Payment giant Stripe announced the launch of stablecoin financial accounts, supporting businesses in 101 countries to use USDC and USDB and other USD stablecoins to receive and pay funds, hold balances and conduct global transfers. Stripe launched an AI-based model in the payment field to improve fraud detection and authorization success rates. — link : Wu Blockchain News

The Ethereum Foundation has released its Q1 2025 funding report, allocating approximately $32.65 million to support projects across community & education, consensus layer, zero-knowledge proofs, developer tools, and execution layer. The funding aims to advance the Ethereum ecosystem and its technical evolution. 一 link : Wu Blockchain News

Ethereum foundation allocates $32.65M in Q1 2025 to boost community programs, developer tools, ZK Proofs, and core infrastructure. - blog.ethereum.org
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Sei Network developers have proposed ending support for Cosmos to simplify architecture and focus on building an EVM-compatible ecosystem. Currently supporting both EVM and CosmWasm, Sei would shift exclusively to EVM transactions if the proposal passes. The community will discuss the proposal on May 14. 一 link : Wu Blockchain News

🚨 🚨 🚨 720 #BTC (71,667,968 USD) transferred from #Kraken to unknown wallet
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Stablecoins gain ground in global payments as cross-border crypto transactions hit $800B quarterly, while BIS working paper shows Bitcoin and Ether remain mostly speculative. - bis.org
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US-UK TRADE PACT WILL LEAVE 10% US TARIFF IN PLACE, CNN REPORTS : infinityhedge

U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending May 4 were 228,000, below the expected 231,000 and down from the previous week's 241,000. : Wu Blockchain News

Fueled by the BNB Chain trading competition and ongoing airdrops, Binance Alpha 2.0 hit a record-breaking $386M in trading volume on May 7, with $308M on the BNB Chain network alone. Its cumulative trading volume is nearing $3B. Notably, the average transaction size on Alpha 2.0 via BNB Chain is around $1,000. — link : Wu Blockchain News

BREAKING: 🇺🇲 Oregon Bitcoin bill SB 167 has been signed into law.

The bill provides clarity on how digital assets are treated, e.g. legally recognized as collateral. : Bitcoin

x**Coinbase to Buy Crypto Options Platform Deribit in $2.9 Billion Deal, Executives Say -- WSJ: BBG : Tree News

Coinbase to Buy Crypto Options Platform Deribit in $2.9 Billion Deal, Executives Say -- WSJ: BBG : unfolded.

COINBASE TO BUY CRYPTO OPTIONS PLATFORM DERIBIT IN $2.9 BILLION DEAL, EXECUTIVES SAYv WSJ

DEAL PRICE CONSISTS OF $700 MILLION CASH, 11 MILLION COINBASE CLASS A SHARES : infinityhedge

JUST IN: Coinbase to acquire crypto options trading platform Deribit for $2.9 billion. : Watcher Guru

Coinbase buys Deribit for $2.9 billion, boosting its presence in crypto derivatives as trading volume soars—regulatory approvals are in progress in Dubai. - 𝕏/@NaeemAslam23
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WSJ: Coinbase to acquire Deribit for roughly $2.9B in cash and stock, expanding into crypto derivatives. The deal still requires regulatory approval, and Coinbase will also take over Deribit’s operating license in Dubai. 一 link : Wu Blockchain News

Arbitrum DAO approves 35 million ARB allocation to tokenized US Treasurys from Franklin Templeton, Spiko, and WisdomTree — link | tl;dr : unfolded. DeFi

98% of tokens on Pump. Fun have been rug pulls or an act of fraud, new report says — link | tl;dr : unfolded. DeFi

JUST IN: Standard Chartered Bank analyst apologizes for $120,000 Bitcoin price prediction, says target 'may be too low.' : Watcher Guru

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