Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million
The deal could grant Circle vital, regulated “last-mile” infrastructure, bridging the gap between stablecoins and traditional local banking systems.
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Dogecoin becomes only losing bet for Japan-listed firm as it sells altcoins for bitcoin
Remixpoint booked gains on ether, solana and XRP, but sold DOGE below its fiscal-year opening value as it concentrated its crypto holdings in bitcoin.
NYSE owner ICE taps tZERO for tokenized securities push, takes stake in firm
The deal adds transfer-agent and settlement infrastructure to ICE’s plans for an NYSE-affiliated market for tokenized stocks, tZERO said.
Crypto firm RedotPay says it will defend itself ‘vigorously’ against Binance lawsuit
RedotPay, which describes itself as the world’s largest stablecoin payment card issuer, told CoinDesk Wednesday it will defend itself “vigorously” against a $470 million Binance lawsuit alleging it poached 470,000 users. “RedotPay is aware of legal proceedings initiated by Binance and will vigorously defend all… Read More
Digital asset firm Keyrock plans to acquire BlockFills out of bankruptcy
Keyrock, a Brussels-based digital asset services firm, is in the process of acquiring bankrupt crypto trading and lending firm Blockfills, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. A Keyrock spokesperson told CoinDesk that the acquisition is subject to court approval. According to a… Read More
Robinhood’s chief operating officer of crypto Tanya Denisova is leaving the firm
Tanya Denisova, chief operating officer of Robinhood Crypto, is leaving the firm, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Denisova had been employed by the popular trading platform for over five years, according to her LinkedIn profile. Neither Robinhood nor Denisova responded to… Read More