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Goldman Sachs Looks Into Potential Opportunities in Prediction Markets

PYMNTS / pymnts - Goldman Sachs is looking into how it might get involved in prediction markets, Chairman and CEO David Solomon said Thursday (Jan. 15). Asked about this and other innovations by an analyst during the company’s earnings call, Solomon said that prediction ma…

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #digitaltransformation #banking #stockmarket #business #polymarket #crypto

Bitcoin's next big test is breaking through $100,000: Asia Morning Briefing

7 wks / coindesk / Sam Reynolds

Goldman Sachs Looks Into Potential Opportunities in Prediction Markets

7 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Goldman is 'spending a lot of time' on crypto, prediction markets efforts, CEO Solomon says

7 wks / coindesk / Francisco Rodrigues

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Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Stock: Surges 3% as Stablecoin Funding Unlocks 24/7 Global Trading

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR IBKR rallies near highs as stablecoin funding unlocks faster global deposits. USDC goes live with instant credits, bypassing banking delays and holidays. RLUSD joins next, expanding low-cost cross-border funding routes worldwide. PYUSD integration br…

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #banking #stockmarket #business #payments #economy #wallet #crypto

Interactive Brokers Enhances Trading with 24/7 USDC Funding, More Coins Ahead

7 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) Stock: Surges 3% as Stablecoin Funding Unlocks 24/7 Global Trading

7 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Interactive Brokers unlocks 24/7 funding with USDC, plans to rollout Ripple and PayPal stablecoins next week

7 wks / theblock / Daniel Kuhn

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Citrea Launches U.S. Treasury-Backed Stablecoin for Bitcoin

Ekemini / ventureburn - Citrea just rolled out ctUSD, a new stablecoin that’s pegged to the U.S. dollar and fully backed by U.S. Treasury bills and cash. They’re pitching it as the backbone forThe post Citrea Launches U.S. Treasury-Backed Stablecoin for Bitcoin appeared first on…

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Citrea Launches U.S. Treasury-Backed ctUSD to Boost Bitcoin Liquidity

7 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Citrea Launches U.S. Treasury-Backed Stablecoin for Bitcoin

7 wks / ventureburn / Ekemini

Citrea unveils U.S. Treasury-backed stablecoin for its Bitcoin ecosystem

7 wks / coindesk / Olivier Acuna

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Senate Crypto Regulation Markup Fizzles Over Stablecoin Yield Debate

PYMNTS / pymnts - Getting crypto markets legislation passed in the U.S. is becoming as volatile as crypto markets themselves. Thursday (Jan. 15) was supposed to be a big day for the digital asset sector. The Senate Banking Committee, which oversees the Securities and Excha…

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Senators Postpone Crypto Market Bill as Coinbase Flexes Its Muscle in Washington

7 wks / gizmodo / Kyle Torpey

Tokenization firms reject Coinbase's crypto bill equities claims

7 wks / coindesk / Krisztian Sandor

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says company opposed crypto bill to protect consumers

7 wks / coindesk / Will Canny

Senate Democrats pursuing a Friday call with crypto industry on market structure bill

7 wks / coindesk / Jesse Hamilton

Senate Crypto Regulation Markup Fizzles Over Stablecoin Yield Debate

7 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

After Coinbase Reversal Forces Delay on Crypto Bill, Is There a Path Forward?

7 wks / decrypt / Sander Lutz

Senate Banking Committee lawmakers say crypto bill is ‘closer than ever’ despite setbacks

7 wks / theblock / Sarah Wynn

DeFi community sees ‘bad’ crypto bill’s collapse as win, not setback

7 wks / coindesk / Margaux Nijkerk

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Alibaba’s Qwen AI app hits 100 million users as upgrade broadens role in daily life

scmp - Alibaba Group Holding has rolled out a major update to its flagship Qwen artificial intelligence app, integrating it more deeply into the company’s expansive ecosystem, from online shopping to travel booking, as it pushes to make the service an AI-powered…

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Alibaba Pushes Qwen Into the Agent Era, Betting on “Useful AI” Over Mass Traffic

7 wks / pandaily

Alibaba’s Qwen AI app hits 100 million users as upgrade broadens role in daily life

7 wks / scmp

China’s Alibaba Links Qwen AI App to Vast Consumer Ecosystem

7 wks / wsj / Tracy Qu

Alibaba Takes Major Step to Link Taobao Shopping to Main AI App

7 wks / bloomberg / Luz Ding

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