
ECB Recruits Merchants for 2027 Digital Euro Pilot
The European Central Bank is recruiting online and mobile merchants to test beta digital euro payments in a voluntary pilot scheduled to begin in late 2027.
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The European Central Bank is recruiting online and mobile merchants to test beta digital euro payments in a voluntary pilot scheduled to begin in late 2027.

Balancer Labs CEO Marcus Hardt proposed an orderly wind-down of the decentralized exchange, citing insufficient revenue following a $128 million exploit and failed post-restructuring growth.

Kraken introduced onchain yield vaults for tokenized stocks like SPYx, QQQx, and NVDAx, enabling clients to earn returns by lending assets through decentralized finance protocols.

Strive acquired 469 Bitcoin for approximately $36.6 million, bringing its total holdings to 25,000 BTC as the company’s market capitalization surpassed Metaplanet.

Nasdaq-listed Strive acquired 469 bitcoins at an average price of approximately $77,954, bringing its total holdings to 25,000 BTC worth nearly $2 billion.

New firm Orange Juice plans to acquire profitable US businesses and direct excess cash flow into Bitcoin, offering a decorrelated alternative to capital-market-driven corporate treasuries.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $462.7 million in net outflows last week, reversing prior inflows, while Ether ETFs attracted nearly $197 million.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev stated that companies should not have veto power over tokenized stock products that do not alter shareholder rights or official ledgers.

Anchorage Digital partnered with Frgmnt to enable institutional custody, minting, and staking of fUSD and sfUSD tokens without separate arrangements.