Payments giant Stripe acquires team from crypto wallet app Valora
Stripe has hired Valora’s builders to work on its crypto initiatives, as the wallet’s app shifts ownership back to Celo’s cLabs.
Crypto among sectors ‘debanked’ by 9 major banks: US regulator
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said crypto was one of many industries that banks had denied services to, and it could refer its findings to the Justice Department.
Gemini nabs US license to offer prediction markets
An affiliate of the crypto exchange Gemini received a designated contract market license and it now plans to offer prediction markets in the US.
Survey finds 6 in 10 of Asia’s rich plan to ramp up crypto buying
Sygnum’s APAC HNWI Report 2025 found that 87% of Asia’s high-net-worth individuals are already exposed to crypto, with an average allocation of approximately 17%.
GameStop Q3 earnings miss estimates, pressured by soft sales and lower BTC gains
Falling sales and diminished Bitcoin gains pressured earnings, with the stock continuing to retrace its brief rally in March.
Pantera, Coinbase back Surf’s $15M push to build crypto-native AI models
The funding will support Surf’s next AI model aimed at delivering deeper onchain analysis and automating research for crypto companies and traders.
Tether launches privacy-focused health platform with on-device AI
Tether says the system is designed to give users control over biometric data by keeping analysis and storage off the cloud.
ChronoForge to shut down amid funding collapse and Web3 gaming turmoil
ChronoForge’s shutdown highlights mounting financial strain across Web3 gaming as shrinking budgets and dismal market sentiment take their toll.
ETHZilla moves into onchain housing finance with 15% Zippy acquisition
The company’s second acquisition in a week brings manufactured-home chattel loans onchain as Ether treasury stocks continue to slide.
Conflicted Fed cuts rates but Bitcoin’s ‘fragile range’ pins BTC under $100K
A divided Federal Reserve approved a 0.25% rate cut, but concerns over inflation and growth, as well as Glassnode data highlighting BTC’s “fragile range,” may keep it under $100,000.