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Mastercard has completed its acquisition of BVNK, a provider of stablecoin payment infrastructure, according to morning briefings. The move underscores how traditional financial firms are deepening their involvement in digital asset payments.
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In other corporate news, Strategy disclosed selling 1,637 Bitcoin last week, while Bitmine added 10,399 ETH, bringing its total holdings to roughly 5.79 million Ether. BlackRock also rolled out two new tokenized money market funds, BSTBL and BRSRV, as it accelerates on-chain cash management.
Market commentary was mixed. Serenity asserted that Citadel first stoked rate-hike fears and then accumulated AI assets at lower prices, arguing the long-term bullish logic remains intact. Meanwhile, 1confirmation's founder warned that "smart money" is repeating post-FTX mistakes in the AI bubble debate. Jim Cramer said he plans to sell all his Bitcoin, citing the possibility that quantum computing could break its security within about three years.
On the infrastructure side, Uniswap's founder said pools.trade will soon be opened to users. POAP, which issued on-chain attendance proofs for firms like Coinbase and Amex, announced its closure after five years of operation. Robinhood Chain's DEX trading volume fell 44% last week from its peak week.
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Separately, the Coldcard security incident may involve losses close to $114 million, a figure that by traditional calculations could rank it as the second-largest theft in U.S. history.
