The Senate passed the bill yesterday, but last-minute provisions from Sen. Lummis to reduce crypto tax burdens failed to make it into the mega-tax bill.The […]
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Plume Taps Trump-Linked WLFI Stablecoin USD1 to Power Its RWA Ecosystem
The partnership with World Liberty Financial aims to accelerate USD1’s multichain expansion.The DefiantRead More
DeFi Development Sells $100 Million Convertible Notes to Expand Solana Bet
DeFi Development Corp., the first U.S.-listed company to adopt Solana as a core treasury asset, said it intends to raise $100 million through a private […]
Standard Chartered Sees Bitcoin Reaching $200,000 by End-2025
Standard Chartered raised its price outlook for Bitcoin, saying the world’s largest cryptocurrency could climb to about $135,000 in the third quarter of 2025 and […]
Ripple Partners With OpenPayd to Broaden RLUSD Stablecoin Payments
Ripple has formed a strategic partnership with London-based financial-infrastructure provider OpenPayd to expand enterprise use of Ripple USD (RLUSD), a dollar-denominated stablecoin, and to speed […]
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia-Linked Aeza Group, Crypto Wallet, Related Firms, and UK Shell Company Over Ransomware
The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on the Russia-linked Aeza Group and Cloud Solutions, targeting their operations amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.The DefiantRead More
Figma IPO Prospectus Shows $70 Million Bitcoin ETF Holding, Board OKs $30 Million More
Figma, the San-Francisco design-software company last privately valued at about $12.5 billion, has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. SEC.The DefiantRead More
Circle Launches USDC Chain Abstraction Tool for Devs
Circle Gateway unifies USDC held across different chains into a single balance with cross-chain liquidity.The DefiantRead More
Bitget Teams With Mastercard to Launch Zero-Fee Crypto Card in UK and EU
Bitget Wallet unveiled a partnership with Mastercard and payments infrastructure provider Immersve to launch the Bitget Wallet Card, a crypto-linked payment product that went live […]
SEC Approves Grayscale Multi-Asset Spot Crypto ETF
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 1 July approved Grayscale Investments’ proposal to convert its Digital Large Cap Fund into a spot exchange-traded fundThe […]