Blockchain

Blockchain

Circle Spirals Upward in $1 Billion IPO

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This is Circle’s second attempt at going public, after its reverse SPAC in 2022 sputtered under regulatory scrutiny.

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Blockchain

Square Sets the Table for Crypto-Fueled Caffeine Fixes

Square parent Block said it’ll start supporting bitcoin later this year, reaching all 4 million of its sellers by next year.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Breaks a New Record on Regulatory Hopes

Soft US inflation numbers released last week and a de-escalation of global trade tensions are likely contributing to bitcoin’s rebound.

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Cantor Fitzgerald Links With Tether, Bitfinex and SoftBank to Launch Bitcoin Venture

The new venture, dubbed Twenty One, will go public via a Cantor-owned special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

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Markets

Market Meltdown Prompts Investors to Ditch ‘Digital Gold’ for the Real Thing

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So far this year, investors have greatly gold compared bitcoin. So if it’s not digital gold, what is bitcoin exactly?

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JPMorgan Chase May Use Blockchain to Check Facts

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Core blockchain technologies themselves are being adopted at a more gradual pace.

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Blockchain

The Crypto Industry Spent Big This Election. Now Comes the Payoff.

Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election appears likely to send the cryptocurrency industry into a bonafide golden era.

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PayPal Blockchain Security Patent Could Build Crypto Trust

PayPal wants to make crypto transactions less risky.

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Mastercard Blockchain Patent Could Make Financial Audits Easier

Mastercard might use blockchain to straighten out transaction records.

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Mastercard Continues Crypto Crusade with Seamless Transaction Patents

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Mastercard’s interest in this tech could help legitimize crypto in the broader scheme of traditional finance.

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PayPal Patent Cuts Blockchain Energy Costs as it Ups Crypto Chops

PayPal’s patent figures out when to use (and not use) blockchain for crypto transactions.

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Stripe Fraud Detection Patent Could Restore Trust in Crypto

Stripe wants to fortify blockchain transactions with it’s latest patent.

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Block Crypto Infrastructure Patent Could Solve Blockchain’s Power Problem

The filing highlights that the company is taking aim at the crypto hardware sector.

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