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Crypto treasury firms have begun moves to buy over $7.8 billion worth of cryptocurrencies this week, in possibly one of the biggest corporate crypto grabs in recent history — particularly for altcoins. Cointelegraph analyzed 16 company statements since Monday, which either announced a plan to buy or raise money for crypto. Ether was the hottest…
Payment company Visa expanded stablecoin offerings on its settlement platform by adding support for Global Dollar, PayPal USD, Euro Coin and two new blockchain networks, Stellar and Avalanche. The integration allows users to send and receive stablecoin payments through the supported blockchain networks or convert their balances to traditional fiat currency, Visa said in a press…
US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins has announced “Project Crypto,” an initiative to modernize the agency for the digital finance age and establish clear regulations for digital assets in the United States. Atkins said Project Crypto was in direct response to recommendations in a recent report by the President’s Working Group on Digital Assets. Atkins…
Trading platform Robinhood’s crypto revenue increased 98% year-on-year to $160 million in the second quarter as CEO Vlad Tenev doubled down on plans to lead the real-world asset tokenization market in the US and abroad. Total net revenue climbed 45% year-on-year to $989 million, while net income increased by 105% to $386 million, Robinhood said in its…
The US President Donald Trump’s Working Group on Digital Assets released its long-promised crypto report outlining policy recommendations for regulating crypto in the United States, including crypto market structure, jurisdictional oversight, banking regulations, promoting US dollar hegemony through stablecoins and taxation of cryptocurrencies. Establishing a “taxonomy” of digital assets by clearly defining which cryptocurrencies are securities…
