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Stripe is reportedly developing a new blockchain in partnership with cryptocurrency-focused venture capital firm Paradigm.
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That’s according to a report Monday (Aug. 11) from Fortune, citing a job posting on a site for the crypto lobbying group Blockchain Association.
“Tempo is a high-performance, payments-focused blockchain,” the posting said, advertising for a product...
DCL Logistics has expanded the capabilities of its fulfillment platform for eCommerce brands by embedding an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered shipping engine called SelectShip.
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SelectShip simplifies parcel delivery by automating shipping decisions and optimizing each order for speed, cost and reliability, the third-party logistics (3PL) provider said in a Tuesday (...
Cardinal Health’s multi-specialty management services organization (MSO), The Specialty Alliance, plans to acquire urology MSO Solaris Health.
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Cardinal Health will enable the acquisition by providing about $1.9 billion in cash to The Specialty Alliance and will own about 75% of The Specialty Alliance after the acquisition of Solaris Health, Cardinal Health said in a...
Nuvei says it is employing stablecoin rails to expand its global money movement capabilities.
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This expansion will allow for faster and more cost-effective payouts to bank accounts, including in emerging markets where traditional infrastructure can cause delays and inefficiencies, the Canadian FinTech said in a Tuesday (Aug. 12) news release.
“By leveraging stablecoin...
European car exporters are wrestling with uncertainty surrounding American tariffs despite a recent trade deal.
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That’s according to the CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen, operator of one of the world’s biggest car-carrier fleets, who discussed the issue in a Tuesday (Aug. 12) interview with Reuters.
The U.S. and European Union reached an accord last month that set a 15%...
Anthropic on Tuesday (Aug. 12) said it would offer its Claude chatbot to all three branches of the U.S. government for $1 per agency for one year.
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The offer echoes a similar $1 deal OpenAI unveiled a week ago. But OpenAI’s offer was only available to the federal executive branch. Anthropic covers all three branches: executive, legislative and judicial.
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Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity reportedly made an unsolicited offer to buy Google’s browser, Chrome, amid the uncertainty around a pending antitrust ruling that could see a judge force Google to sell the browser.
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Several investors have agreed to back the $34.5 billion offer in full, Perplexity said, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 12) report by The Wall Street...
Western Union is reportedly considering the launch of its own dollar-backed stablecoin.
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The remittance company is facing competition from a growing swath of cryptocurrency-centered money movement operations, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Aug. 12).
“We are exploring the opportunity for us to issue a stablecoin, particularly in non-U.S. markets,” CEO Devin McGranahan said,...
Trading and investing platform eToro is adding tokenization and artificial intelligence tools for retail investors as it continues expanding its product lineup and geographic footprint.
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The company said this in a Tuesday (Aug. 12) earnings release reporting second-quarter 2025 results, its first quarterly financial results as a public company.
EToro made its public...
Is blockchain helping Wall Street trading break the confines of the workweek?
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That reality could be on the horizon, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Aug. 12), after a group of finance heavyweights used a cryptocurrency blockchain to trade U.S. Treasurys for digital dollars on a Saturday.
The trade was carried out on the Canton Network, a public blockchain, allowing a...