Kraken Partners With MoneyGram To Enable Crypto Cash-Outs At 500,000 Locations Worldwide

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 move targets a key friction point in crypto markets: while digital transfers settle with speed, converting assets into cash often involves multiple steps, limited banking access, or delays.

The initiative reflects rising demand for reliable cash access, driven in part by Kraken’s expanding presence in…

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K Wave Abandons Bitcoin Treasury Plan, Shifts To AI Infrastructure Play With $485M War Chest

K Wave Media is abandoning its high‑profile bitcoin treasury plan and recasting itself as an AI infrastructure company, backed by a potential war chest of up to $485 million and a cleaner balance sheet. 

The Nasdaq‑listed firm intends to shed its legacy media operations, erase roughly $48 million of debt and pursue a rebrand as Talivar Technologies as it chases stronger margins in data centers and GPU compute.

On Monday, K Wave said its board approved the sale of Play Co., its largest wholly owned subsidiary, back to the unit’s previous owner, a transaction expected to remove about $48 million in debt and related contingent liabilities if shareholders sign off at an…

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Wall Street’s Tokenization Era Has Officially Begun — Why This Matters for Investors

For years, tokenization sounded like one of those big financial ideas that always felt just a little too early.

Sure, there were lots of people who were excited about using blockchain technology for stocks, bonds, and other financial assets, but for many investors, it still felt more experimental than practical.

That’s no longer the case. And, surprisingly enough, it’s Wall Street leading the way.

From July 2026 onwards, the DTCC will begin testing with tokenized securities trading, with a full platform launch in October 2026.

In essence, what the DTCC does is create digital counterparts to the underlying assets that it holds in custody. As a result, investors have the same rights to…

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XRP Bulls Grow Anxious: Why Is XRP Stuck Below $1.50 Despite Adoption?

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) analysts are debating whether real-world utility can translate into sustained price appreciation, considering the token is down over 30% in one year despite increased adoption.

Traders Split Over “Utility vs. Price” Relationship

Some traders argue that XRP’s value proposition depends entirely on adoption within global payments infrastructure.

Trader BarriC, said that long-term XRP holders remain confident because no Ripple executive has ruled out significant upside potential.

He argued that XRP’s long-term price would depend on whether it becomes embedded in global financial systems, rather than retail speculation.

Other market participants remain skeptical.

They argue…

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Bitcoin Hits $81,000, Analysts Laud Buying Opportunity: What Is Going On?

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) tapped $81,000 on Tuesday morning as several indicators signal a buying opportunity, according to crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe.

The Q4 2022 Parallel

Van de Poppe noted that the current perpetual funding rate remains negative at 5% annualized, meaning shorts are paying longs. This doesn’t happen often, and quite often there’s a strong rally afterward.

“Bitcoin is at its capitulation point,” van de Poppe posted. “That also resonates with the current market sentiment, where nobody is interested in buying into this asset class. That’s usually the best moment to be doing so,” he added.

The Short Squeeze Setup

Van de Poppe explained that there are not…

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Bitcoin Taps $81,000, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Rise Another 2%

Bitcoin trades around $81,000 on Tuesday as Bitcoin ETFs saw $532.2 million in net inflows on Monday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $61.3 million in net inflows.    

Meme coin market capitalization is trading 3.4% higher to $38.3 billion over the past 24 hours.

Trader Commentary: 

Full time Bitcoin trader, George said Bitcoin’s recent rally was strong but warned that a flat-bottom structure on the chart could become a downside target if momentum weakens. Holding current levels could support a move toward $100,000, while a drop below the monthly open may lead to a pullback toward the $70,000 range.

Ethereum has lagged slightly, with resistance near $2,400 continuing to cap gains, noted…

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Bitcoin Price Tops $81,000 For First Time Since January

Bitcoin price broke above $81,000 during Asian trading hours and early U.S. hours today, its highest price since late January and the latest sign that the market has moved past a brutal first-quarter stretch that bottomed near $60,000. 

The move came on the back of several forces hitting at once: a flood of institutional money into ETFs, a shift in Middle East tensions, and a derivatives market that had been loading up for a run past $80,000 for weeks.

The structural setup for this was built in April. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $2.44 billion in net inflows last month — the strongest monthly figure since October 2025, when Bitcoin price hit its $126,000 all-time high….

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Coinbase Cuts 14% Of Workforce, Signals AI-Driven Future

Coinbase announced a 14% reduction in its workforce on Tuesday, a decision CEO Brian Armstrong described as preparation for what he called a “new way of working” built on artificial intelligence—not a defensive reaction to market conditions.

In a company-wide email, Armstrong cited two forces behind the move: the persistence of crypto market cycles and a transformation in how AI has changed the pace of internal work. 

Engineers at Coinbase use AI to ship in days what full teams required weeks to complete, Armstrong wrote, and the pace of that shift is an acceleration, not a plateau.

Coinbase had 4,951 employees as of December 31, 2025, placing the number of affected…

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Crypto Exchange Bullish Strikes $4.2 Billion Deal For Equiniti To Build Tokenized Securities Infrastructure

Bullish has agreed to acquire global transfer agent Equiniti in a $4.2 billion transaction that aims to fuse traditional market infrastructure with blockchain-based systems, marking one of the largest deals tied to tokenized securities.

The agreement combines Bullish’s digital asset platform with Equiniti’s role as a core record-keeper for public companies. Equiniti services nearly 3,000 issuer clients, supports more than 20 million shareholders and processes about $500 billion in annual payments. Transfer agents maintain shareholder records, manage dividend distribution and handle corporate actions, placing them at the center of equity market operations.

Under the terms,…

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Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Futures Rise As Traders Monitor US-Iran Ceasefire— Duolingo, Pinte

U.S. stock futures rose on Tuesday after Monday’s lower close, following the announcement of “Project Freedom” by President Donald Trump.

The U.S. military said on Monday that it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones as Tehran tried to disrupt President Trump’s new effort to reopen commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump told Fox News on Monday that if Iran attacks American vessels, they will be “blown off the face of the Earth.” Asked on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” whether the ceasefire was over or a U.S. attack was imminent, Trump replied, “Well, I can’t tell you that.”

Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond…

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