Citi and Coinbase have expanded their partnership with two products that connect traditional dollars with stablecoin payments. Businesses can now accept, hold and send funds through bank-like accounts, while merchants can accept stablecoins without holding the tokens themselves.

Trump announced the formation of a federal "Artificial Intelligence Force" and appointed a "general manager" for AI affairs, claiming that AI could account for 25% of the US GDP. However, the agency's functions, funding, and leadership are unclear, as is its relationship with existing agencies.

$4Stock and $BUILD are not simply competitors, but rather play different roles: expanding the market and accumulating value, respectively.

All financial innovations are essentially a repricing of liquidity and attention.

Tim Cook has just ended his 15-year run as Apple CEO, officially stepping down into the role of executive chairman as John Ternus takes control of a company that has become vastly larger and more profitable under Cook — but now faces a technology race that could determine its next era.

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Iran and Oman plan to push forward with a temporary navigation channel in the Hormuz and a mine-clearing mechanism, and will also discuss a permanent passage and future management plan. Meanwhile, Pakistani sources say the US and Iran have reached an agreement on a ceasefire and will restart negotiations under the Islamabad memorandum.

Although Augustus has strong financial backing, there are still many unknowns to be verified regarding its cost reduction capabilities, the conversion of payment volume into bank revenue, and the actual business operations it conducts.

Stripe is evolving from a payments company into a global financial empire spanning payments, stablecoins, wallets, and AI.

Circle signed separate partnerships with Kakao Group and Toss Bank to explore stablecoin payments, cross-border transfers and blockchain-based financial services in South Korea.

Why tokenized stocks (instead of memes) will help Robinhood achieve over $10 billion in revenue by 2030.

Why tokenized stocks (rather than Meme coins) will help Robinhood achieve over $10 billion in revenue by 2030.

Bitcoin miner TeraWulf has landed a 20-year lease agreement with AI startup Anthropic worth approximately $19 billion, a deal that signals one of the clearest transformations yet of a crypto mining company into an AI infrastructure provider.

Coinbase is taking another step toward becoming a full-service financial platform after securing a UK investment services license that expands its business beyond cryptocurrency trading into traditional financial markets.