Apple, X, Airbnb Plot Stablecoin Payment – Could Big Tech Ditch Card Fees for Onchain Settlements?
Tech leaders including Apple, X, Airbnb, Google and Uber have explored adding stablecoin settlement to their checkouts, sources say, weighing compliance across Tether and USDC. Payment processors Stripe and Worldpay have been consulted on routing the tokens to trim fees and speed cross-border flows.
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Crypto Regulation Shake-Up: SEC Wins $1.1M Fraud Case as California Trials Bitcoin Fees
Crypto regulation has dominated the week: Texas Rep. Brandon Gill faces backlash for late Bitcoin disclosures, SEC Chair Paul Atkins seeks rules over enforcement, California Assembly backs crypto fee pilots and asset-safeguard reforms, and the SEC wins a $1.1 million fraud case.
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British expats living in ‘wrong’ countries ‘could miss £70k in state pension’
If your state pension remains at the current £230.25 a week, thereby missing out on increases over the next 20 years, this is a potential loss of £70,000. …
Nationwide and rivals demand right to increase mortgages for first-time buyers
The bosses of Nationwide, Skipton and Yorkshire Building Society have written to Dame Meg Hillier MP …
Rachel Reeves plots new tax raid as expert warns: She’ll attack your pension at both ends
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is playing with words on tax again. …
HMRC cracks down on families underpaying inheritance tax
The number of probes launched by the taxman has soared by more than a third in just a year …
Crypto Firm Gemini Files Confidentially for IPO in the US – Here’s What We Know
Gemini has confidentially lodged a draft S-1 with the SEC, confirming intentions to list shares on public markets. The IPO is expected once regulators finish their review and market conditions allow, coming a day after stable-coin issuer Circle began trading on the NYSE following its own approval.
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Switzerland to Swap Crypto Holder Data with 74 Countries Under the OECD’s CARF
Switzerland has approved automatic crypto-asset data exchange with 74 jurisdictions under OECD’s CARF. It includes EU countries and most G20 members but excludes the United States and Saudi Arabia. Data sharing begins in 2027 if partner states meet reciprocity and compliance standards.
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Donald Trump Amasses $1 Billion From Crypto In Just 9 Months: Forbes
U.S. President Donald Trump has amassed an estimated $1 billion from his ventures in cryptocurrency in just nine months, a June 5 report from Forbes reveals.Trump Brings In A Digital Fortune According to Forbes’ calculations published in the report on Thursday, Trump has made $1 billion since just before the election, lifting his net worth […]
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Elon Musk’s X and Polymarket Deal Pushes Onchain Prediction Markets Into Global Social Feeds
X and Polymarket have teamed up to weave live blockchain prediction odds into the X feed, with widgets showing current probabilities beneath related posts and linking to full contracts for non-U.S. users. The partnership has replaced a scrapped plan with Kalshi and will use X’s AI Grok for context.
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