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Mastercard has agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion, further expanding into blockchain-based payments. The deal includes up to $300 million in contingent payments and is intended to strengthen Mastercard’s ability to connect fiat payment rails with onchain transactions, the company said on Tuesday. “We expect

Bitcoin infrastructure provider Maestro has launched a Bitcoin-denominated credit market backed by mining economics, aiming to give institutions a new way to earn yield on idle Bitcoin while expanding financing options for miners. Maestro said Mezzamine went live with its first program in partnership with mining-as-a-service provider Sazmining. According to a Tuesday announcement shared with

Payments giant PayPal is expanding access to its US-dollar stablecoin, PayPal USD, adding 68 more markets globally in its latest stablecoin push. PayPal USD (PYUSD) will be made available to customers in 70 countries worldwide in March, allowing them to receive, hold and send the stablecoin, the company announced Tuesday. With the expansion, PYUSD is

Author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, believes that fiat is the central problem plaguing society. "The 20th century is just an enormous amount of wealth being taken away from people who produced it and being sent to the meat grinder of war. And this is what fiat does," he told Cointelegraph. "If you take

Bitcoin mining firm Cango Inc. reported a net loss of $285 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, as impairment charges, fair-value losses and higher mining costs outweighed revenue from its expanding Bitcoin mining business. In its earnings report published Monday, Cango said fourth-quarter revenue reached $179.5 million, including $172.4 million from Bitcoin mining, while

Dubai, UAE, March 13th, 2026, Chainwire Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced the launch of AI Trading Skill, a feature that enables users to execute crypto trades, access market data, and manage assets using simple natural language through any major AI assistant, including ChatGPT, OpenClaw, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, and Windsurf.

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Prefer Us On Google Bitcoin (BTC) traded sideways on Tuesday following a broader market downturn, as investors digested recent volatility across the digital asset sector. Notably, over the past week, the world’s largest cryptocurrency surged by nearly 6%, outperforming several major digital assets that struggled amid widespread selling pressure.  Meanwhile, despite the

Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis to introduce crypto payment options for foreign tourists visiting South Korea. Summary Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis to enable crypto payments for foreign tourists across South Korea through its merchant network. International travelers will be able to pay using digital assets, while merchants can choose to settle transactions

Authorities in Argentina have ordered a nationwide block on the prediction market platform Polymarket following a ruling by Buenos Aires Judge Susana Parada on March 16, reporting from Clarín indicates. Argentina’s ENACOM, which oversees telecoms, broadcasting, internet, radio, and postal services, is tasked with implementing the national measure through ISPs and app stores, preventing access

Bitcoin (BTC) has briefly surpassed the critical resistance level of $74,000, generating renewed optimism among investors as key market indicators suggest the potential for a bottom and further recovery for the leading cryptocurrency.  A Potential Surge To $108,000 Market analyst Ali Martinez drew attention to a significant development in a social media post on Monday