BlackRock's IBIT now holds over a million Bitcoin. BNY Mellon and State Street have both launched digital asset custody services integrated directly into their existing account infrastructure. Franklin Templeton and Ondo Finance are running tokenized US Treasury products on public blockchains with real assets and audited reporting. Strategy holds 846,842 ...
Read moreDetailsArtificial intelligence and cryptocurrency have felt like two separate revolutions unfolding simultaneously. One promised machines capable of reasoning, learning, and making decisions, while the other promised open financial systems that could move value without traditional intermediaries. Both attracted enormous investment, both generated extraordinary excitement, and both were surrounded by enough ...
Read moreDetailsIn May 2026, Mastercard agreed to acquire BVNK, a stablecoin payment infrastructure firm, for up to $1.8 billion. A few weeks earlier, OKX launched a stablecoin payment card for European users through Mastercard's own network. Both of these were payment infrastructure stories that happened to involve stablecoins, which is precisely ...
Read moreDetailsDiscourse on Bitcoin has followed a familiar script over the years because its supporters often refer to it as digital gold. Investors argued over whether it could replace traditional stores of value, while economists debated whether it even deserved to be treated as a serious financial asset. We’re in H1 ...
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