Stripe Brings Back Crypto Payments Via USDC Stablecoin
Six years after dropping support for bitcoin and, thus, crypto payments altogether, Stripe is bringing back the service later this summer, though initially only for Circle’s USDC stablecoin.
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Consensys Sues SEC Over ‘Unlawful Seizure Of Authority’ Over Ethereum
Ethereum developer Consensys has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, striking back against what the company calls an “unlawful seizure of authority” over Ethereum by the federal regulator.
Franklin Templeton Upgrades $380M Tokenized Treasury Fund to Enable Peer-to-Peer Transfers
The feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund’s BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.
Kara Swisher Downplays Crypto’s Significance: ‘It’s Not the Center of Everything’
The author of “Burn Book” says while crypto is important, it’s not the center of everything.
Bitcoin Mining Pool ViaBTC Sells ‘Epic’ First Post-Halving Sat for $2.13M
The pool mined the first block after last week’s halving, winning an “epic” sat in the process.
Movement Labs Raises $38M for Rollup Based on Facebook’s Move Language
Movement’s 21 and 24-year-old co-founders say they are on a mission to “make blockchain security sexy” with the launch of their L2.
Bitcoin Dips to $63K as Rate Cut Hopes Dim Following Disappointing U.S. Inflation Report
Increasing concerns about sticky inflation hit risk assets across all markets including cryptos.
Avail Data Availability Integrated by Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, ZkSync
The chains’ users will be able to opt in or out to use Avail for data availability, to stash the reams of data produced for all their transactions taking place.
MicroStrategy Could Merit S&P 500 Inclusion If It Adopts New Accounting Rules: Benchmark
MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops Below $64K, Ether Falls
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 25, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.