Robinhood Board of Directors Authorizes New $1.5 Billion Share Repurchase Program – News Bytes Bitcoin News

The Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) Board of Directors authorizes a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program as of March 2026. This move follows previous buyback authorizations from May 2024 and April 2025, adding over $1.1 billion in incremental capacity to the firm’s existing strategy. The global brokerage firm plans to execute this $1.5 billion authorization…

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Can RLUSD Enhance Settlement Speeds? (Report)

This announcement aligns with the recent expansion in Australia to push RLUSD as a settlement asset for institutional use. Ripple continues to make moves across different markets, aiming to use its RLUSD stablecoin to accelerate its cross-border trade payments. According to a recent report, the company behind XRP has tapped supply chain finance firm…

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DeFi Can Rival TradFi Through Architectural Superiority, Not Risky Collateral – Interview Bitcoin News

The Sovereignty Tax In the current market landscape, trading on a centralized platform feels like driving on a paved highway, while decentralized trading can often feel like navigating a series of disconnected toll roads. Centralized exchanges ( CEXs) benefit from unified order books, where all global buy and sell interest is concentrated in one engine….

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Circle stock drops nearly 20% as CLARITY Act draft targets stablecoin yield

Circle shares dropped nearly 20% Tuesday, falling toward the $100 level after a CoinDesk report revealed new draft language in the CLARITY Act that would ban yield on stablecoin balances. The proposed rules would prohibit issuers from offering passive rewards for simply holding a stablecoin and restrict structures that resemble interest-bearing deposits. While activity-based rewards…

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