Coinbase (COIN), the crypto exchange that plans to add prediction markets to its platform, is taking legal action in Connecticut, Illinois and Michigan over the states’ attempts to regulate those markets. The company filed the lawsuits to “confirm what is clear,” Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal wrote in a post on X on Friday: that […]
Japanese bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet (3350) said its American depositary receipts (ADRs) will begin trading on Dec. 19 in the US over-the-counter (OTC) market under the ticker MPJPY. The securities are designed to improve access, transparency and operational efficiency for US-based investors in the fourth largest corporate owner of bitcoin BTC$88,094.30. They will replace existing
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Bybit, the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, said it has returned to the UK two years after tougher rules surrounding the promotion and marketing of crypto services forced it out. The company, which boasts around 80 million users worldwide, restarted UK services including spot trading on 100 currency pairs on Thursday, the company said. The
PayPal (PYPL) is expanding the role of its PYUSD stablecoin for financing artificial intelligence, connecting it to onchain financing mechanisms developed by USD.AI, a stablecoin protocol that provides credit to AI companies. Loans issued by USD.AI to finance graphics processing units (GPUs), data centers and related AI infrastructure will be denominated in PYUSD, with borrowers
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Exclusive: Why the $18T Retirement Industry Now Sees Blockchain as Key to Survival
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Even as the White House’s push for a federal crypto reserve stalled in 2025, many of the US states were considering and pulling the trigger on similar ideas, and much of this work was supported by Dennis Porter and the Satoshi Action Fund. This feature is part of CoinDesk’s The list of most influential 2025.
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Coinbase (COIN) shares rose as much as 4.6% after the company outlined a roadmap that included stock trading, AI-powered tools, tokenization and stablecoin infrastructure in its year-end system update. The stock rose as high as $255.41 in early trading on Thursday and recently traded at $249.48 following the announcement on Wednesday. JP Morgan’s Kenneth Worthington
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Bitcoin and ether climbed above key technical levels on Friday, tracking gains in Asian shares after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to their highest level in three decades and cooling US inflation data revived appetite for risk assets. Bitcoin rose above $87,000 in Asian trade, while ether pushed higher alongside broader market strength
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XRP rose 4.26% to $1.85 during Wednesday’s session, recovering strongly from early weakness, although overall participation remained muted. News background The underlying sentiment towards XRP received a modest boost after VivoPower announced a partnership with Lean Ventures to acquire Ripple Labs shares, indirectly providing exposure to nearly $1 billion of XRP. The joint venture aims
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Bitcoin BTC$87,108.49 strengthened as the Japanese yen fell after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates as expected. The Bank of Japan raised its short-term key interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%, the highest level in about three decades, continuing the gradual shift away from decades of ultra-loose monetary policy. In the
