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Venmo, PayPal consumer reach could bolster Stripe in potential acquisition deal: Mizuho
"Stripe's recent valuation of $159 billion dwarfs PayPal's $43 billion market cap, which makes it feasible," Mizuho analysts said....

Circle stock pops 30% on earnings beat as Allaire says USDC transactions now near 50% share
Circle shares surged 30% to around $80 after earnings, extending pre-market gains as analysts pointed to stronger-than-expected margins....

GD Culture to liquidate 7,500 bitcoin hoard for share repurchase as mNAV discount widens
GD's market cap-to-net asset value ratio (mNAV) sits around 0.5, one of the worst among corporate bitcoin holders....

Ripple, Franklin Templeton join $5 million seed round for AI agent trust startup t54 Labs
t54 Labs has raised $5 million in a seed round from Anagram, Franklin Templeton, Ripple and other investors....

MrBeast editor and former California 24-year-old gubernatorial candidate fined by Kalshi for insider trading
Kalshi says it has closed two insider cases involving a former California gubernatorial candidate and an editor who worked at MrBeast....

Hut 8 posts $248 million net loss for 2025 as AI pivot takes shape
Hut 8's 2025 results were weighed down by $220 million in unrealized digital asset losses, reversing large gains a year earlier....

Solana-based TBD, a prediction market protocol for ‘verified’ human opinion, raises $3 million
TBD, co-founded by former dYdX team members, has raised $3 million in a seed round co-led by CMT Digital and ParaFi....

Revolut among firms picked by UK FCA to test stablecoin sandbox
Both the FCA and the Bank of England are working in concert to develop a comprehensive set of regulations for stablecoins....

LEO premium may hint at movement on hacked Bitfinex BTC tied to 30% of US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, analyst says
About 94,636 BTC tied to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, roughly 30% of the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, remain frozen pending legal proceedings....

Stripe co-founder predicts ‘torrent’ of AI agent commerce powered by stablecoins
A “torrent” of AI agentic commerce running on stablecoins and high-throughput blockchains seems very likely, Stripe's co-founder said....