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Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman Outlines 3 Ways Blockchain Can Fix Finance
Friedman sees post-trade streamlining, collateral mobility and better payments as key blockchain breakthroughs.
Bitcoin Careens Toward $100K as Morning Bounce Fails
Ether, XRP, dogecoin and solana are all lower by 15%-20% over the past week.
Chainlink Introduces CRE to Fast-Track Institutional Tokenization
CRE enables smart contracts that work across blockchains and tap into legacy financial messaging standards, with access to Chainlink's services.
Olas Launches Pearl v1, the First 'AI Agent App Store'
The new platform lets users own and control autonomous artificial intelligence agents, aiming to shift power from centralized AI providers to individuals.
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Bankers Over Crypto Laundering Tied to Cyberattacks
The Treasury Department sanctioned eight individuals and two entities accused of using crypto and shell companies to funnel millions into Pyongyang’s weapons programs.
Bitcoin Treasury Firm Bubble Comes Full Circle as Sequans Unloads BTC to Cut Debt
Sequans sold 970 Bitcoin to redeem half of its convertible debt, reducing total liabilities from $189 million to $94.5 million.
MARA Holdings Outlines AI and Energy Shift with MPLX LOI; Q3 Results Impress
MPLX will supply natural gas from its Delaware Basin processing plants to MARA’s planned gas-fired power facilities.
Wall Street's Biggest IREN Bull Hiked Price Target to $142 After $9.7B Microsoft AI Deal
The bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure play received three price target raises following yesterday's news, including from Bernstein, which lifted to $125.
Ripple Acquires Crypto Wallet Firm Palisade to Expand Institutional Payments Business
With the acquisition, Ripple aims to provide quickly-deployable wallets to boost fintech and corporate crypto payments, president Monica Long said in an interview.
Bitcoin Slides Below $106K as Cryptos Tumble, Nearing October Crash Lows
The downturn in prices rippled across derivatives markets, liquidating over $1 billion in leveraged trading positions across all digital assets Monday, CoinGlass data showed.
