The largest U.S.-based crypto exchange has received a conditional approval for a national trust company charter. Paxos, BitGo, Ripple, and Circle are among the other crypto firms to have applied.
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At The Block, we see digital assets as a ubiquitous part of the future. As this space continues to evolve, we view our role as the trusted moderator and authoritative voice for those who invest in, work with, make decisions about, or seek to understand digital assets. We'll achieve this by delivering objective, impactful, and timely information across our three pillars: news, research, and data.
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Pump.fun led a $1 million pre-seed funding round into livestream prediction markets platform Pumpcade, with support from Foundation Capital and angel investor RadioSolace. Pumpcade enables one-click creation of prediction markets embedded into livestreams, supporting markets that can resolve in a matter of minutes or seconds.
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The x402 protocol, named after the HTTP 402 “Payment Required” status code, is designed as an open and neutral system for internet payments using crypto or legacy rails. Tech and finance giants, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), American Express, Ant International, Base, Circle, and Google, will help steward the expanded foundation.
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Had a whirlwind three days at EthCC in Cannes. Heading out early but overall very stoked with the interviews and the vibe! Big thanks to Stani Kulechov Yuval Rooz Côme Prost-Boucle Ed Felten Zach Pandl and Ophelia Snyder for taking the time to chat to me and Jordan Leech. We’ll be dropping interviews on The Block platforms soon! Paris Blockchain Week loading next. Let’s keep cooking!
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TD Cowen ‘increasingly pessimistic’ on crypto bill, sees one-in-three odds of passage this year https://lnkd.in/eGaTV7Yd
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A16z crypto leads $10 million round in startup developing stablecoins’ missing layer https://lnkd.in/egfG4xRy
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Bitfarms stock rises 5% after posting $284 million net loss in AI transition year https://lnkd.in/ec4GVVaP
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A new blog post from Google Research said the necessary resources for quantum computers to break cryptocurrencies have seen a 20-fold reduction. This may allow quantum computers to launch “on-spend attacks” targeting active crypto transactions still in the mempool. Google recently announced a 2029 target for migration to post-quantum cryptography.
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