An exchange-traded fund from crypto asset manager Grayscale that tracks the price of XRP, Solana, and Cardano—along with Bitcoin and Ethereum—was primed for its debut on the New York Stock Exchange, following long-sought approval from the SEC. In an order on Wednesday, the regulator permitted the listing and trading of Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund
Key Takeaways Panarottis, a major South African pizza chain, now accepts Bitcoin Lightning payments. The implementation enables faster, cost-effective Bitcoin payments for everyday purchases at Panarottis. South African fast food chain Panarottis now accepts Bitcoin Lightning payments across. The pizza restaurant chain has implemented the Lightning Network payment system, allowing customers to use Bitcoin for
Key Takeaways Circle’s CCTP V2 now supports the Stellar blockchain, allowing direct USDC transfers between Stellar and other networks. CCTP V2 eliminates the need for wrapped tokens or traditional bridges, reducing security risks in cross-chain transactions. Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol Version 2 (CCTP V2) now supports Stellar, the decentralized blockchain platform designed for cross-border payments.
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced a new partnership on Thursday, September 18, working on several generations of custom data center and computing chips designed to boost performance in hyperscale, enterprise, and consumer applications. As part of the collaboration, Nvidia, the undisputed leader of the semiconductor sector, will also invest $5 billion in
Simon Gerovich, Metaplanet CEO, has published a post about his company’s future plans regarding building the business based on Bitcoin. He also revealed three top objectives Metaplanet has set for itself as a BTC company. Gerovich stated that Metaplanet intends to “further expand” its Bitcoin Income Generation Business. 3 key Bitcoin objectives for Metaplanet The
Introduction Since its advent in 2008, Bitcoin ($BTC) has made waves in the world of finance. Its decentralized nature attracted several actors. The deflationary design of $BTC made everyone realize the fragility of fiat currency and how weak its grounds are. The attitude of denial kept many big investors at bay for many years. But
Optopia, an AI-led L2 network, has partnered with EDITH, a decentralized AI infrastructure platform. The partnership seeks to merge the agent-based execution of user intents with the tokenized compute, agent infrastructure, and energy of EDITH. As the platform disclosed in its official announcement on X, the collaboration denotes the comprehensive synergy between the blockchain ecosystems
Key Takeaways Mercado Bitcoin will issue $200 million in tokenized fixed income and equity instruments on the Stellar network. The initiative highlights Stellar’s growing role in bringing Latin American real-world assets onchain. Mercado Bitcoin, Latin America’s major digital asset investment platform, will issue $200 million in tokenized fixed income and equity financial instruments on the
U.S. stocks edged up on Thursday morning as Nvidia bet on Intel, with the S&P 500 extending gains above 6,600. Wall Street held onto the upbeat sentiment that followed the Federal Reserve’s signal of further interest-rate cuts. Summary S&P 500 rose 0.4% as the benchmark index looked to set another record high. Treasury yields dipped