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Metaplanet cancels $220m of executive stock rights after weaker bitcoin gains

11 hours ago
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Bitwise is closing its Dogecoin ETF, with cash back to holders in October

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U.S. Bank’s first stablecoin payment went to its own European arm

U.S. Bank issued USBDC on Stellar and used it to pay its own European arm. No customer can hold the token yet, and the bank is the only witness.

The Defiant and U.S. Bancorp 1 day ago · 5 min read
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Business

Nasdaq puts $100m into Kraken’s owner at a $21bn valuation

Nasdaq's $100m stake values Kraken's owner at $21bn, about 58% above the figure implied by April's reported Deutsche Boerse investment in the same firm.

CoinDesk 1 day ago · 6 min read
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Markets

Robinhood’s stock tokens don’t come with a shareholder’s rights

Vlad Tenev says stock tokens shouldn't need issuer consent and confirms holders get no votes. Here's what a tokenised share actually is, and isn't.

The Defiant, with additional context from CryptoSlate 2 days ago · 6 min read
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Consensys is splitting in two and rebranding as MetaMask

The wallet business keeps the existing corporate entity, while the Consensys name moves to a new company. Completion isn't expected until late 2026.

The Defiant, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph and Decrypt 2 days ago · 5 min read
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Technology

3,400 bitcoin returned to Liquid, 598 still missing

Roughly 598 BTC, about $47m, is still outstanding after the Liquid federation drain. The sidechain remains paused and Blockstream has stayed quiet.

The Defiant, CoinDesk and Decrypt 2 days ago · 7 min read
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Block has applied for a federal bank charter to custody bitcoin

A national trust charter would put Block's bitcoin custody under one federal supervisor. It brings no deposits, no lending and no FDIC insurance.

Decrypt and The Defiant 3 days ago · 5 min read
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Technology

Ethereum sets a 2029 target for quantum-proofing its network

The Ethereum Foundation wants post-quantum cryptography live by the end of 2029. Nothing has shipped yet, and its own docs call the date a milestone.

CoinDesk, The Block and The Defiant, with the Ethereum Foundation's own documentation 3 days ago · 9 min read