Mastercard expands on-chain settlement in bet on stablecoins and always-on finance
The company plans to offer stablecoin, weekend and holiday settlement as demand grows for real-time movement of money.
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MoneyGram launches stablecoin on Stellar, joining rush toward digital dollar payments
MGUSD, issued by Stripe’s Bridge, will power services across MoneyGram’s global network as stablecoins gain traction in cross-border payments.
Bitcoin’s biggest ETF selloff yet hits $3.4 billion as AI stocks keep climbing
U.S. spot bitcoin funds bled cash for 11 straight sessions through Monday, the longest redemption streak since their 2024 launch, as risk dollars rotated toward an AI-led equities rally.
XRP falls 4% below $1.30 as bitcoin-led market weakness pulls down majors
XRP hit fresh 15-week lows after losing a key support zone, with exchange outflows failing to offset persistent selling pressure.
Mt. Gox moves 10,422 bitcoin worth $739 million to a new wallet as deadline nears
The 04:47 UTC Bitcoin block 952,072 transaction moved coins from Mt. Gox cold storage into a freshly generated address, with a smaller 116-bitcoin slice routed to the defunct exchange’s hot wallet.
Bitcoin drops below $70,000 as stocks pause and Strategy’s BTC sale weighs on crypto
BTC fell 3.8% in 24 hours to below $69,960 , the lowest level in weeks, as Monday’s 8-K filing disclosing Strategy’s first publicized bitcoin sale continued to weigh.
Strategy sold bitcoin in late May, and told the market in June. Here’s how Polymarket bettors are fighting over when it counts.
A $79 million market hinges not on whether Michael Saylor’s firm sold bitcoin, but on whether a sale disclosed June 1 can count toward a deadline that passed May 31.
Crypto investment firm Keyrock is acquiring bankrupt lender Blockfills
The Brussels-based digital asset services firm plans to purchase BlockFills months after the Chicago-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, if a court approves.
Crypto funds suffer second-largest outflows of 2026 while XRP and HYPE attract inflows
Investors pulled $1.67 billion from digital asset investment products last week, with bitcoin funds posting their largest weekly outflow of the year, according to a recent report from CoinShares.
Saylor’s Strategy sold bitcoin for the first time since 2022. These firms are still buying
With Strategy breaking its accumulation streak and many peers stepping aside, the list of active digital asset treasuries has narrowed considerably.