Rafael Ortiz

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Boerse Stuttgart Digital adds SocGen’s euro stablecoin

The integration gives institutional clients access to SG-FORGE’s MiCAR-compliant EUR CoinVertible through Boerse Stuttgart Digital...

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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Passionfroot raises $15mn Series A for creator-led B2B marketing

Insight Partners led the round as Passionfroot plans product investment, a New York office and hiring across New York, Berlin and...

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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CLARITY Act would curb passive stablecoin yield, not all rewards

The digital asset market structure proposal would bar interest-like payments on idle stablecoin balances while allowing activity-b...

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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OpenAI launches Presence for enterprise voice and chat agents

OpenAI Presence pairs AI agents with deployment support to help large companies run customer-service and sales workflows.

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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Lummis adds ethics ban to Clarity Act in bid for Senate deal

The revised crypto market structure bill would bar federal officials, including the president, from issuing or sponsoring digital...

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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Block launches Buzz workspace for teams and AI agents

The open-source platform gives AI agents their own accounts, permissions and audit trails as companies test digital workers inside...

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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DoorDash adds Astra-powered instant deposits for Crimson drivers

DoorDash Crimson drivers can now move funds from outside accounts in real time using Visa Direct and Mastercard Send, according to...

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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US seeks forfeiture of more than $25mn in crypto scam probes

The Justice Department said Secret Service investigations traced funds tied to romance and fraudulent crypto investment schemes.

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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Apple plans broad Mac refresh as AI workloads lift demand

Bloomberg reported that Apple is preparing updates across its Mac range, starting this fall, as AI computing demand collides with...

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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Kraken’s Fed account approval remains stalled before launch

Kraken Financial has Fed approval for a limited-purpose account, but its chief executive said the arrangement is not yet operation...

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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Nubank seeks Brazil banking licence through Banco Porto Real deal

The Brazilian digital lender says the acquisition would add a bank licence while leaving its app, products and brand unchanged for...

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago

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Michaels rolls out Google-backed AI assistant for online shoppers

The arts and crafts retailer says Ask Mike has logged nearly 75,000 conversations since May, with product discovery driving most u...

By Rafael Ortiz · 1 month ago