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Stripe Doubles Down on Stablecoin Market, Reportedly in Advanced Talks to Acquire Bridge for $1 Billion

Payments giant Stripe is in advanced discussions to acquire the San Antonio-based stablecoin platform Bridge for $1 billion, according to reports by Bloomberg and Forbes. Founded by former Coinbase employees…

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Hybrid L2 Build on Bitcoin Launches Mainnet; US Users Face Geo-Blocking

The layer-two initiative known as BOB, short for ‘Build on Bitcoin,’ has declared its mainnet operational with over 40 apps launching in the initial phase. Notably, the BOB application that…

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Vitalik Buterin Among Several High-Profile Names With Over $1 Million Locked in Bridges

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, reportedly has over $1 million trapped in the Optimism bridge, a situation highlighted in a broader analysis by Arkham, which exposes numerous wallets with significant…

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Bitcoin needs Ethereum VM to reach its full potential — Web3 exec

Botanix Labs founder Willem Schroé argues a “huge amount of value” from real-world assets will be captured on Bitcoin, provided it connects to the Ethereum Virtual Machine.

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Canto, Astar blockchains plan migration to Ethereum ecoystem as layer 2s

By inheriting Ethereum’s security, Canto will be more decentralized and will enable trustless guarantees when bridging assets over, Polygon Labs said.

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