Kraken will allow customers to convert cryptocurrency into cash at MoneyGram locations across more than 100 countries, addressing a longstanding gap in the digital asset ecosystem, according to an exclusive report from Fortune. The partnership gives Kraken users access to nearly 500,000 physical locations worldwide, where they can exchange crypto holdings for local currency. The
STRC is now live on Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana via Ondo Global Markets. Provides 11.5% monthly dividend yield from Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock. Enhances liquidity, 24/7 trading, and fast settlements for global investors. Ondo Finance has officially launched the tokenized $STRC across Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana today. This is a strategic action to
XRP Ripple is trading near $1.41, down -0.5% on the day, having recently broken above the $1.40 level that served as resistance through much of 2026’s early digestion phase. That’s a meaningful technical event, but it is also happening roughly -57% below the $3.30 peak XRP briefly touched when the Ripple SEC lawsuit appeals were
Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR), the blockchain firm helmed by former SoFi CEO Mike Cagney, is planning on taking on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in first-lien mortgages. Speaking at Consensus Miami, Cagney cited origination costs of $1,000 on the firm’s blockchain platform against $11,000 through the GSEs, the federally chartered firms that buy mortgages from
Paris-based Sequans Communications sold 1,025 bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026, cutting its digital asset reserves nearly in half as the IoT semiconductor maker grappled with declining revenue and mounting losses tied to a treasury strategy that has turned from ambitious to burdensome. The sale reduced Sequans’ bitcoin position from 2,139 BTC at year-end
SC Ventures takes a strategic stake in crypto market maker GSR, its first external strategic shareholder since 2013. Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures has taken a strategic stake in crypto market maker GSR, marking GSR’s first external strategic shareholder since its founding in 2013. The investment links a global bank-backed fintech investor with one of the
In Bitcoin news today, the BTC USD price crossed $80,000 late Sunday into May 4, 2026, reaching a high of $80,750, and this time, the move looks structural rather than a spike. The $79,537-to-$80,000 band, which had served as a ceiling in multiple prior attempts, is now acting as a floor. That is a meaningful
Leading decentralized lending platform Aave has asked a U.S. federal court to block an attempt by victims of North Korean terrorism to seize about $71 million in crypto frozen after last month’s rsETH-related exploit, escalating a dispute that has already split Arbitrum’s governance. The filing, submitted Monday in the Southern District of New York, seeks
Lomond School in Helensburgh, Scotland has launched a fully funded “Satoshi Scholarship,” extending its experiment with Bitcoin from the payments desk into the heart of school life. The award will cover two years of tuition and boarding at Burnbrae, the school’s boarding house, for one student who would struggle to access this kind of education
Bitcoin whales bought 4,527 BTC worth $362M in 24 hours as BTC traded near $79,960, with key resistance at $90K and $94.5K. Bitcoin whales bought 4,527 BTC, worth about $362 million, in the past 24 hours, according to market data shared by analysts. The buying came as Bitcoin traded near $79,960, while short-term performance showed
