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Oobit has announced support for Polygon, allowing users of the network to make stablecoin payments at 150 million merchants who accept Visa. Oobit converts stablecoins into local currency, attracting a wide network of merchants who do not want to be paid in crypto. Stablecoin payments via the Polygon network are now available to over 150 million merchants worldwide that accept Visa. The payments have been enabled by Oobit, a crypto payments processor that announced this week it would support on-chain, real-world spending for USDT, USDC, DAI and other stablecoins held on Polygon. Users can make payments directly from the wallet…

Oracle provider RedStone has launched its price feed infrastructure on the Stellar network, introducing a new data layer for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on a blockchain historically focused on payments and stablecoin transfers. The deployment makes price feeds for major crypto assets and stablecoins available on the Stellar mainnet, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), USD Coin ($USDC) and PayPal USD (PYUSD). The rollout also includes pricing data for the Franklin Templeton BENJI tokenized money market fund. RedStone said the feeds are designed to support financial applications like lending markets, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and tokenized real-world asset (RWA) platforms building on…

Ethereum ($ETH) price has been trapped in a tight consolidation range between $1,819 and $2,092 in the past four weeks. As such, Ethereum’s daily Bollinger Bands have been squeezing in this tight range signaling an imminent breakout in the near term. $ETH/USD 1-Day Chart. Source: TradingView Ethereum bull struggled amid robust institutional support Despite closing the past six consecutive months in the red, Ethereum has received significant support from institutional investors. Furthermore, Ethereum has been accepted globally as a digital commodity akin to Bitcoin (BTC), especially due to its regulatory clarity in the United States. Amid the ongoing Middle East…

RWA tokenization has been established on multiple chains, with some networks already specializing to carry specific assets and provide liquidity infrastructure. RWA tokenization is evolving as some projects specialize and concentrate on selected chains. Currently, tokenized assets are a multi-chain phenomenon, spanning several ecosystems. Based on the number of holders, Ethereum is the leader in adoption, based on tokenized commodities. Ethereum is the leader due to the growing interest in XAUt, the tokenized gold offering by Tether. Solana has been established as the venue for tokenized stocks, based on the success of XStocks. ONDO also remains a tokenization hub, though…

Arizona’s Senate is championing Bill 1649, a legislative proposal set to redefine how the state manages seized digital currencies. Having successfully passed through two pivotal committees, the bill is on track for a decisive vote in the Senate chamber. Unlike previous mandates requiring the immediate liquidation of these assets, the new framework offers a more strategic approach by permitting the state treasury to hold, invest, or potentially lend these digital assets. This approach promises a new financial dynamic for the state’s treasury, although it bears the inherent risks of the volatile crypto market. How Will the State Utilize Seized Digital…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – For years, the crypto industry has searched for its next breakout moment — something on the scale of DeFi summer or the NFT boom. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence has quietly embedded itself into daily life. Developers use ChatGPT as a co-pilot. Consumers rely on AI assistants to draft emails, plan travel, and increasingly manage workflows. Crypto, by comparison, still feels infrastructural. Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of $NEAR, believes that divide is about to collapse — but not in the way many expect. “The users of blockchain will be AI agents,” Polosukhin said in an interview. “AI is going…

Almost four months have passed since the devastating disassembly of a DeFi daisy chain, which saw the value of the so-called “yield vault” sector drop by over $4 billion. Since then, many of the “risk curators” involved have kept a low profile, while others are keen to rebuild confidence. Last week, it became clear that one such curator hadn’t managed to weather the storm. MEV Capital dissolves Last week, The Big Whale reported that MEV Capital would be taken over by one of its partners, Belem Capital. Citing DeFiLlama figures, the article highlights an 80% drop in MEV Capital’s assets…

Ethereum price dips about 1–2% near $1.95k, nearing a 7‑month losing streak as whales trim holdings on macro pressure. Summary $ETH trades around $1.94k–$1.97k today, down roughly 1–2% in 24h, with 24h volume near $21–23b and a 24h range around $1.94k–$2.06k. Coinglass‑based data show $ETH has logged six straight monthly declines, its longest losing streak since 2018, and has closed lower in 12 of the past 15 months. On‑chain data highlight selling from 100k–1m $ETH wallets over 90 days while RSI sits in historically oversold territory and funding plus open interest have normalized, suggesting reduced leverage risk into key support.…

Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Martin Gaspar on how bitcoin looks to overcome quantum fears, echoing past climate backlash Top headlines institutions should pay attention to by Francisco Rodrigues Aave’s revenue multiples hit 2024 lows despite higher prices in Chart of the Week Thanks for joining us! -Alexandra Levis Expert Insights Why bitcoin’s quantum fears will pass just like the climate panic By Martin Gaspar, senior crypto market strategist, FalconX Quantum has become a major theme for crypto the past few months, in part because of technological developments in that space, but also as…

Indiana has become the first state in the United States to authorize the inclusion of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies into state-managed retirement and savings plans. Governor Mike Braun signed the landmark legislation, known as House Bill 1042, into law. The enrolled House Bill, which is titled “Regulation and investment of cryptocurrency,” was authored by Representative Kyle Pierce. Mandatory crypto options Under the new law, state-managed retirement and savings plans are required to provide at least one cryptocurrency investment option. This access will be provided through a self-directed brokerage account offered as a regular investment program. According to the bill’s digest,…