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Decrypt 7m ago

China's Stock Market Has Lost $2.4 Trillion as Investors Doubt Its AI Boom Will Ever Pay Off

Stocks on China's mainland have shed about $2.4 trillion since May as investors doubt AI companies can turn a profit, while U.S. restrictions and high U.S. interest rates add press...

Decrypt 41m ago

Robinhood Misses Q3 Earnings as Crypto Revenue Rises and Prediction Market Bets Grow

Robinhood posted record revenue of $1.42 billion but earned $0.51 per share, short of the $0.55 expected, as bets on sports and elections grew to $173 million and crypto edged up.

CoinDesk 42m ago

Treasury's Bessent sees crypto as America's next tool for keeping the U.S. dollar on top

Speaking at Ripple's conference, the U.S. Treasury Secretary said the SEC and CFTC action could help fill the gap left by the Clarity Act's failure, while curbing crypto debanking....

CoinTelegraph 50m ago

Quantum fears already limiting Bitcoin’s growth, Stacks founder says

Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast, Muneeb Ali warned that uncertainty over Bitcoin’s quantum security could deter institutional investors.

CoinDesk 51m ago

Robinhood's crypto revenue fell 55% from last year, but topped Street forecasts

Crypto trading volume fell 38% from year-ago levels, but the firm's overall blockchain business gained traction.

Decrypt 1h ago

Robinhood Taps Ripple's Stablecoin, Treasury Software and Trading Loans

Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin is live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp, and heads to the Robinhood app later this year as the companies deepen ties in treasury and institutional trading...

CoinTelegraph 1h ago

Ripple, Robinhood expand partnership to bring RLUSD to retail and institutional markets

Ripple also expanded its collaboration with BNY on digital asset custody and partnered with C2FO to bring trade finance settlement onto the XRP Ledger.

Decrypt 1h ago

Anchorage Positions Itself as Custody Backbone of US-Mexico Stablecoin Corridor

An expanded deal with Bitso puts Anchorage Digital Bank’s custody beneath both sides of the US-Mexico remittance route.

CoinTelegraph 1h ago

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

CoinTelegraph 2h ago

CFTC sues Utah to block action against prediction markets

The US state filed a lawsuit against Kalshi last week, seeking to recover up to $60 million in profits related to event contracts on prediction markets.

Decrypt 2h ago

AI Agents Are Creating a New Layer of Cybersecurity Spending

Akamai launched a locked box for AI agents on Tuesday. It joins Palo Alto, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Okta and Zscaler in selling protection for software that now acts on its own.

CoinDesk 2h ago

U.S. agency hits Utah with lawsuit to shield Kalshi's ability to offer betting there

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has pursued more than a dozen legal actions to protect what its chief sees as its sole power over prediction markets.

Decrypt 2h ago

Intel, Oracle, IBM Join Objections to OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Venue, Bringing Total to 26

Intel, Oracle, IBM, and IonQ became the latest companies to object to trading of their shares on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, bringing the total to 26.

Decrypt 3h ago

Bitcoin Wallet Maker Keystone Pulls Devices as Stolen Key Opens Door to Fakes

Attackers obtained the factory key that proves Keystone's hardware wallets are genuine, and 25,964 buyer records were affected. The company says recovery phrases and private keys w...

CoinDesk 3h ago

Intel, Oracle, IBM join growing list of firms objecting to OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans

The latest notice added four objections, bringing the total to 26 as the joint venture prepares to test the SEC’s new framework for blockchain-based stock trading.

CoinTelegraph 3h ago

Majority of Americans want candidates who support US-based financial technology: Poll

The September survey offered a possible window into US voters who could consider fintech and digital asset policies on Election Day.

Decrypt 3h ago

Circle Pushes Deeper Into Latin America With USDC Settlement in Colombia

A collaboration with payments-tech firm ACI Worldwide will pilot folding USDC settlement into Colombia’s instant-payments network.

CoinDesk 4h ago

Brazilian companies turned to stablecoins on election day to dodge a currency crash

USDT volume on crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin jumped nearly 800% and bitcoin volume surged 865%. Binance’s USDT/BRL market tripled while the global BTC/USDT pair fell.

CoinTelegraph 4h ago

Janus Henderson, Centrifuge launch tokenized Nasdaq-100 fund on Stellar

The blockchain-based fund offers eligible non-US investors exposure to the Nasdaq-100 as Janus Henderson expands its institutional tokenization business.

CoinDesk 4h ago

Robinhood taps Ripple’s $2.5 billion RLUSD stablecoin despite backing rival USDG

Robinhood helped launch a rival dollar-backed token, USDG, but will also offer Ripple's stablecoin to retail customers later this year.

CoinTelegraph 5h ago

USDC overtakes USDT in euro stablecoin trading as EU rules reshape market: Kaiko

USDC’s share of euro stablecoin trading has climbed to 56% since January 2024, with deeper liquidity as exchanges restrict USDT under MiCA.

CoinDesk 7h ago

Nasdaq-100 comes onchain as Janus Henderson and Centrifuge launch first licensed fund

The $500 billion asset manager is launching an issuer-sponsored fund on Stellar, taking a different approach from third-party stock tokens.

CoinDesk 7h ago

CF Benchmarks brings Wall Street pricing infrastructure onchain, including data used by BlackRock

The new service could help developers build blockchain-based index funds, tokenized portfolios and derivatives using established financial benchmarks.

CoinTelegraph 7h ago

Crypto could outperform AI stocks: Wall Street veteran Jordi Visser

Former Morgan Stanley and Weiss executive Jordi Visser says AI agents are boosting demand for crypto as he expands his holdings beyond Bitcoin, Ether and Solana.