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03/09/2026 10:15 PM William Hill and ZunaBet: Can a 90-Year-Old Brand Compete With Crypto-Native Gambling?
The gambling industry respects history. A brand that has survived decades of regulation changes, technological shifts, and market upheaval earns a certain kind of credibility that cannot be bought or manufactured. William Hill has that credibility in abundance. But 2026 is testing whether credibility alone is enough when a new generation of platforms is rewriting [...]
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03/09/2026 07:24 PM Coinbase (COIN) Stock: Collaborates With Aon and Paxos on Stablecoin Insurance Payment Pilot
Coinbase (COIN) teams with Aon and Paxos to test stablecoin insurance payments on blockchain networks, enabling faster settlements and reduced complexity.
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03/09/2026 07:13 PM Sharplink Posts $734M Loss Despite Higher Staking Income
TLDR Sharplink reported a full-year net loss of $734 million after a decline in Ethereum prices reduced the value of its holdings. The company recorded a $616 million decrease in the value of its Ethereum treasury during the year. Sharplink booked a $140 million impairment charge related to tokens representing staked Ethereum. The firm generated [...]
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03/09/2026 07:08 PM Sonic Labs Unveils USSD Stablecoin With BlackRock and WisdomTree Treasury Backing
Sonic Labs debuts USSD, a Treasury-backed stablecoin supported by BlackRock and WisdomTree, enabling cross-chain DeFi liquidity and USDC integration.
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03/09/2026 07:02 PM South Korea Proposes 6-Month Partial Ban on Bithumb
TLDR South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit issued a preliminary notice proposing a six-month partial suspension of Bithumb. Regulators said Bithumb conducted transactions with unregistered overseas virtual asset businesses. Authorities also cited failures in enforcing certain Know Your Customer procedures. The proposed suspension would restrict virtual asset transfers for newly registered users only. Existing users would [...]
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03/09/2026 06:51 PM Blockchain.com Enters Ghana After Nigeria Trading Surge
TLDR Blockchain.com expanded into Ghana after recording a 700 percent rise in brokerage trading volume in Nigeria. The company reported that Bitcoin, Tether, and Tron ranked as the most traded assets in Nigeria. Blockchain.com said active users in Ghana increased by 140 percent over the past year. The company confirmed it is working with Ghanaian [...]
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03/09/2026 06:47 PM Anthropic Takes Legal Action Against Pentagon Following AI Security Blacklist
Anthropic filed lawsuits against the Pentagon after being designated a security risk for refusing to remove AI safety guardrails from its Claude system.
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03/09/2026 06:40 PM UPS (UPS) Stock Plummets 5% Amid Oil Price Surge and Transport Sector Turbulence
UPS stock dropped 4.9% as oil prices exceeded $100/barrel, pressuring transport margins. FedEx also fell sharply amid sector-wide fuel cost concerns.
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03/09/2026 06:39 PM Strategy Buys $1.28B in Bitcoin, Holdings Top 738,000 BTC
TLDR Strategy purchased 17,994 Bitcoin for $1.28 billion at an average price of $70,946 per coin. The company increased its total holdings to 738,731 BTC at a total cost of $56.04 billion. Strategy funded the acquisition through $900 million in common stock sales and $377 million in preferred stock sales. The latest purchase marked its [...]
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03/09/2026 06:18 PM Bitcoin ETF inflows fall to $619M as oil shakes markets
TLDR Bitcoin ETF products recorded $1.44 billion in inflows during the first three trading days of the week. Investors withdrew $829 million dollars before Friday, which reduced the net weekly total to 619 million dollars. Bitcoin attracted $521 million in inflows and led all digital asset funds. Ethereum and Solana funds posted gains, while XRP [...]
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