Adam Forsyth

Kraken parent strikes $600 million deal to acquire Asian stablecoin firm Reap

Payward, the company behind crypto exchange Kraken, is buying Reap Technologies for $600 million using cash and stock valued at $20 billion, Bloomberg reported today. Reap Technologies is a Hong Kong fintech firm specializing in stablecoin-powered payment rails and tools that support global business-to-business money movement. The acquisition is Payward’s first infrastructure deal in Asia…

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Eyes $85K, Understanding the ‘Triple Threat’ Behind the Price Target

Three signals are converging on a single Bitcoin price analysis target of $85,000, and for once, they are not pointing in different directions. Research firm Glassnode has identified what analysts are calling a ‘triple threat’ setup: Bitcoin has broken above critical cost basis levels on-chain, futures funding rates have flipped from negative to neutral, and…

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Grant Cardone adds $100 million in Bitcoin to real estate deal, targeting 32% returns

Grant Cardone, who leads Cardone Capital, on Wednesday revealed that the firm recently structured a $235 million real estate deal alongside a $100 million Bitcoin allocation. The announcement came during a fireside discussion at Consensus Miami 2026. The entrepreneur said his Bitcoin-backed real estate model could outperform traditional REITs, short for Real Estate Investment Trusts,…

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OpenPayd’s CCO on the Future of Payments, Stablecoins and Unified Financial Infrastructure

As financial infrastructure continues to evolve, the lines between traditional banking, payments, forex, and digital assets are becoming increasingly blurred. Businesses operating globally now need faster and more transparent ways to move money across currencies, markets, and even platforms. To explore the ways this shift is reshaping the future of financial services, we spoke with…

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