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Mercuryo has announced the launch of Passkey, a biometric authentication solution designed to enhance security and simplify fiat-to-crypto transactions, based on information shared with Finbold on June 9. The new feature eliminates the need for One Time Passcodes (OTP) by allowing users to log in using facial recognition or fingerprint scans. Passkey to roll out across Mercuryo’s 200+ partner network The Passkey feature, compatible with iPhone, Android, and Windows devices, will be deployed across Mercuryo’s network of over 200 partners, including major non-custodial wallets. “We are delighted to have integrated Passkey, a feature that provides an optimal and intuitive log-in…
Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous founder of Bitcoin, is now projected to be worth $118 billion, highlighting the cryptocurrency’s impressive rise from cents to six figures. According to Arkham data, Satoshi Nakamoto’s 1.096 million BTC is now worth nearly $118 billion. These holdings, which have remained untouched for 16 years, continue to generate interest and speculation in the cryptocurrency world. Satoshi is believed to have mined nearly 1.1 million BTC in the early days of Bitcoin, especially between 2009 and 2010. Back then, Bitcoin had little or no value. Fast forward to today, and with Bitcoin trading just above $107,000, that…
Key Takeaways: Giza is building a specialized suite of Agents tailored to Re7 Capital’s broader ecosystem. The customized Agents delivered a 67% higher yield on stablecoins and an 18.5% higher yield on ETH. While development continues, Re7 will deploy $500,000 in USDC into ARMA, Giza’s flagship Agent. Web3 agent developer Giza announced that Giza Agents, which have facilitated over $40 million in volume to date, are entering the institutional space through a partnership with DeFi investment firm Re7 Capital.Re7 Capital will use Giza’s financial autonomous agents to manage liquidity, marking a significant step forward for the technology. The partnership targets…
Ether (ETH) ETH$2,766.84 began the 24-hour session around $2,576 in early Asian trading, briefly dipped to $2,562 on light volume, then saw buying interest surge around 21:00 UTC on June 9 as turnover topped 436,000 coins, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. A second wave of demand just before 11:00 UTC on June 10 drove ether through the $2,700 barrier to a 24-hour high of $2,783; by press time it was trading at $2,744.87, up 6.54 percent on 560,900 coins (US$1.51 billion) moved. Social sentiment has turned decidedly bullish. A widely followed trader on X (@MerlijnTrader) observed earlier today…
USDC issuer Circle surged on its third trading day, climbing to a record intraday high of $138.57 Monday morning amid a wave of continued institutional and retail enthusiasm. The stock, which debuted on Thursday after pricing its IPO at $31 per share, has now more than quadrupled in value—posting a roughly 347% gain from its offering price to its Monday peak. CRCL has cooled to $116.20 as of this writing, still up 8% on the day. Investors have moved nearly 37 million CRCL shares already Monday, meaning that the company could top the 60.7 million shares that traded during Friday’s…
Shiba Inu community figure Luis Delgado has shared a motivational message with SHIB holders to reignite their confidence in the token’s potential surge to $0.01. In a message titled “Reality Check,” Delgado referenced the poker game to illustrate upcoming game-changing moves from Shiba Inu’s lead developer, Shytoshi Kusama. According to Delgado, Kusama has “several aces up his sleeve” ready for deployment. This suggests that Kusama may soon unveil major announcements, features, and other initiatives. Delgado asserts that once these hidden initiatives are revealed, they could “turn the game upside down,” potentially enhancing Shiba Inu’s utility, increasing demand, and pushing SHIB’s…
Ethiopia’s Financial Intelligence Service is preparing to regulate virtual currencies, despite their ongoing ban in the country. As initially reported by The Reporter Ethiopia, Ethiopia’s Financial Intelligence Service has announced that preparations are underway to regulate virtual currencies, despite their continued illegality under current Ethiopian law. The announcement was made by FIS Director Muluken Amare during a recent meeting of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) in Addis Ababa, which brought together financial security officials from across the region to address emerging risks in the financial sector, including those posed by virtual assets. The FIS’s preparedness efforts…
FIFA Rivals launched across iOS and Android on Thursday, and developer Mythical Games believes that the mobile blockchain game could make a massively larger impact than its earlier American football game, NFL Rivals. The licensed mobile soccer game is rolling out with a multi-year licensing agreement with giant sportswear brand Adidas. As a result, the game will feature Adidas-sponsored athletes, including Lionel Messi—widely considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time—along with collectible, tradable gear. John Linden, co-founder and CEO of Mythical Games, told Decrypt that announcing the game was an eye-opening experience, as the studio felt the…
Singaporean meme coin-focused startup MemeCore is planning to enter the Korean market by purchasing an company listed on the Kosdaq stock exchange. According to a recent press release from the company, the layer 1 blockchain project declared that it is currently in the negotiation phase of the acquisition of a South Korea-listed company. The firm declares it is in the process of reviewing several company listed on one of the leading stock exchanges in the country. At press time, the company has not unveiled the name of the Kosdaq-listed company it plans to purchase. However, it has revealed what it…
Bitcoin BTC$106,274.90 trading at or about record highs hasn’t proven to be much of a benefit to the roughed up the BTC miners, but perhaps the growing energy needs of the AI sector could prove to be the industry’s salvation.Social media giant Meta (META) on Tuesday inked a 20-year deal with a nuclear power plant to buy 1.1 gigawatts of electrical output for AI purposes — yet another signal that tech giants are serious about investing into the necessary infrastructure to power their data centers. Bitcoin miners, a number of which have begun diversifying their operations for AI purposes, could…