Exodus acquires Uruguay-based Grateful to expand stablecoin merchant services and faster, lower-cost payouts. Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE American: EXOD) announces the acquisition of Grateful, a Montevideo-founded stablecoin payments orchestrator that enables merchants to accept wallet-to-wallet payments, QR point-of-sale, offramping and ecommerce checkouts, on Nov. 10, 2025; the deal is positioned to strengthen Exodus’s merchant services […]
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Bank Survey: Institutional Investors Shift to Diversification, Embrace Crypto as Strategic Allocation
Global institutional investors now prioritize diversification over speculation and increase crypto allocations despite near-term caution. Sygnum’s Future Finance 2025 report surveys 1,000+ institutional and professional crypto investors across 43 countries and finds 61% plan to increase digital-asset allocations while only 4% plan to decrease, though sentiment turns neutral or bearish within a year; 76% favor […]
Read MoreBrazil Issues New Crypto Regulations, Tightens Controls on Stablecoins Transactions and VASPs
The Central Bank of Brazil has finalized rules governing virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and stablecoin transactions, focusing on financial stability and reducing their use for illicit purposes, according to regulatory director Gilneu Vivan. Central Bank Issues Key Regulation for VASPs and Stablecoin Transactions in Brazil The Central Bank of Brazil has, at last, finalized […]
Read MoreNo, Trump Did Not Commute Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan’s Prison Sentence
The self-styled “Crocodile of Wall Street” was sentenced to 18 months in prison for helping her husband Ilya Lichtenstein launder roughly $13 billion worth of stolen bitcoin in 2016. ‘Razzlekhan’ Backtracks Her Claims of a Trump Commutation A little over two weeks ago, convicted felon Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan implied that U.S. President Donald Trump had […]
Read MoreNew Uniswap Proposal Outlines Fee Activation, UNI Burns, and Governance Overhaul
Uniswap founder and CEO Hayden Adams unveiled the “UNIfication Proposal,” a sweeping governance initiative aimed at turning on protocol fees, burning UNI, and aligning incentives across the decentralized exchange’s (DEX) growing ecosystem. Uniswap Moves Toward Unified Governance Uniswap is setting the stage for its next evolution. Founder and CEO Hayden Adams announced the “UNIfication Proposal,” […]
Read MoreSingapore University Partners With Zero Gravity to Build Transparent Blockchain‑Based AI Systems
NTU Singapore and Zero Gravity have launched a $3.84 million research hub to advance decentralized, blockchain-based artificial intelligence. Advancing Decentralized AI Technology Singaporean higher learning institution, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), has partnered with Zero Gravity (0G) to establish a $3.84 million (S$5 million) joint research hub dedicated to advancing blockchain-based artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The […]
Read MorePhoenix Group Activates 30MW Hydropower-Backed Crypto Mining Facility in Ethiopia
Phoenix Group recently activated a 30 MW hydropower-backed crypto mining facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in partnership with Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP). Aggressive African Expansion The Abu Dhabi cryptocurrency mining company, Phoenix Group, recently announced the activation of a 30-megawatt (MW) hydropower-backed mining facility in Ethiopia. The project, a partnership with the state-owned Ethiopian Electric […]
Read MoreMicrosoft’s ‘Magentic Marketplace’ Reveals How AI Agents Can Collapse Under Pressure
Microsoft Research, alongside Arizona State University, recently launched a bold experiment called the Magentic Marketplace — a digital playground where hundreds of artificial intelligence (AI) agents competed, collaborated, and occasionally conned each other in a simulated economy. ‘Magentic Marketplace’ Shows AI Bots Struggle With Deception and Overload The Microsoft project was built to test how […]
Read MoreCourt Crushes $364M Bitcoin Claim Against US Government
A federal appeals court has shut down one of the largest-ever bitcoin compensation claims, ruling that a convicted fraudster’s $364 million demand against the U.S. government came far too late and lacked credible proof. Court Rejects $364 Million Bitcoin Claim The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision dismissing Michael Prime’s […]
Read MoreUS Treasury and IRS Clear Path for Crypto ETPs to Stake Digital Assets and Share Rewards
Groundbreaking U.S. tax reforms are unlocking a new era for crypto investment trusts, granting them the power to stake digital assets under a protected federal framework while preserving their vital tax classification status. IRS and Treasury Establish Clear Tax Path for Digital Asset Staking The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) […]
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