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Visa, M-Pesa and Onafriq have launched a pilot program in the Democratic Republic of Congo using U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins to settle cross-border mobile transactions. Blockchain Meets Mobile Money Financial services giant Visa, mobile money platform M-Pesa, and pan-African payments network Onafriq have launched a pilot program using stablecoins to settle cross-border mobile transactions in the…Read More

The exchange wants to help Venezuelans who were hit by twin earthquakes last week and is now giving 20 USDT to users with proof of address verifying they reside in La Guaira, the state most affected by this natural disaster. OKX Opens Airdrop for Venezuelan Earthquake Victims OKX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by…Read More

Sharplink co-CEO Joseph Chalom, a former Blackrock executive, has pushed back on claims that Ethereum has a “culture problem,” arguing its 900,000-plus validators and one million-plus developers give it a decentralization edge Solana cannot match. Chalom Rejects the ‘Culture Problem’ Narrative Joseph Chalom, co-chief executive of ether treasury firm Sharplink and former head of digital…Read More

Bitcoin stabilized near $62,000 after a brief dip to $61,300, posting a modest 1.5% daily rise—far weaker than the approximately 3% surges seen on July 1–2. Liquidations Drop Sharply Amid Marginal Gains Bitcoin consolidated between $61,000 and $62,000 following sizable gains during the first two days of July, as rising selling pressure capped its bullish…Read More

Satoshi Nakamoto remains Bitcoin’s most coveted mystery, with the creator’s true identity continuing to captivate researchers, journalists, cryptographers, and enthusiasts more than 17 years after the network’s launch. To explore whether that mystery will ever be solved, several of today’s top artificial intelligence (AI) models used Bayesian scenario trees to estimate the odds that Nakamoto’s…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Exchange Inflows Spike to 49,000 BTC in a Day, Signaling More Volatility is Coming: Report CryptoQuant reported Bitcoin exchange inflows surged to 49,000 BTC on June 30 — a rare spike historically linked to heightened volatility and often downside risk — even as Bitcoin rebounded above the key $60,000 support level. This…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Wavespace Launches MiCA-Compliant Self-Custodial Bitcoin Debit Card Powered by Lightning and NWC Wavespace, the Bitcoin-only neobank, has achieved MiCA compliance and launched its self-custodial wavecard® that uses Nostr Wallet Connect to automatically top up from users’ Lightning nodes, eliminating custodial preloading risks. This post Wavespace Launches MiCA-Compliant Self-Custodial Bitcoin Debit Card Powered by…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Bitget Bolsters Stock+ Platform With U.S. Stock Options Trading Bitget has expanded its Stock+ platform by launching U.S. stock options trading, adding long call and put options to its lineup as part of its push to combine crypto and traditional financial markets in a single trading platform. This post Bitget Bolsters Stock+ Platform…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine FBI Director Kash Patel Did Not Disclose Six-Figure Strategy (MSTR) Stake: Report The late disclosure of FBI Director Kash Patel’s six-figure investment in Strategy has reignited some scrutiny over ethics compliance. This post FBI Director Kash Patel Did Not Disclose Six-Figure Strategy (MSTR) Stake: Report first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin, Reaches 43,000 BTC and Becomes World’s Third-Largest Corporate Treasury Metaplanet added 2,823 BTC in the second quarter to reach 43,000 Bitcoin, becoming the world’s third-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury behind Strategy and Twenty One Capital. This post Metaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin, Reaches 43,000 BTC and Becomes World’s Third-Largest Corporate Treasury…Read More