MoonPay to buy North Capital in all-stock deal worth over $60M
MoonPay’s North Capital acquisition adds US brokerdealer, trading and investment infrastructure as it expands into tokenized securities. Source:Cointelegraph
Stablecoin cross-border flows surge 78%, defying crypto bear market
Crossborder stablecoin transfers surged as the wider crypto market shrank 37%, with Chainalysis pointing to growing use for trade, remittances and savings.…
EU watchdogs warn quantum computers could pick crypto’s locks
EU supervisors warn quantum computing could weaken blockchain security as Bitcoin developers weigh a draft migration plan and Ethereum targets 2029.…
What the Trump-Xi meeting could do to strengthen the guardrails for AI
Beyond discussions about artificial intelligence, other key topics are likely to be the Iran war, an ongoing trade truce and Chinese cars. Source:MarketWatch
The AI infrastructure trade is still not over, says this top-performing fund manager. Where he’s investing.
BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income exchangetraded fund manager Brock Campbell said some investors mistakenly believe the artificialintelligence play has…
CFTC chair pushes tokenization as SEC opens door to onchain stocks
Michael Selig said tokenization could reshape financial markets as the CFTC and SEC continue advancing onchain initiatives despite the CLARITY Act setback.…
Bitcoin bull market ‘confirmed’ but $90K presents profit-taking risk: Analysis
BTC price analysis concluded that onchain signals had “confirmed” the new Bitcoin bull market. Source:Cointelegraph
Raiffeisen to offer crypto trading across 11 European markets via Bitpanda
Bitpanda will provide crypto infrastructure to Raiffeisen network banks, potentially extending digital asset access to about 18 million customers.…
Softbank’s mega junk-bond deal shows capital for the AI race is getting more expensive
The artificial intelligence buildout is officially crossing over to the world of junk bonds, where investors expect to be paid more for taking bigger risks.…
BitMEX ends crypto trading, keeps withdrawals open after closure
BitMEX officially ended exchange operations after more than 11 years, while withdrawals remain open as the crypto derivatives platform urges users to remove…
Zcash’s November upgrade could freeze funds in legacy Sprout pool
The proposed NU7 change would disable version 4 transactions, leaving ZEC in Zcash’s legacy Sprout shielded pool unspendable. Source:Cointelegraph
Bitcoin ETFs take in $1.7B in 2 days as BTC tops holder cost basis
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded more than $1.7 billion in net inflows over two days as Bitcoin rose above investors’ estimated average cost basis.…