3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (421+ words) Mastercard has launched Wallet Pay to connect digital wallets with its global network across contactless, QR code, online, and cross-border payments. The expansion enters a market serving more than 4.3 billion users worldwide. Digital wallet users could gain broader payment access…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (610+ words) Nasdaq Ventures has agreed to invest $100 million in Kraken parent Payward as the companies deepen a partnership designed to move traditional stocks onto blockchain networks and build markets that can operate beyond conventional trading hours. The investment, announced Sept. 10, adds…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (369+ words) The Swedish Tax Agency ordered six cryptocurrency mining entities to pay approximately $56.5 million in back taxes and penalties. The Swedish Tax Agency (STA) has reportedly imposed approximately $56.5 million (540 million Swedish kronor) in back taxes and penalties on six cryptocurrency mining…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (515+ words) Chris, the pseudonym the British man gave to the media, managed to reclaim his bitcoin stash after a legal fight with Intersango, formerly known as Britcoin, an exchange that shut down operations in 2014. While it was under Intersango’s custody, his…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (319+ words) The motion to reconsider the presidential veto, pushed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, failed to garner support in the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish Parliament, after President Nawrocki faced corruption allegations tied to the Zondacrypto exchange scandal. Poland…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (195+ words) G20 finance leaders endorsed clear regulatory pathways for digital asset innovation while pairing growth with financial stability safeguards. The statement also advances work on global stablecoins, cross-border payments, and tougher enforcement of virtual asset standards. Finance ministers and central bank governors…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (404+ words) This week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the attendees of a public roundtable that aims to discuss how traditional finance (TradFi), particularly American stocks, can trade 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Digital currencies have always…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (420+ words) Robert Kiyosaki says he’s $1.2 billion in debt on real estate, and he’s not worried, because he believes owing that much makes it the bank’s problem, not his. Robert Kiyosaki, the 79-year-old author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” told the Get…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (415+ words) The London Stock Exchange and Payward are working to bring tokenized versions of major U.K.-listed shares onchain. The partnership could eventually connect regulated market infrastructure with 24-hour blockchain-based trading and settlement. Payward, the company behind the xStocks tokenized equities framework,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (390+ words) Kalshi’s Head of Institutional says the single market users request most isn’t tied to sports or elections, it’s whether their own relationship will survive. Kalshi built a tool inside its app that lets users pitch markets they want to see…...