

Is Bitcoin too volatile to risk your retirement on?

Summary: You stack sats. You farm yield, and you’d rather sell your car than part with your BTC. But does that mean you should bank your golden years on Bitcoin? Many retirement industry professional such as MIT finance professor Jonathan Parker say there is a sweet sp

Bitmine buys 28k ETH, completes 97% of treasury accumulation goal

Summary: Bitmine Immersion Technologies, the largest corporate Ether holder, announced another purchase of the second-biggest crypto, bringing the company closer to management’s goal of accumulating 5% of the total supply. Bitmine acquired 28,086 Ether (ETH) last week,

Mexico quadruple homicide tied to alleged Bitcoin robbery attempt

Summary: Two suspects in the killing of four people in Mexico allegedly sought a cold wallet they believed held millions of dollars in Bitcoin, news outlet La Jornada reported on Saturday, citing an update from the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Mexico (FGJE

Circle to acquire Tazapay to expand USDC cross-border payments

Summary: Circle has agreed to acquire Singapore-based cross-border payments platform Tazapay in a deal expected to close in 2027. The transaction will also require customary closing conditions and approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Circle said in a Tues

Uzbekistan begins government bond-backed stablecoin payment pilot

Summary: Uzbekistan has launched a pilot to test payments with a som-pegged stablecoin backed by government securities. On Monday, the National Agency for Prospective Projects (NAPP) said it had registered Humo Digital as a participant in a special regime jointly overs