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Finance

Binance, PayPal and Ripple join Mastercard’s massive new push into blockchain payments

More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.

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Markets

Polymarket and Palantir team to protect integrity of sports betting as prediction markets face key moment

The new monitoring platform aims to detect suspicious trading as prediction markets face scrutiny over insider information.

Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket (CoinDesk/Jesse Hamilton)

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Why banks are moving beyond single-provider stablecoin payment rails

Insitutions experimenting with stablecoins are shifting from single-vendor pilots to multi-provider infrastructure designed for global reach.

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Markets

Crypto shouldn’t 'die on the hill' of stablecoin yield, Ric Edelman says

The veteran financial advisor says the banking lobby will likely win the yield-bearing stablecoin debate.

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Finance

Jito Foundation acquires and revives SolanaFloor following shutdown over $27 million exploit

The acquisition follows SolanaFloor's shutdown last month due to a $27 million exploit linked to its parent company, Step Finance.

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Finance

Stablecoin market hits $312 billion as banks, card networks embrace onchain dollars

As regulation advances and institutions adopt blockchain settlement, stablecoins are expanding beyond crypto trading into payments infrastructure.

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Markets

Slumping Strategy and Strive started with buy ratings at B. Riley

The bank said the bitcoin treasury sector’s slump reset valuations, but opened the door for new digital credit financing models that could revive growth.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Finance

Josh Swihart's Zcash Open Development Lab raises $25 million in seed funding

The capital will be used to expand development of the Zcash (ZEC) protocol and its privacy-focused self-custodial mobile wallet, Zodl.

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Finance

Bithumb faces proposed 6-month partial ban over South Korea AML breaches

The suspension, according to local media reports, would only restrict virtual asset transfers for newly registered users, not affecting existing customer operations.

South Korea (Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Oil futures surge 20% past $110 as war fears hammer Asian stocks, bitcoin steady near $67K

Nikkei drops more than 6%, and Kospi slides about 8% as traders price supply disruption risk, while prediction markets show strong odds of $120 crude.

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