Strategy, Strive face balancing act between bitcoin buying and preferred stock dividends
The securities have financed purchases of nearly 136,000 bitcoin, opening a funding channel that analysts expect to complement the larger ETF market.
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Block’s new voice AI sounds eerily human, sparking awe and scam fears
Reactions split between amazement at how human it sounds and fears it could fuel scams and deception, with CZ eyeing uses in children’s education.
AI
Crypto under weekend pressure, bitcoin slides below $80,000 on U.S. Middle East evacuations
Bitcoin has sunk to its weakest level in more than one month.
Markets
Why McDonalds, Microsoft and Google saying no to tokenized stocks isn’t a dealbreaker
Some of the world's biggest companies objected to being listed on the first tokenized securities trading venue under the SEC's innovation exemption. But the early pushback may say more about issuer caution than about rejection of tokenization itself.
Technology
Argentina drops criminal probe into President Milei over crashed memecoin LIBRA
The judge found that Milei's promotion of LIBRA did not constitute fraud, despite the attention his support drew to the token.
Altcoins
Wells Fargo, Cisco, Marvell among latest firms objecting to OKXICE’s tokenized stock plan
Six more companies have objected to listing tokenized versions of their stock on the venue, Reuters reported, bringing the total to 22.
Exchanges
Bitcoin’s wealthy holders turning to loans and yield as investment habits mature: Xapo CEO
Borrowing against bitcoin and earning income to build their BTC holdings are becoming priorities for long-term investors, Xapo Bank CEO Seamus Rocca told CoinDesk.
Bitcoin
U.S. Clarity Act failure gives Asia and Middle East a competitive edge, says Apex Group CEO
Apex Group CEO Peter Hughes warned that the failure of the U.S. Clarity Act will drive digital asset businesses toward faster-moving jurisdictions in Asia and the Middle East.
Policy
Franklin Templeton adds $150 million in fund shares to XRP Ledger, all in one wallet
Two subscriptions on Thursday nearly quadrupled the fund’s tokens on the network. The receiving wallet shares its authorized signers with the issuer.
Markets
Polymarket Fires CMO Over Fake-Trades Scandal
Polymarket fired chief marketing officer Matthew Modabber, a close friend of CEO Shayne Coplan, after an internal probe into several episodes, including a reported fake-trades scheme. The board reportedly concluded he was slowing the company's push toward a possible IPO.…
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