Bitcoin and altcoins sold off as the Monday US market open reflected traders’ fear over oil prices, US employment data and the future of the US and Israel-Iran war.
NFL asks prediction markets to act on ‘easily manipulated‘ bets
CFTC Chair Michael Selig signaled that the agency would defer to the football league in calling for changes to event contracts that could be manipulated by a single person.
Square rolls out Bitcoin payments at POS for eligible US merchants
Rolling out over the coming month, a Block executive said Bitcoin payments at point-of-sale will be automatically enabled and settled in US dollars by default.
Mitsubishi adopts JPMorgan blockchain for corporate payments
JPMorgan’s Kinexys network is gaining traction among corporations as blockchain-based payment rails scale toward $10 billion in daily transaction volume.
Chainlink and Anchorage Digital back launch of crypto-aligned PAC
Ahead of the November midterm elections, backers are lining up behind a new hybrid political action committee that allows contributions directly to candidates.
Strategy pushes pause button on Bitcoin purchases, stock sales
For the first time in 13 weeks, the biggest public Bitcoin treasury company skipped a weekly purchase of the cryptocurrency without any word from Michael Saylor.
Nium launches stablecoin card issuance platform across Visa and Mastercard
The platform aims to help businesses issue stablecoin-funded cards is aimed at using digital dollar balances at the point of sale using existing card networks.