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Tesla–SpaceX Merger? ‘Big Short’ Investor Steve Eisman Says He Wouldn’t Doubt It
Big Short investor Steve Eisman said he would not be surprised by a Tesla-SpaceX deal, fueling speculation about Elon Musk’s next major move. The comments come as SpaceX IPO demand reportedly tops $250 billion. SpaceX IPO Demand Puts Tesla…
XRPL and RLUSD Take Center Stage as Ripple Joins Mastercard’s AI Payments Push
Ripple is participating in Mastercard’s Agent Pay for Machines effort, placing XRPL and RLUSD in a wider push to support AI-driven payments. Mastercard is working with more than 30 partners as autonomous transactions raise new demands for…
Is Bitcoin Cheap Yet? Grayscale Flags 2 Catalysts That Could Decide BTC’s Next Move
Grayscale has weighed in on whether bitcoin is cheap after BTC’s recent decline below $60,000. The firm points investors to two key factors that could determine whether the market has found a bottom. Bitcoin Valuation Metrics Suggest BTC…
CME Group Launches Crypto Index Futures Tracking Bitcoin, Solana and XRP
CME Group has launched Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures, giving investors a regulated way to trade and hedge broad exposure to major digital assets. The contracts settle against a Nasdaq-CME benchmark covering some of the largest and most…
Noah Doe-Linked Bitcoin Awakens Again as Another 2011 Casascius Coin Cashes Out
Onchain records show yet another Casascius physical bitcoin has been redeemed, this time from an address originally created on Nov. 1, 2011. The plot thickens, however, because the spend traces back to another dormant wallet tied to the…
Morpho Raises $175M at $2B Valuation as Paradigm and A16z Back DeFi Push
Morpho has raised $175 million in a funding round led by Paradigm, A16z Crypto, and Ribbit Capital. The DeFi lending protocol is now valued at about $2 billion as it expands from crypto-native markets into institutional finance. Morpho…
NYC Hotel Prices Surge as One Back-of-House Role Heads Past $100,000 a Year
$61 an hour by 2034 is where union housekeeper pay is headed under a strike-averting deal that lifts wages 50% over eight years, putting full-time earnings at $100,000 to $110,000 by 2032. In a market where Manhattan rooms already average…
Masspay Expands Circle Integration With USDC Payouts, Giving Firms New Treasury Options
Masspay has expanded its integration with Circle’s Managed Payments service to allow businesses to facilitate stablecoin payouts and treasury operations without the complexity of direct digital asset management. Abstracting Blockchain…
Wintermute Warns Bitcoin Bottom Is Unclear With ETF Outflows Near $3B
Wintermute said bitcoin’s latest decline was driven mainly by U.S. institutional selling and ETF outflows, not Strategy’s small BTC sale. The firm warned that capital inflows have not returned, making it too early to call a market bottom.…
Can SpaceX IPO Deliver? Devere Says Real Test Comes After
SpaceX’s expected market debut could test whether public investors still have patience for massive private-market valuations. Devere Group says the real challenge will begin after the IPO, when investors start judging growth, spending,…