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Toyota and Yamaha Pioneer USDT Payments in Bolivia and Latam

ExchangesSep 24

Toyosa, the exclusive dealer for Toyota and Yamaha in Bolivia, has debuted USDT payments for its sales operations. The initiative, completed in collaboration with Towerbank and Bitgo, will allow customers to pay for their vehicles using Tether’s stablecoin via a QR code. Toyota and Yamaha Leverage USDT for Payments in Bolivia Toyosa, an exclusive dealer for several automotive brands in Bolivia, including Toyota, Lexus, Yamaha and BYD, is hopping onto the stablecoin train, including USDT as a payment method for vehicles and motorbikes. The move seeks to capitalize on the growing popularity of USDT in the country, and also help…

Free Speech Absolutist Cloudflare Now Gives Employers Access to Employees’ ChatGPT Prompts

BlockchainSep 24

Employers might love generative AI—until an employee pastes internal financials or proprietary code into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, and the company’s secrets float into the cloud. Cloudflare, whose technology powers nearly 20% of the web, today rolled out AI oversight into its enterprise security platform, Cloudflare One. The feature gives IT teams instant visibility into who’s chatting with AI—and what they’re secretly feeding it. The company is positioning it as a kind of X‑ray eyes for employees’ generative AI usage, tucked into the dashboard the IT guys already use. “Admins can now answer questions like: What are our employees doing…

Gary Gensler doubles down on crypto approach amid SEC sea change

LegalSep 24

In one of his few media appearances since leaving the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in January, Gary Gensler suggested he had no regrets about his approach to crypto enforcement during his four years at the agency. In a Wednesday interview, CNBC’s Sara Eisen asked the former SEC chair to respond to the agency under Paul Atkins “reversing a lot of what [he] did” regarding crypto policies, saying many investors were “ecstatic” he was no longer heading the commission. Gensler said he was “proud” of his time at the SEC, that he had made the right decisions regarding regulating…

OKX built decentralized perps platform in 2023 but shelved it over regulation

ExchangesSep 24

OKX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, reportedly built and tested a decentralized perpetuals trading platform as far back as 2023 but chose not to launch it due to regulatory concerns. In a post on X, Star Xu, founder and CEO of OKX, said the company’s Web3 arm had developed a product similar to Hyperliquid, the fast-growing decentralized exchange known for its perpetual futures markets. “Hyperliquid proved that massive success in on-chain perps can be achieved with very few employees. Now, more competitors like $Aster are stepping into the space. OKX Web3 has been testing a similar product since…

BlackRock dumps over $900 million of this crypto in the last week

RegulationSep 24

BlackRock’s crypto portfolio has shifted significantly over the past week, with blockchain data showing a sharp reduction in its Ethereum holdings alongside renewed accumulation of Bitcoin. According to data retrieved by Finbold from on-chain intelligence from Arkham, BlackRock’s Ethereum position fell from 3.78 million ETH worth $16.82 billion on September 5 to 3.66 million ETH worth $15.91 billion on September 12. That marks a reduction of 115,950 ETH, equating to more than $913 million in value within just seven days. Ethereum’s share of BlackRock’s crypto exposure dropped from 16.7% to 15.7%, a clear tilt away from the second-largest cryptocurrency by…

CFTC adds crypto leaders to digital asset group, JPMorgan exec tapped for co-chair

LegalSep 24

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed new members to its Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) and subcommittees, adding several crypto industry leaders to the Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee (DAMS) — a move that underscores the regulator’s continued engagement with the sector. CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham named four new DAMS members: Katherine Minarik, chief legal officer at Uniswap Labs; Avery Ching, co-founder and chief technology officer of Aptos Labs; James J. Hill, managing director and head of structure innovation at BNY; and Ben Sherwin, general counsel at Chainlink Labs. In addition, Scott Lucas, head of digital assets…

Uquid Integrates Krak to Advance Shopping Experience in Web3

ExchangesSep 24

Uquid, a renowned Web3 commerce entity, has announced official integration with Krak, a Web3-centered copy-trading and social trading firm. The collaboration focuses on broadening the Web3-based shopping experience with a next-gen payment gateway. As Uquid’s official X announcement reveals, the collaboration will permit unparalleled transfers across borders. Hence, this move denotes a significant jump in combining the DeFi technology with e-commerce solutions. 🚨 Big news for Web3 shoppers! Uquid is now officially integrated with @Krak by @Krakenfx — a powerful new payment gateway that makes shopping faster, easier, and truly global. You can now pay for 178M+ products on Uquid…

Esports Firm’s Stock Price Doubles After Bitcoin, Ethereum Treasury Investment

RegulationSep 24

Allied Gaming & Entertainment, a Nasdaq-listed esports and gaming company, announced that it has invested in Bitcoin and Ethereum as part of a new “corporate treasury management strategy.” In response, its stock, traded under the ticker AGAE, soared 105% to $1.87 earlier Friday and has since dipped to $1.65, according to TradingView—still up 71% on the day. The company explained that this was just the “first step” to incorporating crypto into its balance sheet, as it plans for a broader embrace of the blockchain and teased real-world asset initiatives. The exact figure of its Bitcoin and Ethereum investment was not…

Trump Family Linked World Liberty Accused of Deals With US Adversaries

LegalSep 24

Accountable.us, a Washington D.C.-based watchdog, has accused the Trump’s family linked World Liberty Financial of its tokens to sanctioned entities connected to North Korea, Iran, and Russia. Russian and Iranian Connections Alleged A Washington D.C.-based watchdog, Accountable.us, has accused the Trump family-linked World Liberty Financial Inc. of selling hundreds of thousands of WLFI tokens to sanctioned entities with connections to North Korea and Iran. According to the watchdog’s report, titled “American Sell-Out,” some of the transactions involved a cryptocurrency trader known as Shryder.eth, who purchased 600,000 WLFI tokens on the day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The report claims…

Solana Jumps Above $240, Hitting Highest Price Since January

RegulationSep 24

Solana surged 5.5% on Friday and hit a daily peak above $241—the highest price seen since late January, as SOL gets a bullish boost from institutional interest. Forward Industries, a Nasdaq-traded design firm that serves medical and technology companies, announced earlier this week it had inked a $1.65 billion private investment in private equity, or PIPE, deal led by crypto financial services company Galaxy Digital, infrastructure firm Jump Crypto, and venture capital firm Multicoin Capital. The company, which trades on the NasdaqCM exchange under the FORD ticker, saw its price briefly touch $46 on Friday. But at the time of…