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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.
Adam Back's BSTR moving forward with public listing plans, hopes for April approval
Back remains optimistic despite the brutal price action in bitcoin and BTC treasury companies.
'If you’re not accumulating bitcoin at this stage, then when,' asks prominent analyst
Time, not price, is probably going to be more frustrating for bulls from here, wrote James Check, but bitcoin has been mostly de-risked at this point.
NEAR Launches Near.com super app, touting AI capabilities and confidential transactions
The company is betting that the next big wave in crypto will come from its convergence with AI.
Kraken’s co-CEO could trust AI with 100% of his crypto — Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi isn’t convinced
At NEARCON 2026, Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi delivered a sharp debate over how soon those agents can be trusted with real money.
