GENIUS Act: Amendment Stablecoin Bill To Face 2nd Vote

bitcoinist.com US Senators prepare for a new vote on the highly anticipated stablecoin bill that recently failed to pass cloture. After facing backlash and support withdrawal from Senate…

U.S. Stablecoin Bill Could Clear Senate Next Week, Proponents Say

coindesk.com Despite recent setbacks, U.S. legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers may be heading toward debate and passage next week, according to the backers of the bill known as…

Stablecoins Are Eating Crypto on Bankless

bankless.com Stablecoins have been slowly building to become the largest use case in crypto. It has felt like slow progress, but things are accelerating and it feels as though we’re at…

Former Coinbase Germany CEO Joins LUKSO, Aims to Break Big Tech’s Grip on Creator Autonomy

99bitcoins.com Jan-Oliver Sell, the former Managing Director of Coinbase, Germany, made the case for LUKSO, a layer 1 blockchain designed to revitalise the creative economy, in an…

Revised GENIUS stablecoin bill heads to senate, bars Big Tech from issuing tokens

cryptoslate.com The US Senate is preparing to vote next week on a revised version of the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin-focused bill that has been updated to address concerns raised by Democratic…

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assets.flightcast.com BANKESS x FRAX MEETUP | Permissionless 2025https://lu.ma/uf9mmcoa ------This week, Ryan and David break down Ethereum’s explosive 50% surge and the surprising macro catalyst…

Weekly Roundup 05/16/25 (GENIUS is back, Coinbase data breach, Big Tech stables) (EP.625)

castleisland.libsyn.com Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Why is Boston such a good sports city? Price inflation in dinosaur skeletons Cryptopunks IP is…

AI's Hidden Power: Former Google CEO Says We're All Missing the Point

decrypt.co Eric Schmidt doesn't believe the AI hype. In fact, he thinks AI isn’t hyped enough. Speaking in a recent TED talk, the former Google CEO argued that while most people fixate…

Senate's New Stablecoin Draft Doesn't Target Trump's Crypto, Tweaks Big-Tech Approach

coindesk.com The latest draft of the U.S. Senate's stablecoin legislation includes enough changes that Democratic senators may now have an easier time getting back on board, though…

Senate Stablecoin Bill Makes Progress With New Draft

decrypt.co Amidst the nail-biter, week-long drama over whether the Senate’s GENIUS Act is really dead or not, progress appears to have been made Thursday—with pro-crypto Democrats now…

SOTM May 8

coinmetrics.io Welcome to our 220th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from May 8 – May 14, 2025. This week in crypto markets: Crypto…

Meta, Amazon, Google and Microsoft could issue stablecoins once they meet strict safeguards under the revised GENIUS Act

cryptobriefing.com Tech giants Meta, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft may still be able to issue stablecoins under a proposed bipartisan amendment to the GENIUS Act—but only if they comply with a…

GENIUS Act Update: Meta, Amazon, and Google Might Face Stablecoin Ban

beincrypto.com After the GENIUS Act failed in the Senate last week, legislators added a few bipartisan amendments. These represent significant concessions to the anti-crypto faction, with…

ILM Makes ‘Star Wars: Field Guide’ Short Film Using Generative AI

decrypt.co Visual effects house Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) has showcased a new “Star Wars” short film made using generative AI. Presented as part of a TED talk by ILM’s Chief…

What Would Happen If Meta Bought Ripple’s Payments and Stablecoin Divisions?

coinpedia.org Vignesh is a young journalist with a decade of experience. A proud alumnus of IIJNM, Bengaluru, he spent six years as a Sub-Editor for a leading business magazine, published…

Meet 'QVAC': Tether’s Decentralized AI God in Your Pocket

decrypt.co Crypto juggernaut Tether is taking aim at Big Tech’s centralized AI dominance with "QVAC," a new platform that it claims will let developers run and evolve AI agents…

Why Ethereum Has Soared Over the Past 7 Days: Bernstein

decrypt.co Ethereum's dramatic rise the past week has stemmed from a growing embrace of digital assets' usefulness as more than stores of value and increased institutional and retail…

Anthropic Accused of Citing AI ‘Hallucination’ in Song Lyrics Lawsuit

decrypt.co An AI expert at Amazon-backed firm Anthropic has been accused of citing a fabricated academic article in a court filing meant to defend the company against claims that it…

Many Market Opportunities To Come As Tariff Debacle Concludes, According to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee

dailyhodl.com Fundstrat’s Tom Lee sees a lot of opportunity in the stock market this year. In a new interview with CNBC, Lee argues that US businesses have demonstrated resiliency in the…

Meta Explores USDC and USDT Integration on Ethereum for Content Creators

thedefiant.io Meta Platforms Inc., led by Mark Zuckerberg, is exploring the integration of stablecoins into its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, to facilitate…

Ethereum vs. Tron stablecoin war: How things will change with Meta’s wild card

ambcrypto.com Meta plans to launch its stablecoin on Ethereum later this year, with potential for over 3 billion users to be onboarded. • Tron’s $73.8B USDT supply overtook Ethereum’s…

Dell Says “No” to Bitcoin Treasury Plan

coinpedia.org The post Dell Says “No” to Bitcoin Treasury Plan — Here’s Why appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Dell Technologies, a multi-billion dollar giant company, has said no…

Solana co-founder proposes ‘meta blockchain’ to unite decentralized ecosystems

cryptoslate.com Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has proposed creating a “meta blockchain” designed to lower data availability (DA) costs while boosting interoperability across multiple…

Meta Removes Deepfake AI Ad After Jamie Lee Curtis Calls Out Mark Zuckerberg

decrypt.co Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis publicly confronted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday after discovering that her likeness had been used without permission in…

Meta Plans Ethereum-Based Stablecoin Integration With USDC, USDT for 3.5 Billion Users, Backed by BlackRock Tokenization

thedefiant.io Meta Platforms Inc., led by Mark Zuckerberg, is reportedly planning to integrate stablecoins into its platforms, potentially onboarding its 3.5 billion users onto…

SEC permits Dell to dismiss shareholder Bitcoin proposal

cryptobriefing.com The US SEC has granted multi-billion dollar tech firm Dell Technologies permission to exclude a shareholder proposal that would have required the company to evaluate Bitcoin…

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta in Talks With Crypto Firms To Launch New Stablecoin: Report

dailyhodl.com Facebook parent company Meta is reportedly eyeing a venture into stablecoins amid growing interest and demand for the digital asset class. Citing anonymous sources familiar…

Meta Plans to Add Crypto Support for 3 Billion Users

coinpedia.org Nidhi is a Certified Digital Marketing Executive and Passionate crypto Journalist covering the world of alternative currencies. She shares the latest and trending news on…

Dark Stablecoins Set to Revolutionize Crypto Industry: CryptoQuant CEO

coingape.com The crypto industry is on the cusp of significant transformation amid stringent regulations. According to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, a novel class of stablecoins is set to…

Bitcoin breaks $104,000 barrier as traders are told to ‘buckle up’ for a new rally

dlnews.com Bitcoin has surged to within spitting distance of its record $108,000 price, but market watchers bet that reaching the all-time high will just be the start. Traders,…

Meta Leak: Zuckerberg’s Secret Crypto Plan Goes Public

watcher.guru Zuckerberg’s crypto plans have just been revealed, showing that the tech giant intends to add cryptocurrency support for its three billion users. According to some industry…

Bitcoin: AI Predicts Bitcoin’s Price If Zuckerberg Adds BTC To Meta

watcher.guru In a new development, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is possibly exploring a bitcoin integration with Meta to turn the tables around for the firm and the market. Per a recent…

Metaplanet Buys 1,241 Bitcoin for ¥18.4 Billion ($126.7M), Holdings Reach 6,796 BTC Amid Meta Bitcoin Rumors

thedefiant.io Metaplanet, a Japanese entity, has purchased an additional 1,241 Bitcoin for ¥18.4 billion (approximately $126.7 million), increasing its total Bitcoin holdings to 6,796…

Mark Zuckerberg to blow up crypto prices? Leaks reveal Meta plans to add crypto support for 3 billion users: Report

livemint.com Meta Platforms Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mark Zuckerberg, is allegedly planning to add crypto support for the company's three billion users, reported the news…

Leak Reveals Mark Zuckerberg Is Quietly Plotting To Blow Up The Bitcoin Price And Crypto Market

forbes.com Bitcoin and crypto have exploded back this month as U.S. president Donald Trump teases of a “truly earth-shattering" announcement. Front-run Donald Trump, the White House…

MyStonks Launches Industry-Leading On-Chain U.S. Stock-Token Marketplace with 100% Custody Backing

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – New York, United States, May 10th, 2025] MyStonks.org, a decentralized trading platform, announced the official launch of a fully custody-backed, on-chain…

Crypto’s $10T Surge Begins

news.bitcoin.com Crypto adoption is about to hit escape velocity as Meta, Stripe, and Ramp embrace stablecoins, setting the stage for a $10 trillion surge in digital asset integration,…

Meta Not Done with Crypto

bitcoinist.com Meta is secretly pursuing a new direction into crypto, almost three years after it closed its struggling Diem project. The aim this time is not to build a new digital…

Public Keys: Mining Malaise, Coinbase Miss and Hey, Who’s the New Kid?

decrypt.co Public Keys is a weekly roundup from Decrypt that tracks the key publicly traded crypto companies. This week: Bitcoin miners wrangle with malaise, Coinbase tries a little…

As Meta Said to Mull Tokens, U.S. Senator Warren Calls for Blocking Big Tech Stablecoins

coindesk.com has reportedly been looking into the possibility of a return to the stablecoin market after having spurred a U.S. regulatory backlash from its efforts in years past, and…

Bitcoin beats Amazon to become the world’s 5th most valuable asset

ambcrypto.com has broken through the $100K threshold once again, reaching a remarkable $104K after weeks of downward pressure. According to the latest data from CoinMarketCap, BTC was…

The Defiant

thedefiant.io Meta Platforms is in preliminary discussions with multiple crypto firms to introduce stablecoins to its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, which serve…

Discussing Stablecoin Use In Renewed Crypto Push

watcher.guru In what would be a major development for both the company and the cryptocurrency market, Meta Platforms (META) is reportedly discussing the possibility of integrating…

AI's GPU obsession blinds us to a cheaper, smarter solution

cointelegraph.com Opinion by: Naman Kabra, co-founder and CEO of NodeOps Network Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) have become the default hardware for many AI workloads, especially when…

Big News: Meta Getting Back Into Stablecoins

peakd.com As predicted, Meta is getting into the stablecoin game. On the day when the United States Senate failed on a vote for t... by taskmaster4450

Meta Platforms in Talks to Deploy Stablecoins for Content Creator Payouts, Crypto Wallets Across 3 Billion Users

thedefiant.io Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly in discussions to re-enter the cryptocurrency market by deploying stablecoins, three years after abandoning its landmark Libra/Diem…

Coinbase Buys Deribit, Stripe’s Stablecoin Launch, and Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade

dcs-spotify.megaphone.fm Gm! This week we're back with another weekly roundup. We discuss Coinbase's $3B acquisition of Deribit, Stripe's stablecoin launch, Ethereum's big pivot, will Meta launch a…

Meta Explores Adding Stablecoins, Potentially to Instagram

cryptonews.com Social media giant Meta is reportedlyworking to introduce stablecoins to its platform on several fronts, though the purpose is yet unclear – possibly to save on transaction…

Rumble Wallet & Tether Join Forces to Challenge Coinbase

coingape.com Rumble Wallet, in partnership with Tether, is going head-to-head to compete with Coinbase. The proposed Rumble Wallet will launch in Q3 and aims to challenge Coinbase…

Ripple CEO warns of US falling behind without stablecoin regulation

cryptoslate.com Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has called on US lawmakers to accelerate efforts to establish a clear regulatory framework for stablecoins. In a May 9 statement shared on…

Meta Reportedly Plans a Crypto Comeback with Stablecoin Focus

beincrypto.com Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, is making bold moves signaling an ambitious return to the crypto space, specifically in the stablecoin sector, three years after…

Sui Price Eyes 60% Rally as OI Hits $1.8B Record High Amid Meta’s Stablecoin Plans

coingape.com price at $3.885 jumped 21% on May 8, with the Bitcoin price surge to $104k fueling altcoins rally. As Meta restarts stablecoin discussions, the spotlight is back on Sui with…

Apple makes progress toward its first pair of smart glasses: Report

cointelegraph.com Apple is reportedly working on its own microchips across multiple product categories, including smart glasses and artificial intelligence — a hint at what’s next for the…

BIG PUMP FOR BITCOIN & ALTCOINS

youtube.com Crypto News: Bitcoin makes a big move with altcoins like Ethereum following. SEC confirms Ripple XRP case settlement. Coinbase completes Deribit acquisition. Meta is looking…

Mark Zuckerberg Plots Meta Return to Crypto with Stablecoin Strategy: Report

coingape.com Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly planning Meta’s re-entry into the cryptocurrency sector, focusing on stablecoin-based payment solutions. According to reports, Meta is…

Meta exploring stablecoins for cross-border payouts in renewed crypto push

cryptoslate.com Meta is exploring stablecoin-based payment infrastructure in a renewed effort to integrate blockchain technology into its platforms, Fortune reported on May 8, citing people…

Decentralized AI: Moving Beyond Big Tech’s Walled Gardens

forbes.com Artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly, but the narrative is dominated by a few Big Tech players. While OpenAI, Google, and Meta make headlines, a quieter, potentially…