Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, said that World Liberty Financial’s dollar denominated stablecoin (USD1) has been officially selected as the official stablecoin to close MGX’s $2 billion investment in Binance. Speaking at the Token2049 event in Dubai, Trump also announced that USD1 will be integrating with the Tron ecosystem, which is backed … Read more
The crypto market remains in prolonged consolidation with the overall market cap approaching $3 trillion as analysts eye a possible bitcoin (BTC) breakout that could push the market higher. Bitcoin hovered near $95,00 on Thursday, while ether (ETH), BNB Chain’s BNB and Solana’s SOL remained stagnant. XRP and Cardano’s ADA dropped 2%, while dogecoin (DOGE) … Read more
Dogecoin (DOGE) prices were little-changed after reports of carmaker Tesla searching for a new CEO to replace technocrat Elon Musk, which the company later refuted. DOGE prices wobbled between the 16-17 cents mark in the past 24 hours, in line with a flat market. Musk is a known dogecoin backer whose comments, or developments at … Read more
Crypto payments startup Mesh is planning to roll out Apple Pay support for crypto transactions, allowing shoppers to pay with digital assets while settling transactions in stablecoins for merchants. The feature, unveiled during Token2049 in Dubai, converts crypto to stablecoins at checkout using Mesh’s proprietary SmartFunding technology. The system sidesteps the need for merchants to … Read more
Sam Altman’s controversial blockchain project, World, is launching in the U.S. – and said it intends to roll out 7,500 eye-scanning “orbs” in cities across the country by the end of the year. World’s orbs — chrome, bowling ball-shaped devices that scan a person’s eyeballs to confirm their identity — will initially be available to Americans … Read more
Tether, the issuer behind the nearly $150 billion USDT stablecoin, has finalized the purchase of a 70% stake in the Latin American agricultural firm Adecoagro (AGRO), which has a market cap of nearly a billion dollars. Tether initially invested $100 million in Adecoagro in September 2024 for a 9.8% stake, then offered to increase it … Read more
Robinhood (HOOD) topped tempered analyst estimates in the first quarter of 2025, reporting adjusted earnings per share of $0.37 against forecasts for $0.33. The popular trading platform reported $927 million in total revenue, down from $1 billion in the fourth-quarter, but beating Street expectations of $920.1 million. Crypto-related revenue was $252 million, up 100% from … Read more
There was a bit of volatility in crypto on Wednesday, but most of the market continued the weeks’ trend of trading in a very tight range. Shortly after the close of the U.S. stock market, bitcoin (BTC) was changing hands at $94,700, down just 0.4% over the past 24 hours. BTC was lower by nearly … Read more
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, the Ethereum protocol reporter on CoinDesk’s Tech team. In this issue: Inside Movement’s Token-Dump Scandal: Secret Contracts, Shadow Advisors and Hidden Middlemen Ethereum Could Supercharge Transaction Speed to 2,000 TPS Thanks to Bold New Proposal Bitcoin … Read more
The issuer of not just the XRP token, but stablecoin RLUSD, Ripple has made and was rejected in a buyout attempt of Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, according to Bloomberg. Sources told Bloomberg that Ripple remains interested in Circle, but hasn’t decided on whether to make another offer. Ripple’s recently launched RLUSD stablecoin … Read more
