Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

SBI buys 20% stake in Indonesia’s Ajaib for $270 million to expand yen stablecoin in Southeast Asia

The Japanese financial giant is acquiring a 20% stake in the Indonesian online brokerage to…

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Bitcoin is outperforming stocks and correlating with gold just when it matters most

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 28, 2026

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Circle’s USDC takes over Chelsea’s jersey in Premier League first sponsorship deal

Financials were not disclosed, though reports from earlier this year suggested Chelsea was targeting 65…

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Bullish backs USD.AI with $100 million in financing to drive GPU-backed loans

Cryptocurrency platform Bullish is extending a $100 million debt facility to USD.AI to finance GPU-backed…

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Bitcoin hits highest level in 3 months before pulling back as altcoins consolidate

BTC briefly touched $81,455 overnight, its highest since May 15 as Nasdaq futures slipped and…

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Visa doubles down on South Korea with Upbit operator Dunamu on stablecoin payments

Following a deal with Shinhan Financial, the global payments giant is widening its footprint in…

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Kraken users briefly locked out after a flood of sanctioned crypto transactions

The activity, appearing to spread sanctioned funds to trigger account restrictions, occurred between Aug. 17…

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Live updates: Bitcoin options worth $6.4 billion just expired as prices hover near $80,000

The $6.4 billion expiry cleared after bitcoin’s run from roughly $62,000 to $80,000, leaving traders…

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IREN shares fall 8% as costly AI transition weighs on earnings

Weakening profitability overshadowed a major milestone in IREN’s transformation into an AI cloud provider.

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Technology

Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning

About 80 people sign open letter to Andy Burnham calling for legislation to protect voice…

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