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BTC price holds gains, but lacks conviction as derivatives signal caution
The crypto market ticked higher on Friday. Bitcoin BTC$78,351.83 rose 1.25% since midnight UTC to trade at $77,250, and the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) added…
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Brazil Central Bank Bars Virtual Assets From eFX Payments
Brazil’s central bank, Banco Central do Brasil (BCB), has barred the use of virtual assets in certain regulated international payment and transfer services, tightening rules…
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SBI to Make Bitbank a Subsidiary in Japan Crypto Consolidation Push
Tokyo-based SBI Holdings has opened talks to acquire shares in cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank and make it a consolidated subsidiary, extending its push to consolidate regulated…
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Bitcoin edges above $77,000 but institutional activity suggests downside hedging
Bitcoin BTC$78.275,17 rose more than 1.2% during the European morning to reach just shy of $77,500 for a lift of about 1.7% in the last…
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Bitcoin Preserves 12% April Gains But the S&P 500 Steals the Show
Bitcoin (BTC) eyed $77,500 on Friday after US stocks posted fresh record highs on strong tech earnings. Key points: Bitcoin continues a rebound after the…
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Bakkt Finishes Acquisition of Stablecoin Infrastructure Firm
Digital asset company Bakkt completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) through an equity-based transaction as part of its bid to…
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Bithumb’s six-month suspension in South Korea is overturned by local judge
A South Korean court overturned Bithumb’s six-month partial business suspension Thursday, according to Yonhap News. The news agency cited legal sources, saying that the 2nd…
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Strategy keeps STRC payout unchanged for May as shares rebound after prolonged slump
Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded bitcoin BTC$77,111.57 holder, has maintained an 11.5% dividend rate for May on its perpetual preferred stock, Stretch (STRC), marking…
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Tether Reports $1.04B Profit, $141B in US Treasuries
Stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT) reported $1.04 billion in net profit for the first quarter of 2026, as its excess reserves rose to a record $8.23…
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MoonPay Rolls Out Agent-Ready Stablecoin Card on Mastercard Network
MoonPay is launching a virtual debit card that allows users and AI agents to spend stablecoins directly from self-custodied onchain wallets at merchants that accept…
