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Bitcoin mines first quantum-safe mainnet transaction: StarkWare
Bitcoin confirmed the first mainnet transaction using researcher Avihu Levy’s Quantum-Safe Bitcoin method on Aug. 26, according to StarkWare. Summary…
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Solana proposals could cut $1.5B in SOL issuance
Solana validators and delegators are voting on two economic proposals that could accelerate SOL disinflation and sharply increase transaction-fee burns.…
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Coinbase, Better launch Bitcoin-backed home loans
Coinbase and Better Mortgage have made a Bitcoin-backed mortgage product generally available to qualified US homebuyers, allowing them to secure…
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Banks weigh stablecoins as payments competition grows: WSJ
Major U.S. and international banks are reconsidering stablecoins as crypto companies and technology groups expand into payments, according to an…
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Mastercard sponsors XRP Ledger hackathon in New York
Mastercard will sponsor a 36-hour XRP Ledger hackathon scheduled for Oct. 24–25 in New York, XRPL Commons announced on Aug.…
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Bitcoin’s bull case grows as U.S. debt tops $40T
Bitcoin’s long-term investment case is gaining support from rising U.S. debt and persistent fiscal deficits, according to BlackRock global head…
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RLUSD crosses $2 billion as XRPL supply nears $1B
Ripple said on Aug. 25 that its RLUSD stablecoin crossed $2 billion in market capitalization during the previous week, less…
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Connecticut sues Kalshi over unlicensed sports event contracts
Connecticut has sued Kalshi and asked a court to block the prediction market platform from offering sports event contracts that…
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Mirae Asset plans $108B digital asset push with Digital X
Mirae Asset Group has set an initial target of building its digital asset business to 150 trillion won ($108 billion)…
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CFTC warns crypto ATM scams drove $388M in losses
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission warned U.S. consumers on Aug. 26 about scammers using crypto ATMs, unfamiliar applications, gift cards…
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