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Circle Says No to Quarterly Dividends as Growth Takes Priority Circle Internet Group is keeping two pillars of its capital strategy intact: its partnership with Coinbase and its preference for reinvesting cash rather than returning it to shareholders. The NYSE-listed stablecoin issuer said during its second-quarter earnings call that its agreement with Coinbase had been renewed without changes to its existing terms. The arrangement keeps $USDC deeply integrated across Coinbase’s products. “Our agreement with Coinbase has renewed on its existing terms, ensuring that $USDC remains central across all of Coinbase’s products,” Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said. Circle did not disclose…

Artificial intelligence is becoming capable of completing increasingly complex tasks online. It can analyze markets, write software, and interact with blockchain applications. Yet there is one thing it still cannot do: open a bank account or apply for a credit card. That limitation has pushed developers toward blockchain payments. Instead of relying on traditional banking, AI agents are beginning to use stablecoins and new payment standards like x402 to exchange value automatically. MemeToro ($MT) is one of the projects building around that future by developing AI-powered tools inside the $BNB Chain ecosystem. Why AI Needs a Different Payment System Banks…

GameStop no longer owns the keys to the bitcoin ($BTC) that its shareholders celebrate as one of its coolest and most valuable assets. According to its latest quarterly SEC filing, CEO Ryan Cohen has pledged all 4,709 $BTC to Coinbase Credit. Workers employed by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, not Cohen, now have rights to “rehypothecate, commingle, or unilaterally sell the pledged $BTC” worth approximately $300 million at current prices. GameStop, the videogame retailer-turned-meme stock and digital asset treasury company, bought 4,710 $BTC for $500 million in mid-2025, at an average cost above $106,000 per coin. For context, $BTC was trading…

Crypto venture funding market continues to express an active participation. In this respect, the past week has witnessed a total of $76.4 million in funding across the crypto ventures. As per the data from CryptoRank, Yellow Card has become the top project, with InvestiFi, and Vangrid following it. Subsequently, JPYC, Yooldo, Global Ledger, and ZIGChain have also gained notable fundings over the week. Notable Funding Rounds of the Past Week⚡️@yellowcard_app — $40M@InvestiFi_CUSO — $20M@vangrid_io — $9M@jpy_coin — $6.35M@Yooldo_Games — $1M@GlobalLedger — Undisclosed (M&A)@ZIGChain — Undisclosed (Strategic)$76.4M raised across 11 rounds this week. Yellow Card leads… pic.twitter.com/yspVx7DMcA — Fundraising Digest (@CryptoRank_VCs)…

Evernorth CBO: $XRP Is the Utility Layer for Finance While Bitcoin Remains Digital Gold Evernorth Chief Business Officer Sagar draws a clear distinction between Bitcoin and $XRP, arguing that while both are valuable digital assets, they serve fundamentally different purposes. He describes Bitcoin as “digital gold”—an asset built to preserve wealth—not to move money efficiently. As Sagar puts it, “Bitcoin is great as digital gold. You just wouldn’t buy a toothbrush with a bar of it.” By contrast, he calls $XRP the utility layer for finance, citing its ability to settle transactions in 3–5 seconds, process payments for a fraction…

Pi Network’s exchange-listing question has been around for years, with Binance and Coinbase still missing from the list. Pi is already available on OKX, Gate, MEXC and Kraken, but access to two of the industry’s biggest exchanges remains uncertain. The delay is not simply about community demand. Exchanges also have to consider technical audits, compliance, token distribution, regulatory exposure and market risks before adding a high-profile asset. No Major Listing Yet Binance held a community vote in February 2025, with around 226,000 votes reportedly cast and 86.8% supporting a PI listing. Despite that result, Binance did not proceed and has…

The SpaceX IPO filing has delivered a surprise that’s turning heads across both equity and crypto markets. The company holds far more Bitcoin than anyone thought. According to the S-1 registration filing, SpaceX owns 18,712 Bitcoin with a cost basis of roughly $661 million. 🔥HUGE: SpaceX’s S-1 IPO filing suggests its Bitcoin holdings may be used as a “strategic reserve for excess cash,” per Bloomberg.The firm holds 18,712 $BTC, bought for $661M and now worth over $1.1B.Some investors worry $BTC adds volatility and could be sold for liquidity,… pic.twitter.com/HajAQqruQE — Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) June 11, 2026 At recent market prices,…

Joachim Nagel’s Bid To Become ECB President Under Consideration The position of European Central Bank (ECB) president could be open before 2027, and an anti-crypto economist might be in the race to take it over. Bloomberg reports indicate that discussions are underway to back a German economist for the ECB Presidency if a contingency arises, as speculation of a hypothetical early resignation of President Christine Lagarde surges. The candidate would be current Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel, who assumed office under German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in 2022. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil would back Nagel’s bid, while Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz has…

Starknet has announced that its Ready Wallet now supports STRK20 Shielding for Ledger devices, a move aimed at enhancing user privacy. This feature allows users to keep their keys in cold storage while making their balances private, as detailed in Starknet’s official tweet. For more details, visit Starknet’s tweet. Breaking It Down In a move that highlights Starknet’s commitment to user privacy, the Ready Wallet has integrated STRK20 Shielding for Ledger devices. This announcement comes at a time when the broader crypto market is experiencing mixed signals, with various assets showing differing momentum. The integration is expected to resonate well…

Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that US Senate Majority Leader John Thune is preparing to take a new step forward in advancing the Clarity Act. According to Terrett, citing multiple sources, Thune’s office is communicating to crypto industry representatives that the Majority Leader plans to file a cloture request for a motion to move the Clarity Act to a debate before Congress members go on recess in August. This move could pave the way for a vote on the bill in September. Within the crypto sector, this development is seen as a positive signal that the Republican Senate leadership aims…