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Donald Trump Jr. denies rumors that World Liberty Financial is collapsing

MIAMI BEACH, Florida. — Donald Trump Jr. denied online rumors that WLFI$0.07365crypto platform linked to the Trump family, is collapsing amid an escalating legal battle with Tron founder Justin Sun. Speaking at Consensus in Miami on Thursday, Trump Jr. and WLFI co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff took issue with speculation circulating on social media about […]

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weakness in crypto markets leads to shortfall in Q1 results

Shares of Coinbase (COIN) fell more than 5% after hours Thursday after the crypto exchange reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter results as falling crypto prices weighed on trading activity, one of the company’s main sources of revenue. The company reported a loss of $1.49 per share, while analysts were expecting a profit of $0.27. Revenue came in

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AI agents and big companies will lead the next stablecoin boom

Large companies looking to modernize payments and AI agents performing autonomous transactions are emerging as the two biggest growth drivers for stablecoins, executives from Bridge and Deus X Capital said Thursday at Consensus 2026 in Miami. Lindsey Einhaus – who leads strategy and operations at stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge, acquired by Stripe for $1.1 billion

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Coinbax Wins $20,000 PitchFest Prize at Consensus Miami for Stablecoin Compliance

MIAMI – Coinbax won the $20,000 grand prize at Consensus Miami’s PitchFest after showcasing a system designed to help banks and financial firms manage stablecoin payment compliance. The company, founded by former Jack Henry executive Peter Glyman, is building programmable custodial infrastructure that adds controls to wallet-to-wallet crypto transactions. The software is intended to reduce

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Privacy and accountability can coexist on-chain, say Consensus Miami panelists

Public blockchains make transactions transparent enough to be traced, audited and monitored, but this visibility can come at the expense of user privacy. Traditional compliance systems often address the issue of liability by identifying people, but this can undermine one of the original promises of crypto: the ability to transact without revealing one’s personal identity

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DeFi Is Not Dead, It’s Going Mainstream With AI Agents, Crypto Executives Agree

Miami — Decentralized finance (DeFi) is not dying, but rather moving deeper into the financial mainstream alongside the rise of AI agents, with crypto executives participating in the Securing the Next Decade of Decentralized Finance panel Thursday at Consensus Miami 2026. “Crypto is breaking into the mainstream,” said Hunger Horsley, co-founder and CEO of Bitwise

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Tether exec warns 2026 election could have ‘seismic impact’ on crypto industry

Miami — Jesse Spiro, head of government affairs at Tether.io, said the crypto industry views the 2026 US midterm elections as a critical test of whether Washington’s recent embrace of digital assets will endure. “What we’ve seen is good immersion and progress over the last year,” Spiro said during a panel discussion at the Consensus

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CZ Launches Binance.US Rebirth to Give US Users Access to Global Crypto Liquidity

Miami — Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said the relaunch of Binance.US is a possible path to give US crypto traders access to better prices. Binance wants to help US users restore access to global crypto liquidity, CZ said, citing a possible revival of Binance.US as a path forward after years of limited engagement in

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ETH Could Lose Its Largest Buyer As Bitmine Considers Slowing Its Buys

Miami — Bitmine (BMNR), the largest Ethereum treasury company, may slow the pace of its ether (ETH) accumulation as the company moves closer to its accumulation goal, its president Tom Lee said Thursday at Consensus 2026 in Miami. The company, which holds more than 5.1 million ETH, worth about $11.9 billion at current prices, initially

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BTC May Closing Above $76,000 Would Confirm Bull Market, Tom Lee Says

The crypto bear market is likely over, affirming that a new cycle fueled by tokenization and artificial intelligence-driven financial services is starting to take shape, said Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine (BMNR) and co-founder of Fundstrat. Speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami on Thursday, Lee highlighted the importance of Bitcoin. BTC$79,742.24 The recent strength is

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