Crypto & Fintech

  • GameStop Puts Bitcoin Back in Spotlight with $420M Coinbase Move

    GameStop Puts Bitcoin Back in Spotlight with $420M Coinbase Move

    GME performance by TradingView GameStop (NYSE: GME) has quietly moved its entire Bitcoin position to Coinbase Prime, and it did not take long for speculation to follow. The transfer has led many investors to wonder whether the company is preparing to unwind its brief experiment with holding Bitcoin on the balance sheet. The company has

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  • Capital One Bets $5B on Brex for Business Banking Innovation

    Capital One Bets $5B on Brex for Business Banking Innovation

    Capital One (NYSE: COF) announced Thursday that it will acquire San Francisco-based fintech firm Brex in a $5.15 billion stock-and-cash deal. The acquisition strengthens Capital One’s position in business payments and expense management, areas where software-driven finance platforms have been gaining ground. Strategic RationaleThe acquisition brings Brex, a fast-growing fintech startup, into one of the

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  • Ledger Plans 2026 IPO Amid Renewed Crypto Surge

    Ledger Plans 2026 IPO Amid Renewed Crypto Surge

    Ledger, best known for its hardware wallets, is quietly preparing for what could become one of the more notable crypto IPOs of the next cycle. According to people familiar with the matter, the company is weighing a potential U.S. listing, possibly on the NYSE, with 2026 emerging as an early target rather than a firm

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  • Compliance Warning Hits Airwallex as Regulator Steps In

    Compliance Warning Hits Airwallex as Regulator Steps In

    Australia’s financial crime watchdog, AUSTRAC, has told payments firm Airwallex to hire an external auditor. The regulator cited concerns that the company’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing controls may not be up to scratch. The move targets a period from January 2024 to the present. AUSTRAC said it suspects the firm’s monitoring systems aren’t fully

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  • Massachusetts Court Slams Kalshi, Halts Sports Betting Immediately

    Massachusetts Court Slams Kalshi, Halts Sports Betting Immediately

    A Massachusetts court has told Kalshi to stop all sports betting markets immediately. This is the first time a U.S. court has blocked a prediction market platform like this. The decision creates uncertainty for other digital gambling sites. Court Decision The temporary injunction came after a lawsuit claimed Kalshi’s sports markets are basically the same

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  • South Korea Considers Major Shift in Crypto Hack Liability

    South Korea Considers Major Shift in Crypto Hack Liability

    South Korea is debating whether crypto exchanges should be on the hook when users lose money in hacks. A proposal from lawmaker Park Seong-hoon would move financial responsibility away from users and onto the exchanges themselves. What the Change Actually Does Right now, users usually have to prove an exchange failed to protect their assets.

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  • Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin, Threatening Its Security

    Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin, Threatening Its Security

    Quantum Computing Poses a Big Threat to Bitcoin There’s growing worry that quantum computers could shake up cryptocurrencies. Experts say that once these machines hit the mainstream, maybe within a decade they could break the math behind most of today’s encryption. Regular computers take a long time to solve certain problems that secure digital money.

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  • Bitfarms Appoints Edie Hofmeister Chair, Eyes U.S. Growth

    Bitfarms Appoints Edie Hofmeister Chair, Eyes U.S. Growth

    Bitfarms (NASDAQ/TSX: BITF) has named Edie Hofmeister as Chair of the Board. Brian Howlett steps down from the Chair role but remains on the Board as an Independent Director. The timing makes sense. The company is planning to redomicile to the U.S., and Hofmeister’s experience with U.S. corporate law and public markets should help. Who

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  • Stablecoins Save Lives: How USDT Is Protecting Venezuelans’ Money

    Stablecoins Save Lives: How USDT Is Protecting Venezuelans’ Money

    When U.S. forces intervened in Venezuela, many locals didn’t wait. They moved quickly to convert bolívares into Tether (USDT), a dollar-pegged stablecoin. It was a reaction to the immediate threat, but it’s also part of a longer trend. For years, people in countries with unstable currencies have turned to digital dollars as a hedge. Mauricio

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  • Bitcoin Isn’t Digital Gold Right Now – Tariffs Show Macro Risk

    Bitcoin Isn’t Digital Gold Right Now – Tariffs Show Macro Risk

    Last weekend, Bitcoin took a big hit. Prices fell sharply after President Trump announced new tariffs on eight European countries. The move was framed as leverage in ongoing negotiations over Greenland, and it immediately spooked the crypto market. Traders dumped roughly $860 million in long Bitcoin positions in just 24 hours, according to Cointelegraph data.

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