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Foundation Raises $6.4M to Build Hardware That Authorizes AI Agents in Real Time
Foundation, the Boston-based bitcoin hardware wallet company, has closed a $6.4 million funding round led by Fulgur Ventures to expand its security platform beyond self-custody into identity, multi-factor authentication, and artificial…
Traders Get AI, Defense, and China Perp Futures on Coinbase Starting June 8
Coinbase Derivatives is bringing perpetual-style equity index futures to U.S. regulated markets on June 8, giving traders direct exposure to artificial intelligence (AI), Chinese equities, defense, and broad tech through four new thematic…
Ripple Prime Integration Gives Institutions Unified Access to EDX Markets
Ripple Prime added EDX liquidity to give institutional clients unified access to digital asset spot and perpetual futures markets. The integration combines trading, credit, net settlement, and collateral tools within Ripple Prime’s…
XRP vs RLUSD: Evernorth Says XRP’s XRPL Utility Case Keeps Growing
XRP and RLUSD were described as serving separate XRP Ledger roles, with XRP routing trades and RLUSD supporting dollar-based transactions. Evernorth’s Sagar Shah described XRP as an intermediary asset that routes trades in the background,…
67 Million Americans Hold Crypto: 90% Plan to Buy More Next Year
A total of more than 67 million Americans, or 1 in 4 adults, now own crypto as adoption spreads across income, age, and work groups, according to the National Cryptocurrency Association. The report found 90% expect to buy within the next…
XRP Futures Hit $62.87B at CME as Institutions Deepen Exposure
CME’s XRP futures suite has expanded within the regulated crypto derivatives market, reaching $62.87 billion in notional volume. The first-year figures show broader institutional use across futures, options, and spot-quoted XRP futures. XRP…
Solmate Infrastructure Pulls $11.4M From CEO and Board in Direct Offering Priced Above Market
Solmate Infrastructure (Nasdaq: SLMT) announced Thursday that its CEO and a board member agreed to purchase 2,298,000 Class B ordinary shares at $4.97 per share in a registered direct offering priced above the current market price. Solmate…
US Lawmakers Propose the ‘ARMA’ Bill to Build a 1-Million-Bitcoin Strategic Reserve
Rep. Nick Begich and Rep. Jared Golden introduced the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 (ARMA), a bipartisan effort that, if approved, will establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in the U.S. that will have to be maintained for at…
‘Infuriating’ — Trump Blasts $149B Tariff Refund in Interview After IEEPA Ruling
President Trump told Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell this week that he is furious about the $149 billion the federal government must return to importers after the Supreme Court struck down a significant portion of his 2025 tariffs.…
Bank of England Moves Stablecoin Rules to June as UK Targets Year-End Framework
Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden has detailed a comprehensive plan to modernize the UK financial ecosystem by integrating stablecoins, asset tokenization, and overhauled payment architectures. A Shift in Stablecoin Regulation…