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Cardano's native token ADA is experiencing renewed market momentum as the network recorded 16 consecutive months of institutional inflows and completed its Protocol 11 upgrade through the Van Rossem hard fork. On July 28, the Cardano Foundation announced a strategic partnership with Hamburg-based da

Tether's U.S.-compliant USAT stablecoin launched on Celo blockchain on Wednesday, marking its second mainnet deployment following Ethereum. The token features native mint and burn functions on Celo and can be used to pay gas fees through the blockchain's CIP-64 fee abstraction upgrade. Tether US

A dairy producer at Fazenda Engenho Velho in Imbituva, Paraná secured a R$100,000 (approximately $20,000) loan using 10 Holstein cows valued at R$120,000 as collateral, with the operation registered on B3, Brazil's main stock exchange. BMP Sociedade de Crédito Direto originated the loan, which

Nvidia and Broadcom are backstopping AI customer financing, raising concerns from Wolfe Research analyst Chris Caso. Caso said the strategy creates liabilities that leave him 'less comfortable', though he acknowledged Nvidia's strong cash generation and balance sheet. The approach aims to prevent fi

The US dollar index stood at 101.413 as of 7:53 AM ET on May 29, down 0.006 points (0.006%) from the prior close of 101.419. The slight decline followed a volatile session in which Middle East conflict escalation drove West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil up 4.6% to $83 per barrel, triggering

A consortium of 10 European financial institutions launched Regulated Layer 1 (RL1), a blockchain payment network designed to provide unified distributed ledger infrastructure for regulated financial institutions across Europe. The European Cooperative (SCE) was formally established in Luxembourg on

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson made statements regarding the cryptocurrency market's long-term outlook, highlighting the ADA ecosystem's competitive advantages through Bitcoin DeFi capabilities and its partner chain model. Hoskinson emphasized Cardano's ability to represent Bitcoin on the

Bitcoin gained 1.6% to trade near $64,400 on Wednesday, recovering from a $62,684 low set a day earlier as traders positioned ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision at 2 p.m. EDT. Markets are pricing 30% odds of another rate hike despite consensus favoring a hold, according to CME Fedwatch

BNY launched a blockchain-based version of its transfer agency business, which manages fund ownership records and investor transactions, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. The New York-based custodian bank aims to modernize fund transaction infrastructure by bringing books and records

Kaito AI launched Kaito Katalyst, a performance-based creator marketing platform that compensates creators based on verified conversion outcomes rather than flat fees or estimated reach. The platform allows project teams to attribute rewards against criteria including mindshare, click-through

Apple launched a new iPhone leasing program called Apple Upgrade on Tuesday, partnering with buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna as its financial underwriter. The program offers iPhone leases starting at $17.99 per month and extends to Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac devices. Apple is discontinuing its own iPh

TRON founder Justin Sun shared account data on July 29, revealing a 42.87% jump in daily signups to 230,862 total accounts, marking the network's highest daily signup count in a month according to on-chain tracker Lookonchain. Analysts tie the surge to rising stablecoin demand on TRON, where USDT ha

Commerzbank downgraded its gold and silver price forecasts on Tuesday as persistent inflation pressures and the ongoing war in Iran weigh on the precious metals market. The German bank now expects gold to end the year around $4,500 an ounce, down from its revised June forecast of $4,800, while silve

Dalba Global reached a 52-week high on the 29th as investors shifted funds from semiconductor stocks into defensive consumer sectors. The stock rose 7.23% to close at 265,000 won after touching 275,500 won intraday, while the broader KOSPI index fell over 5% below the 5,700 level. Samsung

Iran's Foreign Ministry on July 29 (local time) issued a statement condemning the United States and Saudi Arabia for strikes against Iranian proxy forces in Iraq, calling the actions a violation of Iraqi sovereignty. The condemnation followed joint US-Saudi airstrikes on July 28 targeting

Crypto analyst xrpl_Adam challenged the dominant Ripple bull case on July 29, arguing that XRP's rapid settlement speed undermines the thesis that payment volume alone could justify a $100 token price. In a thread on X, xrpl_Adam explained that because XRP settles

Meta Platforms and BlackRock announced Tuesday they will jointly build a 1-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center in El Paso, Texas, with completion targeted for 2028. The venture shifts Meta's infrastructure costs off its balance sheet onto private investors, with BlackRock-managed funds

Russia's FSB formally charged Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and placed him on an international wanted list, sending GRAM lower in early trading. The charges stem from Telegram's alleged failure to remove material used by Ukrainian special services and terrorist or extremist

MoonPay has launched PayBox, an AI payment vault that connects OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude to enable users to make payments directly from conversations. The system allows AI assistants to prepare transactions such as booking flights, making restaurant reservations, or shopping online,