Crypto.com integrates with South Korea’s largest payment processor to enable tourist crypto payments: Crypto.com and KG Inicis

Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis to let foreign travelers pay for goods and services in South Korea using digital assets through the exchange’s merchant network. Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis, South Korea’s largest payment gateway and value-added network provider, to enable cryptocurrency payments for foreign tourists visiting the country. The integration will allow…

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Bitcoin miner Cango offloads 4,451 BTC to slash debt and fund AI pivot: Cango

Cango sold approximately $305 million in bitcoin holdings in February to repay debt and finance an artificial intelligence infrastructure transformation. Bitcoin miner Cango (NYSE: CANG) has sold 4,451 bitcoin to reduce financial leverage and fund an AI makeover, the company announced. The February sale generated approximately $305 million, with proceeds used to partially repay a…

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Cari Network launches tokenized deposit platform on ZKsync’s Prividium for US regional banks: Cari Network

Cari Network is building a bank-governed tokenized deposit platform on ZKsync’s Prividium stack, offering US regional lenders an onchain payments rail with stablecoin-like speed and transferability. Cari Network has selected ZKsync’s Prividium stack to build a bank-governed tokenized deposit platform aimed at US regional banks. The platform will enable regional lenders to offer customers tokenized…

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Kalshi Raises $1B at $22B Valuation: Report

The deal doubles the valuation from Kalshi’s previous round in November. CFTC-regulated prediction market platform Kalshi is raising around $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation in a new funding round, according to multiple reports. The new round is led by Coatue Management, per The Wall Street Journal, which was first to report the news…

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World Gold Council Proposes Shared Infrastructure for Tokenized Gold Products

The industry body co-authored a white paper with Boston Consulting Group outlining a “Gold as a Service” platform to standardize issuance and custody of digital gold. The World Gold Council, the gold industry’s leading market-development body, announced Thursday it is building shared infrastructure designed to make digital gold products more interoperable, scalable, and easier to…

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