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Coinbase Enables Stablecoin Payments Across Checkout.com’s 1,000+ Merchant Network

Key Takeaways Coinbase is expanding stablecoin payments through Checkout.com’s merchant network. Merchants can accept USDC and USDT while settling in dollars. The rollout could test stablecoin demand in mainstream commerce. Checkout.com Partnership Pushes Stablecoins Deeper Into Enterprise Commerce Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced on June 2 that Checkout.com is enabling stablecoin acceptance for eligible…

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Robinhood Officially Enters Canada After Closing WonderFi Acquisition

The WonderFi acquisition gives Robinhood regulated crypto operations in Canada and expands its workforce and customer network. Robinhood Markets has completed its $180 million acquisition of WonderFi, a Toronto-based provider of digital asset products and services. With the deal, Robinhood is entering the Canadian market by acquiring an established operator of regulated crypto exchanges….

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Palantir Contracts Have Become ‘An Unacceptable Point of Weakness,’ UK Politicians Warn

A bipartisan group of UK politicians is sounding the alarm over the country’s partnership with the data analytics company Palantir. In a report published Tuesday, the 11 members of Parliament’s Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee warned that the country’s ballooning reliance on Palantir’s technology “represents an unacceptable point of weakness” that could hand the company…

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Crypto PACs pour millions into primaries as Maryland race looms

Crypto-backed political groups have expanded their election spending as several US primaries test the industry’s influence in Congress. Summary Crypto-backed PACs have increased spending in US congressional primaries as digital asset policy becomes a key election issue. FEC filings show Protect Progress spent millions supporting Democratic candidates in California, New Jersey, Maryland, and New York….

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