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Mastercard recently completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of BVNK, a Ripple partner specializing in blockchain-based payment infrastructure. The deal advances Mastercard's strategy to connect traditional finance with digital assets, enabling fiat currencies, stablecoins, and tokenized assets to

OpenAI dominated artificial intelligence spending in the U.S. House of Representatives during the year ending March 31, 2026, according to a CNBC analysis of House disbursement records. The maker of ChatGPT accounted for roughly $9 out of every $10 spent on identifiable AI tools by House offices, co

Bitget announced Aug. 2, 2026 it will force-close all Japan positions by Dec. 31, 2026, ending services for Japanese residents. The offshore cryptocurrency exchange disclosed the phased shutdown in official notices posted Aug. 2, with new account registrations halted as of Aug. 3. The decision

Flare announced Monday that its FXRP token has been approved as collateral in Sentora's RLUSD Main vault on the Morpho lending protocol, enabling XRP holders to borrow Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on Ethereum without selling their XRP. The integration addresses what Flare co-founder and CEO Hugo

Ripple invested in fintech companies ZILO and Licuido to add regulated infrastructure to the XRP Ledger. According to an official statement, Ripple plans to integrate security transfer, asset issuance, and collateral transfer functionalities compatible with the XRP Ledger infrastructure through

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) shares gained more than 5% in Monday midday trading. Google and German energy firm RWE announced a 15-year power purchase agreement for the 155-megawatt Crooked Creek Solar project in Oklahoma. The agreement will supply electricity to support Google's operations in the

ChangeNOW and CoinRabbit released a report arguing that crypto privacy tools serve essential protective functions that restore financial privacy existing in traditional finance. The report cites TRM Labs data showing $158 billion in illicit crypto inflows for 2025, with 84% of fraud proceeds

The USD/JPY exchange rate continued its steep decline on August 3 amid coordinated intervention efforts by the United States and Japan. As of 10:47 AM Eastern Time, the USD/JPY fell 2.529 yen (1.589%) to 156.651 yen in the New York foreign exchange market, according to Yonhap Infomax. The sharp

A solo Bitcoin miner solved block 960,804 at 02:11 UTC on Monday, earning a reward worth approximately $200,000. The payout totaled 3.15689830 BTC, comprising the standard 3.125 BTC subsidy plus 0.032 BTC in transaction fees from 4,243 transactions. This marked the 317th solo block discovered

GameStop (GME) agreed to exchange approximately $1.4 billion of its outstanding convertible senior notes for shares of its Class A common stock in a private transaction, the company announced on Monday. The exchange involves about $400 million in notes due 2030 and $1 billion in notes due 2032,

The Federal Aviation Administration certified Boeing's 737 Max 7 on Monday, clearing the smallest model in the aircraft family to fly after nearly a decade of delays. The approval reflects years of work to resolve complex technical issues following fatal Max 8 crashes in 2018 and 2019 that

Tech millionaires are increasingly donating non-cash assets to donor-advised funds as private company valuations surge. DAFgiving360, affiliated with Charles Schwab, reported that three quarters of gifts over the past 12 months were non-cash assets including private and public company shares. The in

Bitcoin security researcher and Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp says last week's ongoing Coldcard exploit exposes fundamental limits in Bitcoin's 'don't trust, verify' principle. The exploit has drained more than 1,300 bitcoin worth roughly $83 million from thousands of addresses across multiple

Kenya's National Examinations Council (KNEC) launched a blockchain-based academic credential verification system on the Avalanche network, announced Monday, placing over 30 million records onchain. The initiative addresses thousands of forged academic certificates reported in Kenya annually. The

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported on August 3rd local time that the US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for July reached 55.6, up 2.3 points from June's 53.3. This marks the highest reading since May 2022's 55.9 and exceeded the market expectation of 54.0. The

Plus500 launched trading in CME Group-listed Single Stock Futures, adding exchange-traded exposure to major US companies as the broker expands beyond its core contracts for differences business. The offering includes standard and Micro Single Stock Futures linked to a growing selection of US-listed

Democratic senators sent a letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig on Monday demanding a halt to betting on California wildfires, warning that traders could commit arson to win wagers. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley led the letter, which referenced betting