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Huntington Bancshares, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyCorp among lenders moving on tokenized deposits

A group of US regional banks is developing the Cari Network, a tokenized deposit platform built on ZKsync, a layer-2 network, as lenders seek a regulated path to modernize digital payments. The network, announced Tuesday, is being developed with banks including Huntington Bancshares, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyCorp and Old National Bancorp. It’s designed to […]

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Mastercard agrees to buy BVNK for up to $1.8 billion

Mastercard on Tuesday announced a deal to buy BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure company, for up to $1.8 billion, including $300 million in contingent payments. The agreement expands Mastercard’s end-to-end support of digital assets and value movements across currencies, rails and regions. UK-based BVNK describes itself as the stablecoin-powered financial stack for businesses, moving money in

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BTC Price Hits Wall At $75,000 As Onchain Energy Markets Run Hot: Crypto Daybook Americas

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless otherwise noted) While bitcoin is BTC$74,092.46 the price increase since the Iran conflict began more than two weeks ago is impressive, Hyperliquid’s performance is even more remarkable. Users of the decentralized perpetuals exchange have traded millions in commodity futures, particularly those linked to oil, highlighting the utility of

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A former car dealer turned bitcoin miner just lost $450 million and is turning to artificial intelligence

Cango ( CANG ), a bitcoin mining company that has transitioned from car services, reported full 2025 revenue of $688.1 million and a net loss of $452.8 million. While it sold 4,451 BTC in February 2026 to reduce debt and help fund its AI infrastructure pivot. The company quickly scaled its mining operations in 2025,

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The stock, oil and bond markets are freaking out. Bitcoin traders have not.

Bitcoin BTC$73,719.44 the price has remained relatively unscathed during the two-week war with Iran. What’s more impressive is that its key volatility metrics have also remained stable, a sign that crypto traders are less fearful than those in traditional markets such as stocks, oil and bonds. Tensions between Iran, the US and Israel erupted into

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Majors yield 11% weekly gains as bitcoin tests $75,000

Bitcoin BTC$74,074.35 briefly touched $75,912 early Tuesday before pulling back to $74,372, but intraday volatility is less interesting than the weekly picture below that. CoinDesk reported earlier Tuesday that the push above $75,000 was driven by derivatives activity rather than fresh buying, specifically the closing of large $60,000 put positions that forced market makers to

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