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Bitcoin-native asset management company UTXO Management has become one of the first institutional participants in Bitcoin Staking on the Stacks network, marking a notable shift in how corporate Bitcoin holdings may be used. The initiative introduces a structure that allows institutions to earn bitcoin-denominated yield without transferring custody or moving assets off the Bitcoin base layer. For treasury managers holding large BTC reserves, the model presents a new option that preserves core Bitcoin properties while addressing rising pressure to generate returns. Bitcoin Staking on Stacks requires participants to lock BTC in a Bitcoin timelock alongside a smaller allocation of STX,…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Orbital, a global payment orchestration platform connecting stablecoin and traditional payment rails, has selected Banking Circle as its primary banking partner to expand stablecoin settlement and multi-currency payment capabilities across Europe — a partnership that plugs Orbital directly into a fully MiCA-compliant infrastructure already processing more than €1.5 trillion annually across 750 financial institutions. The partnership, announced May 28 via PR Newswire, connects Orbital’s payment orchestration layer to Banking Circle’s newly activated stablecoin settlement services — capabilities the Luxembourg-based bank launched on April 27, 2026, following its…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our new daily news show covering all of the top stories in 5 minutes, downloadable on Apple Pod or Spotify.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors fall 3-4% across the board; BTC at $73.3k BTC ETF outflows total $1B+ over past 2 sessions, worst since January HYPE falls 9% despite positive ETF inflows Jefferies projects $1T crypto public market after upcoming IPOs Google engineer becomes 2nd arrested for Polymarket insider trading 📉 Massive Outflows Send Crypto…
In brief Bitcoin fell to lows of $72,711 Thursday, as ETFs shed $1.02 billion across three days. $937 million in crypto liquidations occurred despite Bitcoin sliding less than 4%, highlighting leverage in the ecosystem. Myriad users now see a 62% chance of Bitcoin hitting $84,000, down from 74% on Tuesday. The crypto market saw almost $1 billion in liquidations over the past day as Bitcoin dipped under $73,000, with U.S. investors continuing to withdraw capital from spot Bitcoin ETFs amid escalating geopolitical tensions.Bitcoin dropped to an intraday low of $72,712 Tuesday, and is currently trading at $73,330 down 3.3% over…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Attackers drained an estimated $200,000 from DeFi liquidity pools on Ethereum — specifically Uniswap V3 — after exploiting weaknesses in the WUSD.fi and GLOVE incentive system, according to security researchers at ExVul. The attackers cycled funds through multiple wallets to repeatedly farm rewards, taking advantage of flaws baked into the protocol’s incentive structure. A Wave Of Attacks Hitting The Ecosystem That incident was one of several to rock the DeFi space in recent days. Fraudulent Google advertisements impersonating Uniswap also surfaced earlier this week, routing unsuspecting users…
The world’s largest digital asset-focused investment platform says institutional capital will initially target four blockchain networks as regulatory clarity improves. In a new report, Grayscale says expected regulatory changes, including the Clarity Act that aims to establish rules for classifying and regulating digital assets and guidance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will likely drive use cases such as tokenized assets and decentralized finance (DeFi). The firm says the development will likely benefit the leading chains for tokenized assets and DeFi, namely the leading smart contract platform Ethereum (ETH), the high-performance network Solana (SOL), the Web3-focused decentralized blockchain…
In brief Cash App has introduced fee-free USDC stablecoin transactions across Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, and Arbitrum. Unlike Venmo, Cash App automatically converts incoming stablecoins into standard U.S. dollar balances. The rollout introduces broader multi-chain utility to Block’s payments ecosystem, which has previously focused on Bitcoin. Cash App has begun supporting stablecoin transactions on networks including Ethereum and Solana, a major crypto milestone for the popular payments platform previously dedicated to Bitcoin under maximalist Jack Dorsey.In addition to the aforementioned blockchains, Cash App users have the ability to send and receive Circle’s USDC on Ethereum scaling networks Polygon and Arbitrum. There…
Krispy Kreme has agreed to shell out more than a million dollars to compensate those affected by a data breach. According to the settlement administrator’s portal, the doughnut and coffeehouse chain will pay $1.6 million to end a class action lawsuit filed after its 161,676 current and former employees had their sensitive personal information exposed by hackers in November 2024. Those impacted by the data breach will receive up to $3,500 for documented out-of-pocket losses from the breach. People without losses can claim a $75 cash payment, and all eligible class members also get one year of free credit monitoring. Krispy…
In brief DeepSeek made its 75% V4-Pro discount permanent on May 22, locking in output at $0.87 per million tokens. Xiaomi cut MiMo-V2.5 prices by up to 99% on May 26, with cached input now at $0.0036 per million tokens for the Pro model. OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 doubled output prices to $30 per million tokens at launch, and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7 shipped with an updated tokenizer that can inflate actual costs by up to 35%. DeepSeek made the 75% discount on DeepSeek V4-Pro, which was set to expire, permanent earlier this week. And now fellow Chinese AI lab Xiaomi slashed…
In brief ElevenLabs licensed Stan Lee’s voice and likeness for AI-generated narration and comic-inspired visuals. The company also launched AI music filters and a “Stan Lee Book of the Month Club” using his AI-generated voice. The deal follows other celebrity AI licensing agreements involving actors, including Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine. Marvel icon Stan Lee has been “revived” as an AI creation—and it’s not the first time.On Wednesday, AI startup ElevenLabs announced on X a deal with Stan Lee Universe—the joint venture managing Lee’s name, likeness, and intellectual property—to add the late Marvel creator’s voice and likeness to its ElevenCreative…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Forward Industries, the largest treasury holder of Solana (SOL), has announced that it’s set to join the Russell 2000 and 3000 indexes. Forward Industries To Be Included In Russell 2000 From June 29th According to a press release, Forward Industries is joining the Russell 2000 and 3000 indexes. The publicly traded company has historically focused on design and manufacturing, but last year, it pivoted toward a digital-asset treasury (DAT) model based on Solana. With backing from major industry names like Galaxy Digital, Multicoin Capital, and Jump Crypto,…
In brief ElevenLabs launched Music v2, capable of switching genres mid-track, building songs section by section, and inpainting specific parts. Stability AI released Stable Audio 3.0, a four-model family with open weights for three variants, trained on licensed data, generating tracks up to six minutes and twenty seconds long. Both releases lean hard into licensed training data—but Suno, valued at $2.45 billion with roughly 100 million users, is still the platform most people reach for first. Two significant AI music updates landed this week, and neither came from Suno.ElevenLabs, the Polish-founded voice AI company sitting at an $11 billion valuation…
Fold Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLD) has begun issuing its Fold Bitcoin Credit Card to select members of its waitlist, with plans to expand access in batches over the coming weeks and months, according to a modified company release. The card, issued on the Visa network and powered by Stripe Issuing, offers up to 4% back in bitcoin rewards on purchases. It carries a base rate of 1.5% bitcoin back, with behavior-based boosts and targeted offers available through Fold’s partner network. Cardholders who pay their bill in bitcoin receive an extra 0.5% back on that payment. The card is accepted at…