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USDt market cap hits $150B for first time as Tether eyes US expansion
USDt market cap hits $150B for first time as Tether eyes US expansion

Tether’s USDtUSDT$1.00Tether USDtChange (24h)0.02%Market Cap$139.33BVolume (24h)$102.08BView Moresurpassed a $150 billion market capitalization for the first time on May 12, marking a new milestone ...

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Square’s $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table
Square’s $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table

The Square Handheld is available today for $399 with support for traditional card transactions and tap-to-pay, scanning products, and managing inventory, all from a single device. That should bring ta...

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Anchorage Digital buys Mountain Protocol, USDM stablecoin winds down
Anchorage Digital buys Mountain Protocol, USDM stablecoin winds down

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has expanded its stablecoin offerings with the acquisition of Mountain Protocol, a stablecoin issuer that says it will begin winding down its main stablecoin, Mountain US...

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Brave adds Cardano blockchain support to browser and Web3 wallet
Brave adds Cardano blockchain support to browser and Web3 wallet

Update (May 13, 1:00 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add third-party commentary from Robert Roose.

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Dubai taps Crypto.com to enable crypto payments for govt services
Dubai taps Crypto.com to enable crypto payments for govt services

The government of Dubai has signed an agreement with crypto exchange Crypto.com to launch crypto payments for government services.

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Yuga Labs sells CryptoPunks IP to Infinite Node Foundation
Yuga Labs sells CryptoPunks IP to Infinite Node Foundation

Infinite Node Foundation (NODE), a nonprofit focused on digital art, has acquired the intellectual property of the CryptoPunks non-fungible token (NFT) collection from Yuga Labs, NODE said in a May 13...

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Hodl my beer: Businesses are the biggest Bitcoin buyers this year
Hodl my beer: Businesses are the biggest Bitcoin buyers this year

Corporations and businesses are the largest net buyers of Bitcoin so far this year, outpacing exchange-traded funds and retail investors, according to new research.

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Bitcoin builders defend venture capital’s role in layer-2 growth
Bitcoin builders defend venture capital’s role in layer-2 growth

Venture capital firms are critical to infrastructure development in the Bitcoin ecosystem, despite pushback from some in the community, according to builders speaking at the Token2049 conference in Du...

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Caitlyn Jenner Meme Coin Lawsuit Tossed for Lack of US Jurisdiction
Caitlyn Jenner Meme Coin Lawsuit Tossed for Lack of US Jurisdiction

A California federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit against Caitlyn Jenner and her business partner, Sophia Hutchins, saying the British investor who sued can't use American courts to rec...

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Morph, Bitget’s L2, is stymied by founder disputes, lavish spending and power struggles: Sources
Morph, Bitget’s L2, is stymied by founder disputes, lavish spending and power struggles: Sources

Some employees at Bitget’s new blockchain, Morph, initially thought of the L2 network as a potential future rival to Coinbase’s Base. 

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