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Tokenized Apple Shares Still Lag Nasdaq on Liquidity and Price Discovery, Kaiko Says

Tokenized Apple Shares Still Lag Nasdaq on Liquidity and Price Discovery, Kaiko Says

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Tokenized Apple shares can trade 24/7 on crypto rails, but Kaiko Research says they still don’t come close to behaving like a real Nasdaq substitute. Liquidity is still brutally thin Order-book depth is far too shallow USDC, USDT, and USD pricing drifts apart Round-the-clock access does not fix bad execution Kaiko Research, in analysis published […]

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Bitcoin Retail Demand Turns Positive as BTC Holds Near $80.7K

Bitcoin Retail Demand Turns Positive as BTC Holds Near $80.7K

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Bitcoin retail demand has flipped positive again, but this looks more like a cautious return than a full-on crowd pile-in. On-chain data shows small traders are poking back into BTC after pulling away earlier this year, while short-term holders are feeling less pain as Bitcoin hovers around $80,700. Retail demand: back in positive territory at […]

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Japan Blockchain Foundation Preps EJPY Yen Stablecoin for B2B Payments on Japan Open Chain

Japan Blockchain Foundation Preps EJPY Yen Stablecoin for B2B Payments on Japan Open Chain

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Japan Blockchain Foundation is lining up EJPY, a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin for Japan Open Chain, with Ethereum support also planned. The target is plain enough: build a serious tool for B2B payments, corporate settlements, and other real-money use cases instead of yet another token chasing vibes and exit liquidity. EJPY is being prepared as a […]

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Square Brings Bitcoin Payments to 1 Million U.S. Merchants via Lightning Network

Square Brings Bitcoin Payments to 1 Million U.S. Merchants via Lightning Network

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Square has turned on Bitcoin payments for roughly one million U.S. merchants, and while that won’t send every latte into sats overnight, it’s still a serious step for Bitcoin payments in the real economy. Roughly 1 million U.S. sellers can now accept Bitcoin through Square Payments use the Lightning Network for faster, cheaper settlement Merchants […]

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Vietnam Targets Regulated Crypto Market Launch by Q3 2026 with Five Firms in Race

Vietnam Targets Regulated Crypto Market Launch by Q3 2026 with Five Firms in Race

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Vietnam is moving toward a regulated crypto asset market, with official activity now eyed for as early as Q3 2026. The plan could pull a massive, already-active trading scene out of offshore exchanges and into a domestic framework with real rules, real oversight, and real consequences. Q3 2026 target: Vietnam could see official crypto market […]

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Alchemy Pay Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program for Payments Push

Alchemy Pay Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program for Payments Push

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Alchemy Pay has joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program, a pretty clear sign that crypto payments are inching further into the mainstream plumbing where real adoption lives. Alchemy Pay joins Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program Focus on crypto payments, stablecoins, and payment rails No product launch date or rollout details announced yet Mastercard’s crypto push keeps expanding […]

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Bitcoin Rebounds Above $81K as ETF Outflows and Clarity Act Vote Loom

Bitcoin Rebounds Above $81K as ETF Outflows and Clarity Act Vote Loom

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Bitcoin has climbed back above $81,000, but that doesn’t mean the coast is clear. ETF outflows, overhead resistance, and a looming US crypto policy vote are still hanging over the market. BTC rebounds above $81K after testing support near $80,000 Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $233.25 million in outflows, signaling caution from institutions The Clarity Act […]

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CLARITY Act Draft Sparks Crypto Lobbying, Ethics Fight and Stablecoin Battle in Congress

CLARITY Act Draft Sparks Crypto Lobbying, Ethics Fight and Stablecoin Battle in Congress

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Congress has dropped a new 309-page CLARITY Act draft, and the fight over U.S. crypto market structure is now entering its ugliest phase: last-minute lobbying, ethics drama, and a Thursday markup vote that could still go sideways. 309-page draft hits Congress Stablecoin rewards, DeFi, and token rules still unresolved Banks, unions, crypto PACs, and Trump-linked […]

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Bipartisan Opening for CLARITY Act Could Advance U.S. Crypto Regulation

Bipartisan Opening for CLARITY Act Could Advance U.S. Crypto Regulation

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Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn sees a fresh bipartisan opening for the CLARITY Act, a sign that Washington may finally be moving toward real U.S. crypto regulation instead of the usual parade of posturing, turf wars, and bureaucratic brain fog. Alex Thorn sees a bipartisan opening for the CLARITY Act The bill could revive U.S. crypto […]

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Kraken and Franklin Templeton Expand Tokenized Assets Push with xStocks and BENJI Integration

Kraken and Franklin Templeton Expand Tokenized Assets Push with xStocks and BENJI Integration

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Kraken’s parent company Payward has teamed up with Franklin Templeton to push tokenized assets deeper into institutional finance, with retail access possibly following later if regulators stop acting like progress is a controlled substance. Payward + Franklin Templeton: A major TradFi and crypto partnership xStocks traction: Reportedly over $30 billion in trading volume since launching […]

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