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Private Shares Face Citi’s Tokenized Bank Receipt Test
Citi is packaging private shares as Digital Depositary Receipts, giving institutions a blockchain route into private markets.

Bank Subscriptions Turn Fee Pain Into Monthly Gamble
Banks are testing paid memberships to lock in fee income, but customers may revolt if perks feel like dressed-up account charges.

Coinbase AI Agent Grabs a Wallet and Starts Trading
Coinbase's AI agent can buy premium data with x402 and trade under user permissions, pushing agents closer to real market actors.

Citigroup Cracks Private Markets With Tokenized Receipts
Citi settled tokenized receipts tied to Kaleido shares, putting blockchain private equity into a live bank product.

Mallers Punctures Strategy’s Bitcoin Math at BTC Prague
Mallers forced the bigger question: Strategy's bitcoin metrics need to prove dilution isn't being dressed up as growth.

License Wall Blocks Binance Philippines Comeback Bid
Binance’s Philippines return is stuck because neither it nor BlockShoals has the BSP license needed for crypto transaction rails.

286,000 Crypto Users Challenge UK Banks Over Cash Blocks
Stand With Crypto wants 286,000 UK members to challenge bank limits on transfers to legal crypto exchanges.

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Undercuts Rivals With Low 0.39% Fee
BlackRock's BITA would sell IBIT calls for income, trading some bitcoin upside for cash flow and a lower fee.

Visa Tucks Stablecoins Under Agentic Commerce’s Hood
Visa wants to own the rails for AI shopping, from agent verification to stablecoin settlement and fraud checks.

Tax Fight Explodes as NCUA Widens Credit Union Access
Banks say NCUA's membership tweak could blow a hole in credit union limits and tilt the tax-exemption fight.

Mastercard Grabs the Tollbooth as AI Agents Pay Up
Mastercard is building the trust layer for AI agents that spend, settle, and pay vendors without a human click.

BTC Yield Drop Puts Saylor’s Strategy In Dilution Fight
Strategy bought more bitcoin, but BTC Yield fell. That gives Saylor's dilution critics a number shareholders can't ignore.