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Cyclops Raises $20 Million to Scale Stablecoin Platform for Payments Firms

Cyclops Raises $20 Million to Scale Stablecoin Platform for Payments Firms
Cyclops Raises $20 Million to Scale Stablecoin Platform for Payments Firms
July 15, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Cyclops raised $20 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the development of its stablecoin rails for the payments industry. Get the Full...

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Spreedly Gives Merchants Control of Customer Credentials
Spreedly Gives Merchants Control of Customer Credentials
July 15, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Open payment platform provider Spreedly on Wednesday (July 15) announced the launch of a standalone payment vault, a move that allows merchants to store and...

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Screenless AI Gives Payments a Blank Slate
Screenless AI Gives Payments a Blank Slate
July 15, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI’s first consumer hardware product is reportedly a portable smart speaker designed to move from room to room and function as a humanlike AI companion...

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US Transfer of Seized Crypto Raises Questions About Potential Asset Sales
US Transfer of Seized Crypto Raises Questions About Potential Asset Sales
July 15, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. government has transferred approximately $288 million worth of seized cryptocurrency to Coinbase Prime, fueling speculation over whether federal authorities are preparing to liquidate...

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House Votes to Kill Penny and Prohibit Firearm Merchant Category Codes
House Votes to Kill Penny and Prohibit Firearm Merchant Category Codes
July 15, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The House of Representatives passed bills Tuesday (July 14) that formally end production of the penny, reform the bank acquisition process and prohibit merchant category...

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Anthropic to Begin Investor Meetings for Potential October IPO
Anthropic to Begin Investor Meetings for Potential October IPO
July 15, 2026  |  IPO

Anthropic wants to meet with prospective investors ahead of a potential initial public offering that could take place as soon as October, Bloomberg News reported...

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Banks Face a Faster Cyber Clock as Gold Eagle Goes Live
Banks Face a Faster Cyber Clock as Gold Eagle Goes Live
July 15, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

The federal government’s artificial intelligence (AI) security initiative now has a name and a launch date. The White House launched Gold Eagle on Tuesday (July...

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JPMorgan Stock Surge Puts $1 Trillion Within Reach
JPMorgan Stock Surge Puts $1 Trillion Within Reach
July 15, 2026  |  Banking

JPMorgan Chase is close to becoming a $1 trillion company, Reuters reported Wednesday (July 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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