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Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE), the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, is in discussions to invest in crypto payments company MoonPay, people familiar with the matter said, per Bloomberg.  The potential funding round could value MoonPay at roughly $5 billion, up from its previous $3.4 billion valuation, according to the sources, who requested anonymity due to the private nature of the talks. MoonPay, based in New York, provides infrastructure for users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. The company recently secured a Limited Purpose Trust Charter from the New York Department of Financial Services, a move that complements its existing…

Ripple Labs is expanding its US dollar-backed stablecoin RLUSD to Ethereum layer-2 blockchains as part of a pilot while it awaits regulatory approval for a full rollout next year.In partnership with Wormhole, a crosschain interoperability protocol that allows assets to move between different blockchains, the pilot will test RLUSD on Optimism, Base, Ink (an Ethereum layer 2 developed by Kraken), and Unichain, according to a statement from Ripple on Monday.Initially, RLUSD was issued on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum; however, Ripple said that the latest expansion is “essential for a scalable, efficient, and interoperable future.”“The future of crypto is undeniably…

Polymarket has grown into one of the most active decentralised prediction market platforms, attracting traders who rely on speed, information, and precise timing. As markets move rapidly in response to news, polls, trades, and liquidity shifts, alert bots have become essential tools for staying competitive. Polymarket alert bots monitor markets continuously and notify users about key events such as price movements, whale trades, new market launches, arbitrage opportunities, and smart-wallet activity. These bots operate mainly through Telegram or web dashboards, enabling traders to react instantly without constantly monitoring charts. This article explores the Top 10 Polymarket Alert Bots, detailing their…

Roblox is often seen as a games platform, but its day-to-day reality looks closer to a production studio. Small teams release new experiences on a rolling basis and then monetise them at scale. That pace creates two persistent problems: time lost to repeatable production work, and friction when moving outputs between tools. Roblox’s 2025 updates point to how AI can reduce both, without drifting away from clear business outcomes.Roblox keeps AI where the work happensRather than pushing creators toward separate AI products, Roblox has embedded AI inside Roblox Studio, the environment where creators already build, test, and iterate. In its…

Crypto treasury companies could be forced to sell as much as $15 billion in crypto if the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index (MSCI) goes ahead and excludes them from its indexes. BitcoinForCorporations, a group campaigning against MSCI’s proposal, projected outflows of between $10 and $15 billion based on a “verified preliminary list” of 39 companies with $113 billion in total float-adjusted market capitalization.It added that JPMorgan’s analysis estimated that Michael Saylor’s Strategy could see $2.8 billion in outflows if it were removed from the MSCI. The Bitcoin treasury firm represents 74.5% of the total impacted float-adjusted market cap.Analysts calculated potential outflows…

Fast, direct-current charging can charge an EV’s battery from about 20 percent to 80 percent in 20 minutes. That’s not bad, but it’s still about six times longer than it takes to fill the tank of an ordinary petrol-powered vehicle.One of the major bottlenecks to even faster charging is cooling, specifically uneven cooling inside big EV battery packs as the pack is charged. Hydrohertz, a British startup launched by former motorsport and power-electronics engineers, says it has a solution: fire liquid coolant exactly where it’s needed during charging. Its solution, announced in November, is a rotary coolant router that fires…

Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 announced on Wednesday an AI data center lease valued at $7 billion with cloud infrastructure provider Fluidstack. The move reinforced a growing trend among crypto miners to pivot toward AI infrastructure.Following the announcement, Hut 8 shares surged, snapping a prolonged period of volatile stock performance and reflecting renewed investor interest.Sponsored SponsoredInside Hut 8’s Landmark AI LeaseThe agreement covers 245 megawatts of AI computing capacity at Hut 8’s River Bend campus in Louisiana under a 15-year base lease.It includes three optional five-year extensions, which could lift the total contract value to approximately $17.7 billion over its…

Pengu price is down almost 80% from its highs near $0.04 and nearly broke to a new multi-month low after news that the SEC is targeting VC capital that invested in Pudgy Penguins.According to crypto journalist Kate Irwin, the SEC sued crypto venture firm Shima Capital and its founder, Yida Gao, three weeks ago, alleging they carried out a scheme to defraud investors.Internal emails show that Gao told founders of portfolio companies that he plans to step down and begin winding down the fund. Gao said in a 2023 interview with CoinTelegraph that his firm was "work[ing] daily to maintain…

Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 signed a 15-year, $7 billion lease to deliver 245 megawatts of artificial intelligence data center capacity at its River Bend campus in Louisiana, marking one of the biggest infrastructure agreements between a crypto-native company and hyperscale AI demand. Hut 8 announced on Wednesday that infrastructure provider Fluidstack will lease the capacity, while Google will provide a financial backstop covering lease payments and related obligations over the 15-year base term. This means that Google will cover the payments if Fluidstack is unable to pay the costs.“River Bend reflects the strength of Hut 8’s power-first, innovation-driven development model,…

Key takeawaysYouTube isn’t changing how creators earn — only how they get paid.The stablecoin payout runs through PayPal’s existing payout infrastructure, with PayPal converting dollars into PYUSD.The feature positions PYUSD as a digital dollar for settlement and fund transfers.Creators may gain faster access and alternative treasury options, but they must also consider fees and the complexity of tax reporting.In mid-December 2025, YouTube added a new option to its monetization toolkit: Eligible US creators can now choose to receive payouts in PayPal’s US dollar stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD).The update, reported by Fortune, does not change how creators earn money on YouTube,…