Day: December 2, 2025

Coinbase x402 Adds ID and Age Checks for AI Stablecoin Payments

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Coinbase’s internet-native payment protocol, x402, has integrated Concordium’s identity and age-verification system in a move aimed at enabling AI agents to make automated stablecoin payments. Announced Tuesday, the integration is designed to allow AI-powered applications to pay for goods and services that require age or identity verification, including travel bookings, online content, video games and other age-restricted services.  Concordium CEO Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki said the partnership is intended “to enable verified stablecoin payments at scale.” As Cointelegraph previously reported, x402 is a protocol that enables pay-per-use payments on the internet.  Developed…

Ripple Marks Another Milestone In Bid To Dominate Global Payments With XRP

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On December 1, 2025, Ripple announced a major regulatory upgrade in Singapore, reinforcing its ambition to make XRP a central instrument for global payments. The expanded license allows the company to streamline cross-border money transfers, expand its payments infrastructure, and provide faster, more transparent settlements to financial institutions worldwide. Ripple Intensifies Its Global Payments Playbook The Singapore regulatory upgrade extends the scope of Ripple’s Major Payment Institution (MPI) license, giving its subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC Pte. Ltd., authority to operate a fully regulated, end-to-end payments platform. The license enables Ripple…

A Bitcoin miner won a prize of $235k in BTC while participating in HMining mining

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Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. A miner earned $235k through HMining, drawing fresh attention to the cloud mining giant’s growing global footprint. Summary A miner earned $235k in BTC on HMining, boosting global interest in the platform’s high-efficiency cloud mining services. The London-based cloud mining firm has expanded its eco-friendly, secure mining solutions, serving millions across 100+ countries. HMining has launched a new cloud-mining contracts as demand grows, offering users upgraded hashpower and simplified…

GOP rep unveils BOLD crypto tax twist ‘no capital gains’

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss his new U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Bill, which would centralize Treasury custody and allow Americans to pay federal taxes using Bitcoin. #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxbusiness #varneyco #stuartvarney #warrendavidson #crypto #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #blockchain #finance #money #economy #markets #taxes #policy #regulation #treasury #business #innovation #technology #republicans #gop #politics #political #politicalnews #government Subscribe to Fox Business: Watch more Fox Business Video: Watch Fox Business Network Live: FOX Business Network (FBN) is…

24 Exchange Brings In Market Data Heavyweight to Power Its OTC Strategy

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Crypto Gaming Adoption Hinges On Clarity Act: Web3 Gamer

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Gaming giants to ‘come out of the woodwork’ for crypto after Clarity Act Crypto will start to become adopted by multibillion-dollar gaming giants after the CLARITY Act advances through US Congress, according to Robbie Ferguson, founder of Immutable. “I expect to see a ton of companies to come out of the woodwork with ultimately programmable loyalty and incentive schemes that are far more efficient than whatever their existing system is using,” Ferguson said during an interview on TradeTalks on Wednesday. “We’re already in conversation with mult-billion dollar public gaming companies…

10 European Banks Form Stablecoin Company qivalis

Key Notes Ten major European banks have formed a stablecoin company qivalis. The plan is to launch a euro-backed stablecoin by 2026. EU banks want to tackle the rising dominance of USD-backed stablecoins. A coalition of ten major European banks has officially launched a new Amsterdam‑based company called qivalis to create a euro‑pegged stablecoin capable of countering the overwhelming dominance of US digital‑dollar systems. The consortium includes ING, UniCredit, BNP Paribas, Raiffeisen Bank International, SEB, Danske Bank, CaixaBank, KBC, Banca Sella, and DekaBank. Together, these firms intend to build a…

This Is The ‘Strangest’ Crypto Sell-Off Ever, Claims Arca CIO

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Arca CIO Jeff Dorman calls the current market slide “one of the strangest crypto sell-offs ever,” arguing that price action is increasingly disconnected from both macro conditions and sector fundamentals. Why The Crypto Sell-Off Is “Strange” In a post on X, Dorman notes that traditional risk assets are behaving exactly as textbooks would suggest: “equity, credit and gold/silver markets are launching to ATHs every month because the Fed is cutting rates, QT is ending, consumer spending is strong, record earnings, AI demand still incredibly strong.” Yet crypto continues to grind…

Fusaka Upgrade Makes Ethereum More ‘Strategic’

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Ethereum’s upcoming Fusaka upgrade on Wednesday is being framed as just another scaling step, but it marks a shift in how the network ships change. Instead of massive, multi‑year overhauls, Fusaka is the first proof that Ethereum can deliver focused, high‑impact upgrades in something closer to six months. At the center of Fusaka is Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)‑7594, Peer Data Availability Sampling (PeerDAS), the technical headline that changes how Ethereum handles data from rollups without forcing node operators to buy data‑center hardware or compromise on decentralization, in line with the…