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Agentic payment activity on Coinbase’s Base network has surpassed 100 million transactions, signaling that machine-to-machine payments are moving beyond the proof-of-concept stage in onchain environments. According to a new Chainalysis report, wallets interacting with Coinbase’s x402 protocol generated more than 100 million transactions on Base within roughly nine months of launch. The x402 protocol allows […]

Welcome to this week’s publication of the Market’s Compass Crypto Sweet Sixteen Study #244. The Study tracks the technical condition of sixteen of the larger market cap cryptocurrencies. Every week the Studies will highlight the technical changes of the 16 cryptocurrencies that I track as well as highlights on noteworthy moves in individual Cryptocurrencies and

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Key Takeaways Coinbase is expanding stablecoin payments through Checkout.com’s merchant network. Merchants can accept USDC and USDT while settling in dollars. The rollout could test stablecoin demand in mainstream commerce. Checkout.com Partnership Pushes Stablecoins Deeper Into Enterprise Commerce Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced on June 2 that Checkout.com is enabling stablecoin acceptance for eligible

Key Takeaways: MoneyGram launches MGUSD, a native U.S. dollar stablecoin on the Stellar blockchain. The stablecoin isn’t meant for use as a standalone crypto product, but rather as a means to facilitate MoneyGram’s global payments network. In the U.S., MGUSD will roll out initially, and offer digital dollar balances, quicker digital moves and cross-border payments.

Peter Brandt, a trader long known for his blunt view of crypto, said many digital assets will end up as junk even as he singled out XRP as the strongest candidate for transactional use. The comment came during a Crypto Banter interview with Ran Neuner and drew quick notice after Neuner said he did not

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Toncoin price jumped as Bitcoin revisited support below $72,000. Bulls took advantage of Telegram-related news of a rebrand to GRAM token to push TON above $2.27. If buyers dominate, Toncoin could edge past $3.00 next. Toncoin rose by nearly 20% and touched highs of $2.27 on Monday, June 1, as traders digested a surprise rebrand

An early Ether (ETH) investor sold their ETH holdings over the past week as the price headed toward $2,000, sparking fears of further losses. However, onchain data tells a different story as traders speculate where ETH/USD might bottom. Key takeaways: An early Ethereum whale sold $136 million in ETH, adding pressure as Ether trades below

Welcome to this week’s publication of the Market’s Compass Developed Markets Country (DMC) ETF Study #596. It highlights the technical changes of the 21 DM Country ETFs that I track on a weekly basis and publish every third week. There are three ETF Studies that include the Market’s Compass US Index and Sector (USIS) ETF