Stripe has enabled consumers to pay for AI subscriptions, SaaS tools, and creator content using stablecoins with support for USDC on Base and Polygon blockchains, as AI companies report approximately 20% of payment volume comes from stablecoins settling near-instantaneously at half the transaction cost.
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Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Torturing Ontario’s “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski
One of the men accused of abducting Ontario’s self-proclaimed “Crypto King,” Aiden Pleterski, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges.
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Big Companies Are Quietly Loading Up on Bitcoin — 48 New Treasuries in 3 Months: What Do They Know?
A report from Bitwise finds 172 public firms now hold BTC, a 38% increase in three months, with corporate holdings climbing to over 1 million BTC.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Stage Dramatic $340M Reversal After Brutal Sell-Off — Accumulation Phase Beginning?
U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have recorded a combined net inflow of $338.8 million, marking a sharp reversal after the funds experienced more than $755 million in withdrawals just a day prior.
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Trump says US will not ‘waste our time’ helping Argentina if Milei loses
Trump warns if Milei’s coalition is defeated in this month elections, “we are not going to be generous”.
Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers
The UK has also frozen assets linked to the alleged scammers, including a £100m London office building.
ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI boss
CEO Sam Altman says upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way – “but only if you want it”.
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 16
The dead have been burned beyond recognition and officials have warned that the toll could rise.
China seizes 60,000 maps over ‘mislabelled’ Taiwan
The maps also omitted “important islands”, the source of competing claims between Beijing and its neighbours.
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies aged 80
Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India, family sources tell the BBC.