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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.
Coinbase-backed AI payments protocol wants to fix micropayment but demand is just not there yet
Agentic commerce holds promise, but data shows that x402 is still in the trial phase
Next week could spice things up for bitcoin as seven central banks face an inflation test
Seven major central banks, including the Federal Reserve, will issue rate decisions next week just as war-driven oil price spikes raise fresh concerns about global inflation.
Senate Democrats push prediction market limits, including banning bets on war, death
One Senate Democrat's bill would write the prohibition into federal law even as the CFTC shifts toward a more permissive stance on event contracts.
Ethereum's on fire with record activity, but ether price and blockchain fees lag
Capital outflows, even as activity surges across Ethereum’s ecosystem, highlight the growing disconnect between usage growth and ETH’s market performance, a CryptoQuant report shows.
Pudgy Penguins launches its 'Club Penguin' moment, and the game doesn't feel like crypto at all
Pudgy World went live with 12 towns, plot-based quests, and mini-games in what the team calls "one of the most technically advanced browser-based games ever created." The PENGU token jumped 9% on the news.
Here's how traders and big buyers stepped in to keep bitcoin steady during the oil shock
Several market participants, including MSTR and OTC traders, kept demand steady, helping BTC stay resilient.
AI tokens rally after Nvidia open-source agent plan, beat CoinDesk 20
The AI-linked cryptocurrencies moved higher after a report from Wired said Nvidia is planning an open-source platform for autonomous AI agents.
Bhutan sells $42.5 million of bitcoin in 2026 as national stack drops 58% from peak
The Himalayan kingdom moved another 175 BTC on Monday, continuing a drawdown that has taken its holdings from a peak of roughly 13,000 BTC to under 5,400 in just over a year.
Bitcoin jumps past $70,000 as war volatility fades
BTC rebounded from about $65,000 as crude oil retreated and institutional flows helped stabilize the market.
