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Crypto Markets Are Seeing Red This Black Friday Despite Payments Push

Crypto Markets Are Seeing Red This Black Friday Despite Payments Push
Crypto Markets Are Seeing Red This Black Friday Despite Payments Push
November 25, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

This time last year, bitcoin was topping $90,000 and flirting with all-time-high valuations. For cryptocurrency traders and blockchain maximalists, the Thanksgiving dinner table was likely...

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CoPlane Raises $14 Million to Build AI-Native Software That Adds Automation to ERPs
CoPlane Raises $14 Million to Build AI-Native Software That Adds Automation to ERPs
November 25, 2025  |  Back-office

CoPlane raised $14 million in a seed round to build artificial intelligence-native software that integrates with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and automates core finance...

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Klarna Debuts First Stablecoin on Tempo Blockchain
Klarna Debuts First Stablecoin on Tempo Blockchain
November 25, 2025  |  Blockchain

Klarna has launched KlarnaUSD, its first stablecoin and the first bank-issued token to debut on Tempo, a new payments-focused blockchain built by Stripe and Paradigm....

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AI Agents Trigger New Payments Regulatory Questions
AI Agents Trigger New Payments Regulatory Questions
November 25, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Google’s release of its Agent Payments Protocol marks an incremental shift in how commerce will operate, and toward an automatic future when it comes to...

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PayPal and Perplexity Debut Instant Buy and 50% Off
PayPal and Perplexity Debut Instant Buy and 50% Off
November 25, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

PayPal and Perplexity introduced on Tuesday (Nov. 25) Instant Buy, which allows U.S. consumers to complete purchases directly in Perplexity’s AI chat, creating a single...

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TikTok Shop Draws Buyers and Sellers of Luxury Goods
TikTok Shop Draws Buyers and Sellers of Luxury Goods
November 25, 2025  |  Retail

Sellers of luxury goods have reportedly found TikTok Shop to be a good place to reach buyers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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PayPal, CrowdStrike and Synopsys Use Focused AI for Speed, Accuracy
PayPal, CrowdStrike and Synopsys Use Focused AI for Speed, Accuracy
November 25, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Companies are replacing large language models (LLMs) with smaller, specialized micro agents that handle tasks faster and more accurately. The move comes after early use...

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Kraken Launches Crypto–Fiat Debit Card
Kraken Launches Crypto–Fiat Debit Card
November 25, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto platform Kraken has begun rolling out the Krak Card, a debit card that enables instant spending using multiple balances and earns 1% cash back...

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UK Puts AI at Center of Its Economic Growth Strategy
UK Puts AI at Center of Its Economic Growth Strategy
November 25, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

The U.K. government last week announced a wide package of AI investments designed to place artificial intelligence at the center of its economic renewal strategy,...

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