Ripple is buying Canadian payments firm Rail for $200 million to grow its stablecoin business and speed up cross-border payments. The deal is set to close later this year, pending approval from regulators.
WeatherlyThe SEC and Ripple have dropped their appeals, ending the long XRP lawsuit and letting the 2023 mixed ruling stand. XRP’s price jumped over 10% after the news, and Ripple will now focus on growing its business and moving forward.
AnaisEthereum treasury firms are buying large amounts of ETH and now hold as much as the new U.S. spot ETFs. Unlike ETFs, these companies can earn staking rewards and use DeFi, making them more attractive to some investors.
AnaisEthereum is capturing market attention once again, with analysts widely forecasting a major breakout that could send ETH soaring to the $5,000 level and beyond.
XingChiBakkt is acquiring nearly 30% of a Japanese textile company to transform it into a bitcoin-focused business called bitcoin.jp. The company aims to integrate digital assets into its operations and corporate treasury.
WeatherlyThe US SEC clarified that certain liquid staking tokens are not securities, allowing these platforms to operate without registering their tokens. This decision opens the door for liquid staking tokens to be included in ETFs, boosting institutional interest in crypto assets.
JoyBitMine quickly bought over 833,000 ETH in just over a month, becoming the largest company holder of Ethereum. The firm’s fast growth, investor backing, and a $1 billion stock buyback have pushed its market value up sharply.
WeatherlyFrance’s far-right Rassemblement National (RN) has proposed using surplus nuclear energy to mine Bitcoin-a move that is dramatically contradictory to Marine Le Pen's 2016 promise to ban virtual currencies.
XingChiSolana Mobile has started shipping its new crypto smartphone, the Seeker, to over 50 countries after receiving 150,000 pre-orders. The phone features built-in Web3 tools like a secure seed vault and a decentralised app store, offering an alternative to Apple and Google platforms.
WeatherlyThe Satoshi Nakamoto statue in Lugano was taken from its spot in the park and later found broken in Lake Lugano, showing it was vandalised rather than simply stolen. Despite the damage, the local community and supporters remain committed to celebrating Bitcoin’s creator and the ideas the statue represents.
AnaisThe Aptos Foundation's official Twitter account was compromised recently by scammers.
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Coinlive The users of Celsius, a failed cryptocurrency lending platform, might still receive their Flare tokens after today’s distribution event.
OthersCheck out the guide to be potentially eligible for Scroll's airdrop.
TristanCoinlive Following the recent Aptos airdrop, there are more opportunities for free tokens in the near future.
BeincryptoHolders of XMON, the native token behind the 0xmon NFT collection, will receive 41.9% of SUDO’s initial supply of 60 million.
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NulltxAirdrop hunters flocked to the MetaMask Swap and Polygon networks in an attempt to qualify for a possible token distribution from the popular cryptocurrency wallet provider.
CointelegraphCross-chain bridging protocol Hop has launched the Hop DAO, its community-owned governance structure that will airdrop 8% of all HOP tokens to early adopters.
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