DeFi
DeFi

Tether pushes into private credit with $400 million fund with Fasanara

The USDT issuer will help source lending opportunities and provide stablecoin payment infrastructure for Fasanara’s private credit network. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
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VerifiedX Launches $15 Million Financing Round to Deploy Institutional Bitcoin Infrastructure

Bitcoin Magazine VerifiedX Launches $15 Million Financing Round to Deploy Institutional Bitcoin Infrastructure Cantor Fitzgerald is the investment banker on the round. The funding facilitates…
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U.S. Bank takes next step towards launching its stablecoin with cross-border payment test

The fifth-largest U.S. commercial bank said it is exploring USBDC stablecoin for treasury payments, liquidity management and collateral after completing a live transaction. Read the…
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Metaplanet’s Bitcoin boom quietly turned a 46 million-share executive pay plan into a 319 million-share windfall

Metaplanet’s Bitcoin expansion has exposed an executive compensation windfall that shareholders want the company to unwind. The dispute centers on an executive options pool that…
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CoinCorner Launches Lloyd’s-Insured Multisig Bitcoin Vault with AnchorWatch

Bitcoin Magazine CoinCorner Launches Lloyd’s-Insured Multisig Bitcoin Vault with AnchorWatch British bitcoin exchange CoinCorner is debuting a multisig custody service. This post CoinCorner Launches Lloyd’s-Insured…
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Visa Taps Onchain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs

The payment processor giant is pairing payment settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help fintechs and stablecoin-linked card programs access working capital. Read Full…
AI

Harmony Proposes Sunsetting Network and Moving ONE to Ethereum for AI Video Pivot

The plan would snapshot ONE at the final block and redirect emissions to an AI video business, but Harmony urged users to exit smart contracts…
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Castle Opens Its Bitcoin Savings Stack to Individuals

Bitcoin Magazine Castle Opens Its Bitcoin Savings Stack to Individuals The Miami startup is bringing 12% STRC yield to personal accounts — and letting customers…
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Active crypto address “copy and paste attack” threatens users even after major malware cleanup cut off hackers

CrowdStrike says the Aug. 31 disruption blocked new payload delivery while installed malware can still swap cryptocurrency payment addresses. The post Active crypto address “copy…
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Visa combines VisaNet data with onchain lending to power stablecoin card working capital

Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate, up 15x year over year. Now it wants blockchain lenders to use that data…