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U.S. President Donald Trump has come through with an eagerly awaited executive order on crypto that directs his administration to establish friendly policies to put the industry on solid U.S. footing and looking into establishing a "digital asset stockpile." After years of courtroom combat with federal authorities, Trump's order issued
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Payments remain the big unsolved use case of the internet. When we buy something online, we generally use a traditional payment method, like a credit card, which isn’t “native” to the experience. Your ability to transact with a merchant is verified by a third-party (like a bank), which raises costs
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Agora, a blockchain governance startup, is set to acquire its competitor Boardroom. The company framed the acquisition as a strategic move to enhance governance within the broader Ethereum ecosystem, citing expectations of renewed growth in decentralized governance due to President Trump's promise of regulatory clarity for the blockchain industry. "2025
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Bitcoin (BTC) surged past $106,000 on Thursday morning in the U.S. on reports that U.S. President Donald Trump will talk later today with Nayib Bukele, president of bitcoin-friendly nation state El Salvador.Bitcoin advanced more than 3% to session highs in the minutes after the report, erasing early morning losses. It
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With payment firm Stripe's recent $1.1 billion acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge.xyz sending shockwaves through the crypto payments sphere, attention is turning to the next generation of stablecoin payment infrastructure providers.Among them is BlindPay, a 2024 Consensus hackathon winner and Y Combinator 2025 (W25) batch company that's taking a distinct
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Circle, the issuer of the $48 billion USDC stablecoin, introduced Paymaster, a product allowing users to pay for transaction fees on Arbitrum and Base using the second-biggest stablecoin instead of ether (ETH), the second-biggest cryptocurrency.Blockchain transactions require users to pay transaction fees that are used to compensate validators for processing
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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3809.52, down 4.3% (-172.06) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. One of 20 assets are trading higher.Leaders: ETC (+2.1%) and ETH (-1.4%).Laggards: SOL (-8.8%) and
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Stephen Almond is the ICO's Executive Director of Regulatory Risk.
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ICO reviewing cookie usage on biggest UK sites 2025 strategy launched to ensure online tracking gives people “clear choices and confidence in how their information is used,” New guidance on ‘consent or pay’ models published We have today announced plans to
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Crypto trading and lending platform Nexo has introduced a $5,000 minimum limit to use its services as the firm evolves into a digital assets wealth manager targeting the mass affluent market.The move, which comes into effect on February 21, is part of the firm’s 2025 growth strategy and recent rebranding,
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