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Bitcoin climbs above $68,500, Circle leads crypto stocks higher, as bounce strengthens
Ether, solana and dogecoin are among the altcoins posting 10% or more advances.
Bitcoin treasury firm GD Culture set to sell BTC holdings to fund share buybacks
The company's stock has lost about two-thirds of its value since peaking last year, nearly in step with bitcoin's record price above $126,000.
Endowment funds eye crypto allocations amid tougher return outlook for traditional investments
Lower expected gains from traditional assets have prompted some funds to test bitcoin and ether exposure to diversify portfolios.
Crypto wallets for AI agents are creating a new legal frontier, says Electric Capital
As AI agents grow more autonomous, developers are already giving them crypto wallets, allowing software to hold assets, pay for services, trade tokens and even hire other agents. The technical pieces are falling into place. The legal ones are not.
Payments giant Stripe reportedly mulling PayPal acquisition. Here is what it means for crypto
Bloomberg reported that Stripe — which has growing stablecoin and blockchain ambitions — is exploring a deal for the embattled fintech.
Bitwise's Hunter Horsley says AI Is ‘unstoppable freight train’ for crypto, while Haun’s Monica urges caution
As artificial intelligence races ahead, some crypto executives believe it could become the force that finally pushes blockchain infrastructure into widespread use. Others aren’t convinced the leap is so straightforward.
Crypto isn't losing to AI, its just 'capitalism doing its job,' says Dragonfly
Comparisons between AI’s explosive consumer adoption and crypto’s trajectory misunderstand the nature of the products, Dragonfly's Haseeb Qureshi told CoinDesk in an interview.
Prediction market firms could be making $10 billion in yearly revenue by 2030, Citizens Bank says
The bank said rising volumes, tighter market structure and early institutional engagement are pushing prediction markets beyond their gambling roots toward a new asset class.
Bitcoin retakes $64,000, crypto miners rally, as AI-related software rout eases
Sellers are taking a breather as bitcoin's Fear & Greed Index plunged to levels never seen before.
Kraken rolls out crypto-style, 24/7 perpetuals trading for tokenized U.S. stocks
The crypto exchange is bringing U.S. stocks closer to the crypto world, letting users trade derivatives of tokenized stocks around-the-clock and with 20x leverage.
