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Stablecoin firm Tether is making a bid to acquire the famed Serie A Italian soccer club, Juventus, after previously taking a minority share.

TIX is developing a DeFi-based settlement layer for live events, using onchain tickets to unlock venue financing and simplify payouts. TIX, a settlement layer for the live-events industry, has emerged from stealth to apply decentralized finance (DeFi) lending and onchain settlement to a sector that has long functioned like a private credit market. To date, the TIX network has facilitated over $8 million in ticket sales and generated approximately $2 million in venue financing. The activity has been conducted through KYD Labs, with TIX expected to launch on the Solana mainnet by mid-2026, the company told Cointelegraph. TIX, led by Ticketmaster and Buildspace veterans, serves as the underlying settlement and financing layer for KYD Labs, a consumer-facing ticketing platform that raised $7 million in a funding round led by venture firm a16z.  Read more

Short-term Bitcoin traders were profitable for 229 days this year despite the recent 30% correction in BTC price. Will this trend carry over into 2026? Bitcoin’s (BTC) short-term holders (STHs) have spent 229 out of 345 days in profit, an outcome that appears contradictory given that BTC is at a negative year-to-date (YTD) return and struggles to trade above $100,000.  However, beneath the weak headline performance, the structure of onchain positioning tells a different story. Key takeaways: Read more

Crypto exchange Coinbase is set to launch its own prediction market as they surge in both popularity and scrutiny.

The release introduces World Chat with end-to-end encryption, DeFi-powered yield via Morpho and QR-code payments at more than one million merchants in Argentina. Tools for Humanity is broadening its World platform beyond digital identity and crypto payments, adding encrypted messaging and financial services to its app as part of a push toward a super-app model. The company, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, introduced an in-app messaging feature with end-to-end encryption that distinguishes between verified and unverified World ID accounts and enables users to send or request digital assets within chats. According to an announcement, the application now supports third-party mini-apps, including prediction markets, games and financial tools, that run inside conversations. Tools for Humanity said it plans to add optional profile photo verification to help reduce impersonation and misuse. Read more

The Ripple-linked XRP will soon be usable in DeFi on other major layer-1 networks like Solana and Ethereum. Here's how.

Ardoino said Juventus has always been a part of his life.

YouTube has added PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin as a payout option for U.S. creators. The choice routes through PayPal’s payout infrastructure rather than requiring YouTube to custody or transfer crypto directly. According to Fortune, PayPal crypto chief May Zabaneh confirmed the arrangement. Google and YouTube also confirmed PYUSD was added as a payout option for eligible […] The post Crypto just entered YouTube’s $100B creator payouts, offering a novel path to finally exit banks appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum trades near $3,250 after rejecting key resistance. Trendline support holds, while ETF inflows and taker activity show recovery signs.

XRP Price Prediction covers Hex Trust and LayerZero bringing 1:1 wrapped XRP to Solana, Ripple’s AMINA Bank Payments partnership, and chart levels near $2.00 support, with upside zones at $2.40, $2.61 and $3.17 as analysts watch 2026 $5 targets. wXRP may trade with RLUSD on Solana and Ethereum soon. The post XRP Price Prediction: Solana Breakpoint Confirms XRP Is Coming to SOL – Can DeFi Liquidity Help Drive a Rally to $5? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Prediction markets are increasingly being integrated directly within crypto wallets, with Phantom and Kalshi revealing the latest team-up.

Bitcoin has been projected at $150K by end-2026 by BSTR’s Katherine Dowling, who has pointed to stablecoin legislation, OCC guidance, Fed rate cuts, and ETF adoption. Bank of America has allowed advisers to recommend Bitcoin ETFs with 1%–4% allocations. BTC trades near $90,180, down 0.6% in 24h now. The post Bitcoin To Hit $150,000 By 2026, Treasury President Predicts appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin and several major altcoins have turned down from their respective overhead resistance levels, indicating that the bears are still very active at the range highs. Key points: The failure of the bulls to maintain Bitcoin above $94,050 has renewed selling, opening the doors for a fall to $87,700 and then to $84,000. Most major altcoins remain under pressure and are threatening to challenge their recent lows.  Read more

Bitcoin briefly topped $94,000 following Strategy’s largest investment since July, but investor risk appetite remained muted even after the widely expected US interest rate cut. Cryptocurrency markets saw another week of downside, as investors eagerly anticipated the year’s last Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Bitcoin (BTC) rose to a weekly high of $94,330 on Tuesday as investor morale was bolstered by Strategy’s $962 million Bitcoin acquisition, the company’s largest investment since July 2025. On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve delivered a widely anticipated 25-basis-point interest rate cut. Crypto markets saw a temporary bounce, as lower rates and cheaper borrowing costs typically increase risk appetite and capital entering risk assets such as crypto. Read more

Jupiter has detailed seven Breakpoint upgrades, including JupUSD with Ethena, Jupiter Terminal trading tools, VRFD token verification, and open-source Jupiter Lend. The suite pairs builder analytics with execution tech used by Robinhood and $1M Rewards Hub pool, with $1.08T YTD volume and $2.7B TVL. The post Jupiter Unveils JupUSD Stablecoin and Major Solana Ecosystem Upgrades appeared first on Cryptonews.

The network’s reserve will consist of purchases of the network’s native PYTH token, utilizing approximately 33% of the protocol’s revenue through the DAO. The Pyth Network, a blockchain oracle provider, said it will convert a portion of its revenue into PYTH token purchases as part of a reserve strategy. In a Friday blog post, Pyth said the tokens it buys on the open market with one-third of the protocol’s revenue through its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) would constitute the network’s reserve. The network said the strategy was designed to increase revenue and token purchases. “[I]t’s time to rewrite the market data economy on a global level,” said Pyth. Read more

The startup says its AI can analyze viral videos and generate optimized remixes, though evidence beyond early demos remains limited.

The new wXRP token will bring XRP to Solana, Ethereum, and other networks.

The firm has begun offering stablecoin account funding for U.S. retail clients, joining a growing list of brokerages racing to keep pace with crypto-native rivals.

PI is flashing its biggest technical signal in weeks, and its bearish – Pi Coin Price predictions now brace for all-time lows. The post Pi Coin Price Prediction: Chart Signals Significant Breakdown – But Can Buyers Stop a Fall to New Lows? appeared first on Cryptonews.