This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe.Bitwise is rolling out third-party daily attestations for its bitcoin ETFs, Blockworks has exclusively learned. The attestations will replace…
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Coinbase and Shopify partnered to advance stablecoins in ecommerce.
Early access for USDC payments on Base is now live for select merchants, rolling out more broadly throughout the year.…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has just announced a brand-new messaging app called XChat. What makes XChat different is how it’s built with inspiration from bitcoin developer Satoshi Nakamoto for security…
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MoonPay and Mastercard will enable stablecoin payments across 150 million merchants.
The deal follows Mastercard's recent partnerships with OKX, Nuvei, and Circle.
Visa is also piloting stablecoin services in six Latin…
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Steak ‘n Shake will accept Bitcoin nationwide starting May 16.
The rollout gives over 100 million customers a crypto payment option.
Few chains have gone beyond pilots, marking the development as…