Animoca Brands backs stablecoin payments firm AllScale with strategic investment

Animoca Brands has made a strategic investment in stablecoin payment infrastructure provider AllScale and has agreed to explore joint payment and AI commerce initiatives across its ecosystem. Animoca Brands announced on X that it has invested in AllScale, although neither… дальше »

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JD Vance Reveals 7 Iran Negotiation Bombshells, Bitcoin Reclaims $65,000 But Oil Falls

Bitcoin reclaimed $65,000 after Vance said Iran agreed to nuclear inspections, as Iranian outlets disputed the account. The post JD Vance Reveals 7 Iran Negotiation Bombshells, Bitcoin Reclaims $65,000 But Oil Falls appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin reclaims $63K as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire revives U.S.-Iran talks hopes

Bitcoin has climbed back above $63,000 after reports of an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire have renewed expectations that stalled diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran could resume before the end of June. дальше »

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Nuvei to acquire stablecoin payments platform Payoneer for $2.75B

Nuvei has agreed to acquire Payoneer in a $2. 75 billion all-cash deal, adding the cross-border payments firm’s global payout network and regulatory licenses to its financial infrastructure business. дальше »

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Metaplanet acquires Siiibo Securities in first major M&A transaction

Metaplanet has agreed to acquire Japanese securities firm Siiibo Securities for JPY 2. 1 billion, adding a licensed brokerage platform that it plans to use for Bitcoin-linked investment products and yield-focused offerings. дальше »

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Figure acquires Kiavi in $717 million deal to expand tokenized lending

Figure Technology Solutions has agreed to acquire AI-powered real estate lender Kiavi in a $717 million transaction, adding a business that generates about $7 billion in annual loan volume as it expands its blockchain-based credit marketplace. According to Figure’s announcement… дальше »

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Meta deepens India AI push with Reliance data center deal

Meta has agreed to lease a 168-megawatt AI data center in India from Reliance Industries. The facility will rise in Jamnagar, and Reliance will deliver it within two years. The deal adds new AI infrastructure for Meta while extending its… дальше »

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OKX Ventures acquires 19.6% stake in South Korean crypto exchange Coinone

OKX Ventures has agreed to acquire a 19.6% stake in South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone through an 80 billion won ($53 million) investment, expanding the global exchange group’s presence in one of Asia’s largest digital asset markets. According to a… дальше »

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US Iran ceasefire extension lifts S&P 500 to 7,400, crypto recovery?

The S&P 500 pushed to a fresh all time high near 7,400 after Washington and Tehran agreed to extend their ceasefire, reinforcing a broad risk on bid across equities and crypto. The United States and Iran have agreed to extend… дальше »

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Samsung Units Acquire a $408 Million Stake in Upbit Operator Dunamu

Three Samsung affiliates agreed to acquire a combined four percent stake in Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, Korea’s largest crypto exchange, for $408 million, capping a May rush by Korean financial giants. дальше »

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FTX legal adviser Fenwick settles customer lawsuit for $54m

Fenwick & West has agreed to pay $54 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed by former FTX customers who accused the law firm of helping facilitate fraud at the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. According to court filings tied to… дальше »

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FTX Lawyers Pay $54M In Settlement Over Services Rendered To Exchange – Details

In a noteworthy development, US law firm Fenwick & West has agreed to pay $54 million to settle claims arising from its legal services for the defunct crypto exchange FTX. The proposed settlement, filed in federal court in Miami on Friday, resolves allegations from FTX customers who accused the Silicon Valley-based firm of facilitating misconduct […] дальше »

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Fenwick Agrees to Pay $54 Million to Settle FTX Customer Claims

Fenwick & West agreed to pay $54 million to settle FTX customer fraud claims over its role advising the bankrupt exchange. The post Fenwick Agrees to Pay $54 Million to Settle FTX Customer Claims appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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China Forces FIFA Into a Huge World Cup Discount

FIFA agreed to broadcast the 2026 World Cup in China for $60M, far below its $300M ask, as time zones gutted ad value. The post China Forces FIFA Into a Huge World Cup Discount appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Strategy bonds move risks Bitcoin sale

Strategy bonds worth $1.5 billion are being repurchased as Michael Saylor’s firm lists Bitcoin sales as a potential funding source. Strategy filed a Form 8-K on Friday announcing it has agreed to repurchase approximately $1.5 billion of its 0% Convertible… дальше »

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KDDI Coincheck deal expands Japan crypto access

Japan telecom KDDI has agreed to buy a 14.9% stake in KDDI Coincheck Group for $65 million. KDDI Corporation (TYO: 9433), Japan’s second-largest telecom company with over 72 million mobile subscribers, has announced an agreement to acquire a 14.9% stake… дальше »

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Banks Are Trying to Kill the Biggest Crypto Bill in US History Four Days Before the Senate Vote

Banks are trying to kill a landmark US crypto bill four days before the Senate vote, demanding changes to a compromise they just agreed to. Will it pass? дальше »

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Payward buys Reap for $600M to expand stablecoin payment services in Homg Kong

Kraken parent Payward has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies for up to $600 million, adding card issuance and cross-border stablecoin payment infrastructure to its expanding business services platform. дальше »

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Kraken Buys Reap for $600 Million as Asia Stablecoin Race Heats Up

Payward Inc. , the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based payments firm Reap Technologies for $600 million in cash and stock. The move deepens Kraken’s push into Asia and accelerates its expansion beyond crypto trading into stablecoin-powered financial services. дальше »

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Anthropic увеличила лимиты Claude после соглашения со SpaceX

Компания Anthropic удвоила пятичасовые лимиты на использование Claude Code в тарифных планах Pro, Max, Team и Enterprise. We’ve agreed to a partnership with @SpaceX that will substantially increase our compute capacity. дальше »

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U.S. to review AI models from Microsoft, Google, xAI before public release

Microsoft, Google, and xAI have agreed to provide the U.S. government with early access to upcoming artificial intelligence models, allowing officials to examine potential national security risks before the systems are released to the public. The arrangement will enable the… дальше »

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Crypto Exchange Bullish Strikes $4.2 Billion Deal for Equiniti to Build Tokenized Securities Infrastructure

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Exchange Bullish Strikes $4. 2 Billion Deal for Equiniti to Build Tokenized Securities Infrastructure Bullish has agreed to acquire global transfer agent Equiniti in a $4. дальше »

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Bullish bets $4.2B on tokenized securities with Equiniti deal

Bullish agreed to buy Equiniti for $4.2B, aiming to offer issuer tokenization, 24/7 securities trading and stablecoin settlement. дальше »

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SAP to acquire Prior Labs in push to scale tabular AI capabilities

SAP has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence startup Prior Labs, in a move aimed at strengthening its capabilities in models designed for structured business data. The German software company said it plans to invest more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion)… дальше »

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U.S. senators won't be weighing in on prediction markets bets after banning themselves

The Senate agreed unanimously to revise its rules to ban members and their staffs from wagers on prediction markets platforms. дальше »

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Trump Extends the Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire by Three Weeks After Oval Office Talks

President Trump announced on April 23 that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks after a second round of high-level White House talks involving the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice… дальше »

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Payward Acquires First Fully Licensed US Crypto Derivatives Firm for $550M

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, agreed to acquire Bitnomial, the first US crypto derivatives platform to hold all three CFTC licenses simultaneously, for up to $550 million in cash and stock, in a deal that values Payward at $20… дальше »

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Kraken Owner Payward to Acquire Bitnomial for $550M, Securing Full CFTC-Licensed U.S. Crypto Derivatives Stack

Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Owner Payward to Acquire Bitnomial for $550M, Securing Full CFTC-Licensed U. S. Crypto Derivatives Stack Payward agreed to acquire Bitnomial in a deal worth up to $550 million in cash and stock, securing a fully licensed U. дальше »

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Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Begins Today After Trump Announcement

President Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire beginning at 5 PM ET today, April 16, following direct conversations with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. President Trump announced Thursday… дальше »

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Trump secures two week ceasefire with Iran, Bitcoin reclaims $70k

President Donald Trump said the United States and Iran were “very far along” toward a “definitive” peace agreement, confirming that Washington had agreed to a two-week ceasefire to keep negotiations on track. дальше »

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Former FTX engineer Nishad Singh agrees to $3.7M penalty in CFTC settlement

Former FTX head of engineering Nishad Singh has agreed to pay a $3.7 million fine to resolve his case with the US commodities regulator. Singh will pay a disgorgement of $3.7 million as part of a supplemental consent order for… дальше »

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KuCoin agrees to $500,000 CFTC penalty over unlicensed operations

Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin’s parent company has agreed to pay a $500,000 civil penalty in a settlement that claimed it operated an unregistered offshore commodities exchange. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said in a Monday announcement that KuCoin’s parent company, Peken… дальше »

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Crypto tried to cut out Visa and Mastercard — now they’re buying up blockchain companies

Mastercard agreed to pay up to $1.8 billion for BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure firm that connects blockchain payments with traditional banking rails. The deal includes $300 million in contingent payments and closes what Mastercard told investors would have taken too long to build internally: the ability to move money seamlessly across fiat and on-chain systems […] The post Crypto tried to cut out Visa and Mastercard — now they’re buying up blockchain companies appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Mastercard Makes $1.8 Billion Bet on Stablecoins With BVNK Deal

Mastercard is no longer just testing the waters in crypto, it’s diving in. The payments giant has agreed to acquire BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1. 8 billion, including $300 million tied to performance milestones. дальше »

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Mastercard agrees to acquire BVNK in $1.8B stablecoin deal

Mastercard agreed to acquire BVNK for up to $1.8 billion as it expands further into stablecoin and blockchain-based payments.

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Solana price prediction: Will SOL reclaim its $200 highs in 2026?

Just over a week ago, AMBCrypto reported that a head and shoulders pattern on the Solana weekly chart could take the price to $47. The weekly chart and its Fibonacci extension level agreed with this tThe post Solana price prediction: Will SOL reclaim its $200 highs in 2026? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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FDIC pays $188k, pledges policy shift in Coinbase FOIA crypto case

The FDIC will pay $188,440 and revise its disclosure rules after a Coinbase FOIA lawsuit exposed “pause letters” telling banks to curb or halt crypto services. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation agreed to pay $188,440 in legal fees and revise… дальше »

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Trump sold 49% of WLFI to UAE royal through reported $500M investment in USD1 digital dollar

New reports says Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, or investors tied to him, agreed in January 2025 to invest $500 million into Trump-linked World Liberty Financial for about a 49% stake. дальше »

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UAE royal bought Trump influence through reported $500M investment in WLFI digital dollar

New reports says Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, or investors tied to him, agreed in January 2025 to invest $500 million into Trump-linked World Liberty Financial for about a 49% stake. дальше »

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UAE Sheikh Purchased 49% Of Trump Family-Linked World Liberty Financial For $500 Million Days Before Inauguration

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Bitcoin institutions finally admit this is a bear market – so why do 70% say the price is still undervalued?

In a global investor survey from Coinbase Institutional and Glassnode, 1 in 4 institutions agreed that crypto has now entered a bear market. Yet the majority of institutions still said Bitcoin was undervalued, and most said they had held or increased exposure since October. дальше »

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Coreweave stock gains 9% on fresh $2 billion Nvidia investment

Already an investor in CoreWeave, Nvidia last September had agreed to purchase $6.3 billion of computing services from the AI infrastructure provider. дальше »

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SEC Drops Gemini Earn Case After $940M Repayment, Closing One of Crypto’s Longest Legal Battles

Key Takeaways: The SEC has also agreed to permanently withdraw its case associated with the Earn lending program of Gemini. Gemini Earn users recovered their entire crypto as part of The post SEC Drops Gemini Earn Case After $940M Repayment, Closing One of Crypto’s Longest Legal Battles appeared first on CryptoNinjas. дальше »

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Capital One to buy stablecoin fintech Brex for $5.15B in cash-and-stock deal

Capital One Financial Corp. has agreed to acquire fintech startup Brex in a deal valued at $5. 15 billion, the transaction was disclosed on Thursday. Under the terms of the agreement, Capital One will pay 50% in cash and 50% in stock. дальше »

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Elon Musk once backed a $10 billion OpenAI ICO, internal notes show

Internal OpenAI call notes show Elon Musk agreed to explore an ICO with a for-profit arm in early 2018, but later dropped the idea and exited the organization. дальше »

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Nexo Hit With $500K California Fine Over ‘Unlawful’ Loan Practices

Nexo, a crypto lending platform, agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty after California regulators said it made thousands of loans without the proper state license. Related Reading: Crypto Gets A Wall Street Upgrade As Nasdaq And CME Deepen Ties According to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, the actions involved loans backed by […] дальше »

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SHIB About to Burn One Zero, Top SHIB Exec Believes

Top Shiba Inu executive has agreed with an analyst's report about SHIB targeting one zero price surge. дальше »

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Adam Back-backed Bitcoin treasury Future Holdings set for takeover by H100

Adam Back-backed Bitcoin treasury Future Holdings has agreed to a takeover proposal from Sweden-listed H100 Group as it eyes expansion into Switzerland. дальше »

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Fireblocks to buy crypto accounting firm TRES for $130M to boost compliance

Digital asset infrastructure firm Fireblocks has agreed to acquire crypto accounting and tax platform TRES for $130 million, a move aimed at strengthening compliance and audit capabilities for institutions managing digital assets at scale. дальше »

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Nvidia Absorbs Another Rival for $20B, Boosting Decentralized AI

NVIDIA has agreed to pay approximately $20 billion to acquire assets from artificial intelligence chip startup Groq, marking the company’s largest transaction on record and continuing its strategy of absorbing potential competitors before they can challenge its market dominance. дальше »

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