Cloudflare said it is working with Visa, Mastercard, and American Express to create an authentication layer for “agentic commerce,” aiming to let autonomous software agents shop and pay at millions of merchants while blocking malicious bots. Visa Intelligent Commerce, Mastercard Agent Pay to Support Cloudflare’s Agent Protocols Cloudflare disclosed that the industry collaboration will use […]

Bitcoin at $250K, Ethereum at $12K? Arthur Hayes and Tom Lee Double Down on Wild Year-End Predictions
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While bitcoin and ethereum lick their wounds from the latest market dip, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes and Fundstrat’s Tom Lee aren’t flinching. The two remain firmly bullish, betting that both assets will crank up the heat and post massive price gains before the year wraps up. Arthur Hayes and Tom Lee Stay Ultra-Bullish As of […]

FCA Crypto ETN Ban Reversal a ‘Milestone Moment’ for UK, Says Zebu Live CEO
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A digital asset industry leader sees the Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to lift its prohibition on the sale of crypto ETNs to retail investors as a major step toward making the country a hub for crypto innovation. A Milestone for the UK Crypto Industry The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s decision to lift its prohibition on […]

Mystery Deepens Around 16,237 BTC Moved From Lubian Wallets Amid $36B US Bitcoin Cluster
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On Tuesday, Bitcoin.com News covered the U.S. government’s move to seize more than 127,000 bitcoins from Chinese national Chen Zhi and an international fraud ring dubbed Prince Group. Our newsroom noted in a follow-up post that the trove was tied to an old mining pool, Lubian.com, which authorities allege was both bankrolled and managed by […]

Zeta Network Group Secures $231 Million Bitcoin-Backed Investment
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Zeta Network Group has secured a $231 million bitcoin-backed investment through a private placement involving solvBTC. The company aims to strengthen its balance sheet and signal growing institutional confidence in bitcoin-based treasury assets. $231 Million Bitcoin Investment by Zeta Network Group Sees Adoption of SolvBTC Zeta Network Group (Nasdaq: ZNB) has announced a $231 million […]

Sam Bankman Fried’s Message From Jail: ‘No, I Do Not Have a *** Phone’
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At least one former officer once employed at the same low-security facility Sam Bankman-Fried is currently imprisoned in was found guilty of smuggling a cellphone on behalf of an inmate in 2014. Exactly How Is SBF Tweeting From Behind Bars? Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried is tweeting again. The disgraced CEO and founder of the now bankrupt […]

Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Declares the Beginning of Tokenizing All Assets
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Blackrock is steering global finance toward a fully tokenized future, anchoring blockchain innovation at the core of its strategy to transform capital markets and redefine investing worldwide, a vision powerfully outlined by CEO Larry Fink. Blackrock Accelerates Toward a Tokenized Future in Global Finance Blackrock Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the world’s largest asset manager, is deepening […]

Ripple Launches $200K Attackathon to Strengthen XRPL’s Institutional DeFi Framework
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