Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget today announced the launch of Reality, a platform focused on tokenizing real-world assets (RWA), expanding its move into tokenization. Reality will begin by offering tokenized U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETF). Bitget called the launch a “key step” in its Universal Exchange (UEX) roadmap, which seeks to combine access to crypto, on-chain markets, and traditional assets like…
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Paytrie Launches Canadian Dollar Stablecoin Remittances
CACD stablecoin to give Canadians a way to avoid U.S. dollar payments
Stablecoin infrastructure company Paytrie has launched what it claims is a first-of-its-kind Canadian dollar stablecoin remittance service. The service uses CACD, a Canadian-dollar stablecoin issued by Loon to deliver fast, affordable payments to countries around the world, starting with Mexico and Nigeria. That’s not to say that CACD is making the whole voyage to remittance recipients. Instead, Canadian users convert…
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Celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026!
Remembering Laszlo Hanyecz’s infamous pizza-for-bitcoin trade
Every May 22, the cryptocurrency industry celebrates the anniversary of Laszlo Hanyecz’s famous and infamous pizza-for-bitcoin trade. In 2010, the Florida-based programmer and early adopter of bitcoin offered 10,000 bitcoins if someone would buy him two pizzas. Jeremy Sturdivant took him up on the offer and had two pies — one pepperoni and one Supreme — from a local Papa…
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6 Million Bitcoins Exposed to Quantum Risk
Glassnode research shows many exchanges hold unsafe BTC
Some six million bitcoins, or 30% of the issued supply, are exposed to the quantum risk of theft. Analytics provider Glassnode said those bitcoins have exposed public keys, making them vulnerable to the risk that quantum computers may eventually be able to break their encryption and figure out private keys used to move BTC from their identifying public keys. The…
