Federal regulators intensify scrutiny of payment giants, signaling potential enforcement over account restrictions that may conflict with consumer expectations and disclosed policies, raising stakes for Paypal, Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard. US Debanking Fight Ignites as FTC Targets Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, and Stripe Practices Access to financial services has become a focal policy concern as federal
Bitcoin price failed to stay above $70,500 and declined further. $BTC is now consolidating below $70,500 and might continue to move down. Bitcoin started a fresh decline from well above the $71,200 zone. The price is trading below $70,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance
Story Highlights Bitcoin has fallen below $70K as whales and retailers alike accumulate on every price dip. A divergence in which LTH buying overwhelms micro-wallet selling could catapult $BTC to new highs. Near-term action could be bearish, in line with historical trends and prevailing macroeconomic/geopolitical events. Bitcoin ($BTC) has recently breached the key psychological support
Noos has declared a new partnership with the ecosystem MetYa, which will mark a significant milestone in the application of artificial intelligence to the real-life Web3. The partnership is aimed at implementing AI agents in social interaction, payment, and decentralized infrastructure to transform the way users interact and conduct business online. 🚀 Noos × @metyacom
Dow Protocol, a blockchain firm for structured payment flows on-chain, has joined exSat Network, a blockchain entity for unified digital asset solutions. The partnership attempts to bolster organized payment flows on-chain. As Dow Protocol mentioned in its official X announcement, the development focuses on exploring the way the seamlessly interlinked digital asset solutions can fortify
Swiss-based financial giant UBS has published a noteworthy assessment regarding the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut schedule. According to the institution, the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut may be delayed until September due to persistent inflation and increasing geopolitical risks. UBS also predicts that a second rate cut could be on the agenda
Bitcoin slipped on Thursday alongside U.S. equities as investors weighed conflicting accounts regarding Iran leadership’s willingness to negotiate an end to the conflict in the Middle East. The digital asset recently changed hands around $69,170, a 2.3% decrease over the past day, according to CoinGecko. Bitcoin had dipped closer to $68,000 earlier in the afternoon
MicroStrategy appears to be the only major corporate buyer of Bitcoin right now, raising concerns about the strength of institutional demand. Recent data shows the firm purchased roughly 45,000 $BTC in the past 30 days, while all other treasury companies combined bought just around 1,000 $BTC. That marks a near-total collapse in participation across the