Blockchain

Mastercard to Acquire Stablecoin Firm BVNK in $1.8 Billion Deal

Payments giant Mastercard is set to acquire stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, marking one of the largest acquisitions in the crypto…

1 month ago

Visa Crypto Labs Launches Command-Line Tool for AI Agent Payments

Visa Crypto Labs has introduced a new command-line interface (CLI) tool designed to enable AI agents to execute secure, programmatic payments, marking a major…

1 month ago

Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Expands Into Zcash With New Mining Pool

Major crypto mining infrastructure firm Foundry Digital, the operator of one of the largest Bitcoin mining pools in the world, announced…

1 month ago

Mastercard Recruits Binance, Ripple and PayPal for New Crypto Partner Program

Global payments giant Mastercard has launched a new Crypto Partner Program, bringing together major industry players such as Binance, Ripple, and PayPal to help integrate…

1 month ago

Nvidia Backed Startup Starcloud Plans to Mine Bitcoin From Orbit

A U.S. space-technology startup called Starcloud is preparing an ambitious experiment that could push cryptocy mining beyond Earth. The company plans to…

2 months ago

Kraken Launches Unified Execution Layer xChange for xStocks Tokenized Equities

Crypto exchange Kraken has introduced a new on-chain trading engine called xChange, designed as a unified execution layer for tokenized equities on its xStocks platform. The…

2 months ago

Tether Invests in Utexo to Enable USDT Settlement on Bitcoin

Stablecoin issuer Tether has invested in Utexo, a startup building infrastructure that enables native USDT settlement directly on the Bitcoin network, signaling a strategic…

2 months ago

Kraken Secures Federal Reserve Master Account in Historic First for Crypto Industry

Crypto exchange Kraken has achieved a major milestone for the digital asset industry after its banking arm, Kraken Financial, secured a Federal Reserve master…

2 months ago

Ripple Labs Moves XRPL Toward Decentralized Builder Funding & Ecosystem Support

Ripple Labs and the XRP Ledger (XRPL) are entering a new phase this year with a shift away from centralized grant programs toward…

2 months ago

Bitcoin Developer Embeds 66 KB Image in Single Transaction, Challenging Anti-Spam Filter Debate

A Bitcoin developer has embedded a 66 kilobyte image file directly into a single on-chain transaction — without using commonly recognized data-storage…

2 months ago