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19 hours ago | cryptoslate.com | Liam Wright

PayPal chief executive Alex Chriss said the United States remains far from widespread stablecoin adoption, telling Bloomberg TV on June 26 that consumers lack meaningful incentives to shift away from existing payment rails, a view surfacing as the company advances new initiatives around rewards and cross-border transfers.

21 hours ago | cryptoslate.com | Liam Wright

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1 day ago | cryptoslate.com | Liam Wright

Bitcoin market cap overtakes Google’s $2.1 billion valuation as crypto equities also rise 51 seconds ago · 2 min read News ▸ US ▸ Coinbase ▸ Bitcoin ▸ Adoption 2 min read Updated: Jun. 27, 2025 at 10:55 am UTC Bitcoin has overtaken Google’s parent Alphabet to become the world’s sixth most valuable asset, and is now sitting within a few percent of Amazon. The move comes amid a renewed burst of crypto optimism, as Coinbase stock surges on imminent U.S. stablecoin regulation.

1 day ago | cryptoslate.com | Liam Wright

Kraken has become the first major global crypto exchange to secure a full Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license through the Central Bank of Ireland, enabling the company to offer regulated digital asset services across all 30 European Economic Area (EEA) countries. The license, granted June 26, positions Kraken ahead of the European Union’s year-end MiCA compliance deadline for crypto asset service providers.

2 days ago | cryptoslate.com | Liam Wright

Peter Thiel’s venture firm is leading a nine‑figure Series C that values the on‑chain prediction market at $1 billion, even as U.S. regulators still block the platform from its largest potential audience. Polymarket, the blockchain‑based prediction platform that lets traders bet on everything from the U.S. presidential race to Taylor Swift’s tour dates, is poised to raise $200 million in fresh capital led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, according to people familiar with the negotiations.