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Decentralized Finance47 minutes ago

XPlace Turns to On-Chain Credit to Solve a Hidden Crypto Card Settlement Problem

XPlace is using Credit Coop’s revolving on-chain credit infrastructure to finance Visa card settlement, reducing its dependence on pre-funded capital...
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News1 week ago

Bitcoin Holds Above $66K as U.S. Debt Nears $40 Trillion. The Real Test Comes in August
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Bitcoin1 week ago

Bitcoin Slips Below $64K as Oil Surge and AI Stock Rout Rattle Risk Assets

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Altcoins2 weeks ago

Bitcoin Slipped. DeFi Sank. The Difference Could Matter More Than Investors Think

DeFi fell much harder than Bitcoin during a broad crypto decline. Summer.fi’s wind-down shows how security failures can become business-continuity...
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Bitcoin2 weeks ago

Bitcoin Slips as U.S.-Iran Tensions Overpower Inflation Relief: Why Ethereum Is Holding Up Better
MiCA Migration Puts EU Crypto Firms on High Alert as AMLA Warns of Financial Crime Risks MiCA Migration Puts EU Crypto Firms on High Alert as AMLA Warns of Financial Crime Risks
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Ethereum2 weeks ago

Ethereum Jumps After Softer Inflation, but Can the Rally Turn Into a Lasting Recovery?
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Trump Pushes CLARITY Act as Senate Weighs Who Will Control U.S. Crypto Markets
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Bitcoin2 weeks ago

Bitcoin Holds Firm as U.S.-Iran Tensions Shake Global Markets, but Is Crypto Really Decoupling?
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Bitcoin3 weeks ago

Bitcoin Rally Faces Fed Minutes Test as Traders Question What Is Driving the Recovery
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Ethereum3 weeks ago

Bitmine Nears 5% of Ethereum Supply as CLARITY Act Hopes Rise
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Altcoins1 month ago

Kraken Eyes Aave Stake as DeFi’s Next Battle Moves to Credit and Collateral
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A metallic Bitcoin symbol stands between U.S.-Iran geopolitical imagery, the Strait of Hormuz, oil infrastructure, and global financial-market elements.
Bitcoin2 weeks ago

Bitcoin Holds Firm as U.S.-Iran Tensions Shake Global Markets, but Is Crypto Really Decoupling?

Bitcoin initially outperformed traditional markets during renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, but is crypto beginning to decouple or was it only temporary?
Cinematic image showing a metallic Bitcoin beside a Federal Reserve-style building and a magnifying glass labeled “Minutes,” with The Crypto Encounter logo in the corner. Cinematic image showing a metallic Bitcoin beside a Federal Reserve-style building and a magnifying glass labeled “Minutes,” with The Crypto Encounter logo in the corner.
Bitcoin3 weeks ago

Bitcoin Rally Faces Fed Minutes Test as Traders Question What Is Driving the Recovery
Why Bitcoin Moves With the Fed, When It Claims to Be Independent Why Bitcoin Moves With the Fed, When It Claims to Be Independent
Bitcoin1 month ago

Why Bitcoin Moves With the Fed, When It Claims to Be Independent
How Bhutan Raises a Huge Sovereign Traeasury Question with $34.5M Bitcoin Move to Binance
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How Bhutan Raises a Huge Sovereign Traeasury Question with $34.5M Bitcoin Move to Binance
What They Never Told You About the Security of Cryptocurrencies
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What They Never Told You About the Security of Cryptocurrencies
BlackRock’s BITA Bitcoin ETF Shows Wall Street Is Repackaging Bitcoin for Income Investors
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BlackRock’s BITA Bitcoin ETF Shows Wall Street Is Repackaging Bitcoin for Income Investors
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VFX-style crypto finance image showing Kraken opening digital pathways between DeFi credit, collateral vaults, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Aave infrastructure for an article about Kraken’s reported Aave stake talks.
Altcoins1 month ago

Kraken Eyes Aave Stake as DeFi’s Next Battle Moves to Credit and Collateral

Kraken’s reported Aave stake talks, its Maple Finance warehouse facility, and USDT’s brief move above Ethereum point to a deeper...
Why Altcoins Feel the Fed’s Pressure Faster Than Bitcoin Why Altcoins Feel the Fed’s Pressure Faster Than Bitcoin
Altcoins1 month ago

Why Altcoins Feel the Fed’s Pressure Faster Than Bitcoin
Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse Bring Confidential DeFi to Ethereum Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse Bring Confidential DeFi to Ethereum
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Ripple Enters African Payments Race with Flutterwave Investment
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Ripple Enters African Payments Race with Flutterwave Investment
What They Never Told You About the Security of Cryptocurrencies
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ESMA Adds 14 CASPs to MiCA Register as Licensing Slows
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ESMA Adds 14 CASPs to MiCA Register as EU Crypto Licensing Slows

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 14 new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) to the MiCA register, its...
U.S. Capitol with SEC and CFTC symbols representing the CLARITY Act debate over crypto regulation as Congress considers new digital asset market rules. U.S. Capitol with SEC and CFTC symbols representing the CLARITY Act debate over crypto regulation as Congress considers new digital asset market rules.
News2 weeks ago

Trump Pushes CLARITY Act as Senate Weighs Who Will Control U.S. Crypto Markets
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Ethereum3 weeks ago

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How Crypto Regulation Is Becoming the Market’s Next Big Filter
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How Bhutan Raises a Huge Sovereign Traeasury Question with $34.5M Bitcoin Move to Binance
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How Bhutan Raises a Huge Sovereign Traeasury Question with $34.5M Bitcoin Move to Binance
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