The Venezuelan government is using USDT to receive payments for crude shipments, according to local sources. The move prevents a blockade of crude payments, allowing the Venezuelan government to supply the local foreign currency market directly. Venezuela Leverages USDT to Receive Crude Sale Settlements Stablecoins, such as USDT, have become essential in countries facing both…
The Federal Reserve has announced a new event happening on October 21 that will take a deep look at how payments are changing. Called the Payments Innovation Conference, the event will bring together policymakers, finance executives, and developers working on new ways to move money. It gives the Fed a chance to directly engage with…
Late Night host Seth Meyers has targeted President Donald Trump‘s continued insistence that the Epstein scandal is a “hoax,” noting that the situation doesn’t look great for the U.S. commander-in-chief. “The dude is absolutely spooked about this Epstein stuff in a way I’ve never seen before,” said Meyers. Trump has received substantial criticism from followers…
The Trump family-owned American Bitcoin began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ‘ABTC’ on Tuesday following the completion of its stock merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. The firm is a Bitcoin accumulation platform focused on building America’s Bitcoin infrastructure backbone, according to the announcement. Shares in the Trump-backed Bitcoin venture surged as much…
Trying to boost the volume at your end-of-summer parties? The JBL Flip 7 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is discounted by $20 on Amazon, bringing the price down to just $130. That might not sound like a huge discount, but it brings it more in line with its competitors, and temporarily erases the price bump from the…
Tokenized equities fall under the larger real-world assets (RWA) umbrella which is forecasted to exceed $30 trillion by 2034 according to Standard Chartered Bank’s research. TradFi Meets DeFi: Ondo and Block Street to Tokenize US Equities Traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are increasingly resembling two peas in a pod and Block Street, a…
SUI Group Holdings has cemented its status as a titan within the Sui ecosystem. Its recent acquisition of 20 million tokens brings its total stash to over $344 million, making it a dominant force in the token’s economy. Summary SUI Group Holdings added 20 million SUI tokens, lifting its treasury to 101.8 million, valued at…
Strategic Ethereum acquisition strengthens Imagen’s blockchain reserves and supports decentralized infrastructure growth. September 04, 2025 1:00 AM EDT | Source: Kaj Labs London, United Kingdom–(Newsfile Corp. – September 4, 2025) – Imagen Network (IMAGE), the decentralized AI-powered social platform, has revealed that its developer plans to acquire $150 million worth of Ethereum (ETH)…
Apple’s Siri overhaul may include an AI-powered web search tool with technology powered by Google’s Gemini, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The iPhone maker, which has been criticized for falling behind in the AI race, delayed its long-awaited Siri update until 2026. In the meantime, the company has been scrambling to…
Key Takeaways The joint audit confirms 99.7% of voucher ADA was successfully redeemed, with no substantiated claims of wrongdoing. Unclaimed ADA was allocated to Cardano Development Holdings for ecosystem grants and initiatives. Share this article Input Output Global (IOG) has published the results of a months-long investigative report and forensic audit into Cardano’s ADA Voucher…
