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Stripe's Ambitious $53 Billion Bid for PayPal: Aiming for Digital Payment Dominance
Stripe's $53 billion bid for PayPal highlights the strategic importance of digital payment infrastructure and stablecoin distribution.
Mercation Admin6 min - Crypto
Glassnode: Bitcoin Holders Stop Mass Liquidation of Losses
Glassnode reports a decline in realized losses among Bitcoin holders, signaling potential bullish trends as selling pressure eases.
Mercation Admin1 min - News
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Four Crypto Wallets Linked to Iran's Central Bank; Tether Freezes $131 Million
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned four crypto wallets linked to Iran's central bank, leading Tether to freeze $131 million in USDT associated with those addresses.
Mercation Admin3 min - Crypto
Researchers Find Evidence of Manipulation in Bitcoin Contracts on Polymarket
Researchers from Stanford and Singapore Management University found evidence of manipulation in Bitcoin contracts on Polymarket, revealing significant profits for a small number of wallets.
Mercation Admin3 min - News
US Senate Unanimously Rejects Sam Bankman-Fried Pardon
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution opposing any form of clemency for Sam Bankman-Fried, the convicted FTX founder.
Mercation Admin2 min - Crypto
ZachXBT Criticizes Hardware Wallets; Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $65,000
Bitcoin remains steady near $65,000 as South Korea raises interest rates for the first time in over three years to combat inflation.
Mercation Admin1 min - Crypto
Senate Rejects Clemency for FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution opposing any clemency for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, affirming his conviction for financial fraud.
Mercation Admin4 min - Crypto
Ether Surges Ahead of Bitcoin as ETF Investments Flow In, Primarily from BlackRock
Ether has outperformed Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies this week, driven by substantial ETF inflows and new demand from the Robinhood Chain.
Mercation Admin4 min - Crypto
Bitcoin Approaches $65,000 as Two Investor Groups Take Profits Amid U.S. Inflation Data
Bitcoin is nearing $65,000, but two groups of investors are selling their holdings amid concerns about the sustainability of this price increase following recent inflation data.
Mercation Admin5 min - News
OpenAI Implements AI Red Team to Enhance GPT-5.6 Against Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities
OpenAI has rolled out GPT-Red, an AI tool designed to uncover vulnerabilities in its models, enhancing GPT-5.6's defenses against prompt injection attacks.
Mercation Admin2 min - News
Base App's Jesse Pollak Resigns from Leadership, Acknowledges Mistake
Jesse Pollak is stepping away from the Base App leadership, admitting a miscalculation in strategy regarding social and creator coins, as he refocuses on the blockchain's growth.
Mercation Admin2 min - News
BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan Explore Tokenized Stocks
DTCC has launched a pilot program with major financial firms to test tokenized stocks and U.S. Treasuries, aiming for a scalable launch by October.
Mercation Admin2 min