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Barclays to Ban Crypto Purchases via Credit Card
TradFi & Fintech

Barclays to Ban Crypto Purchases via Credit Card

The British banking giant remains skeptical of cryptocurrency and will not allow clients to purchase crypto with the bank’s credit card after June 27.
Nano Labs Reveals Plans to Build $1 Billion BNB Treasury in Major Web3 Push
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Nano Labs Reveals Plans to Build $1 Billion BNB Treasury in Major Web3 Push

Nano Labs’ stock briefly surged 60% following the announcement.
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TradFi & Fintech

Payments Giant Fiserv to Roll Out ‘Bank-Friendly’ Stablecoin on Solana

Banking and payments titan Fiserv is entering the stablecoin race with its own token designed for regulated rails.
3iQ Launches One of North America’s First XRP ETFs on Toronto Stock Exchange
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3iQ Launches One of North America’s First XRP ETFs on Toronto Stock Exchange

Backed by Ripple, the XRPQ fund has launched with 0% management fees.
Lion Group ‘Secures $600 Million’ to Launch HYPE Treasury
TradFi & Fintech

Lion Group ‘Secures $600 Million’ to Launch HYPE Treasury

The financial firm is making HYPE its primary reserve asset as part of a broader move into DeFi.
JPMorgan Files JPMD Trademark for Digital Asset Services
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JPMorgan Files JPMD Trademark for Digital Asset Services

The banking giant filed a trademark application for services that include trading, exchanging, and issuing digital assets, such as payment tokens and ‘blockchain-enabled currency.’
SharpLink Slides as Corporations Crank Up Crypto Risk
TradFi & Fintech

SharpLink Slides as Corporations Crank Up Crypto Risk

Corporations continue to buy altcoins such as FET, HYPE, and XRP, despite SBET plummeting.
Crypto IPOs
TradFi & Fintech

Crypto Companies Are Lining up for the IPO Gold Rush

The highly successful Circle IPO has other crypto companies gearing up to go public.
Circle Leaves a Fortune on the Table by Going Public at $31
TradFi & Fintech

Circle Leaves a Fortune on the Table by Going Public at $31

Based on its opening day closing price, Circle left $1.7 billion on the table, far more than the $1.1 billion it raised from the stock offering.
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TradFi & Fintech

Will Circle's IPO Be a Top Signal Like Coinbase Going Public in 2021?

Coinbase’s direct listing in April 2021 was followed by a market collapse. How will markets react to stablecoin-issuer Circle’s IPO?