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Securitize adds Stellar blockchain as institutional tokenization gathers steam

The firms announced the agreement at Meridian 2026, the Stellar Development Foundation’s annual conference in Portugal.

Securitize adds Stellar blockchain as institutional tokenization gathers steam

The firms announced the agreement at Meridian 2026, the Stellar Development Foundation’s annual conference in Portugal.

Bitcoin miners pay Paraguay $350 million a year, but AI is pushing them out

Contracts that sell power to a 4% slice of the world’s bitcoin mining at $44 a megawatt-hour expire on Dec. 31, 2027. Paraguay’s state utility calls the date final, and it has just signed a 15-year deal to power a Founders Fund-backed AI campus.

Bitcoin plunges to $68,000 as Anthropic IPO frenzy adds to market jitters

Analysts see no direct link between Nvidia and bitcoin's decline, pointing instead to investor capital headed into Anthropic as well as a broader risk-off move.

U.S. Senate Banking Committee races toward hearing on new SEC nominations

The committee that needs to advance President Donald Trump's nominees responded quickly to set his SEC picks for review next week.