OKX joins Paxos’ USDG network as stablecoin push intensifies

OKX joins Paxos’ USDG network as stablecoin push intensifies

Launched in November 2024, the USDG stablecoin has a total circulating supply of around $356 million. Crypto exchange OKX has joined the Global Dollar Network, a consortium promoting Paxos’ relatively smaller USDG stablecoin, in a move the exchange says could help accelerate adoption of a regulated US dollar-backed stablecoin.  By joining the network, OKX’s 60…

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Trump memecoin made 2M for crypto exchanges — Report

Trump memecoin made $172M for crypto exchanges — Report

Crypto exchanges listed the TRUMP memecoin four days after its launch on average, compared to 129 days for other major memecoins, Reuters found. US President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency venture, the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin, has generated multimillion-dollar gains for crypto exchanges, in addition to profits for its creators. Launched just about six months ago, the…

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Real-world asset tokens are the new ETFs — CoinFund president

Real-world asset tokens are the new ETFs — CoinFund president

Tokens are a new financial wrapper, akin to the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that debuted on US exchanges in 1993, Christopher Perkins said. Real-world asset (RWA) tokens can democratize access to investments previously inaccessible to retail traders, similar to how exchange-traded funds (ETFs) expanded retail access to financial instruments when they debuted in 1993, according to…

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Michael Saylor signals Bitcoin buy after one-week hiatus

Michael Saylor signals Bitcoin buy after one-week hiatus

Strategy continues to lead the pack among Bitcoin treasury companies, issuing debt and equity instruments to finance more purchases. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor signaled that Strategy would resume Bitcoin (BTC) buying on Monday after the company took a week-long hiatus from accumulating the digital asset. “Some weeks, you don’t just HODL,” the executive wrote on…

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Here’s what happened in crypto today

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, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, Pump.fun ICO raises $500 million, BlockFi’s bankruptcy administrator and the DOJ have settled a $35 million crypto asset transfer lawsuit, and US-based spot Bitcoin…

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Animoca Brands partners with DDC Enterprise to put BTC treasury to work

Animoca Brands partners with DDC Enterprise to put BTC treasury to work

Animoca Brands joins a growing list of companies adopting a Bitcoin treasury strategy or expanding their existing Bitcoin reserves. Web3 company Animoca Brands signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DayDayCook (DDC) Enterprise, a meal-prep and packaged food company that recently adopted a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy, to manage Animoca’s BTC holdings and generate…

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