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Tether-pegged USDT0 omnichain stablecoin passes $50 billion in cumulative transfers
USDT0 launched in January using LayerZero's Omnichain Fungible Token standard, enabling it to extend to 15 blockchains....

JPMorgan Chase shuts ShapeShift employee’s business account, says his personal account will be next
ShapeShift’s Houston Morgan told The Block that JPMorgan Chase abruptly closed his business bank account last Friday....

NYSE Arca certifies Bitwise Dogecoin ETF, signaling its imminent launch
The New York Stock Exchange has approved the listing for another Dogecoin exchange-traded fund, clearing the way for Bitwise's fund, BWOW....

MegaETH’s USDm stablecoin pre-deposit launch hits ‘turbulence’ amid outages and cap flip-flops
MegaETH plans to offer withdrawals to users unsettled by the rollout, stating that all contracts remain secure despite the operational missteps....

MoonPay joins rarified list of dual Bitlicense and New York Trust Charter holders
The crypto payment firm's limited-purpose charter will enable MoonPay to offer digital asset custody and over-the-counter trading services....

JPMorgan offers investors chance to win big if Bitcoin’s price drops next year, but then rockets in 2028
With JPMorgan's instrument, investors get a chance at a 1.5x upside, a fixed return if IBIT is flat in a year, and some downside protection....

Exodus primed for more stable, fintech-like revenue after W3C acquisition: Benchmark
Benchmark says W3C gives Exodus meaningful card-issuing scale that could drive longer-term growth....

Homegrown NYC startup Polymarket allowed to resume US operations following CFTC reversal
The CFTC issued an amended order allowing Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction-market platform, to resume operations in the U.S....

Stablecoin issuer Paxos acquires Fordefi, bolstering its crypto custody and wallet offering
Fordefi offers an institutional-grade multi-party computation wallet solution that safeguards over $120 billion in monthly transaction volume....

BTC perp accounts turn heavily long as Binance long/short ratio surges to 3.87
Just over a month ago, when BTC made an all-time high above $126,000, this ratio was sitting at multi-year lows below 0.6....