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Sep 10, 2026

Bitcoin Bancorp acquires 2,500 Bitcoin Depot ATMs for $620,000 in bankruptcy sale

Bitcoin Bancorp purchased approximately 2,500 cryptocurrency ATM kiosks and intellectual property from bankrupt Bitcoin Depot for $620,750, acquiring the assets at a fraction of their previous value through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Sep 10, 2026·2 sources
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Sep 3, 2026

Bybit Pay integrates with Mesh to enable direct crypto payments for 80 million users

Bybit Pay has integrated with crypto payments infrastructure provider Mesh, allowing the exchange's 80 million users to make payments and fund accounts across more than 300 platforms directly from their Bybit balances without withdrawing assets.

Sep 3, 2026·4 sources
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Aug 28, 2026

Circle upgrades USDC cross-chain transfers to V2, gives apps 95 days to migrate

Circle has launched Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol V2, reducing USDC transfer times from minutes to seconds, with Aptos among the first to integrate. Legacy V1 applications have until December 1 to migrate before old routes stop working, with burn limits beginning to fall on October 31.

Aug 28, 2026·2 sources
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Aug 15, 2026

KuCoin Pay partners with DCSPay to strengthen stablecoin payment infrastructure

KuCoin Pay has announced a partnership with DCSPay, a payments platform by DCS Group that enables businesses to integrate stablecoin payments and fiat settlement. The collaboration leverages DCS Group's over 50 years of payments expertise to provide secure and compliant infrastructure.

Aug 15, 2026·1 source
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Aug 4, 2026

Digital Currency Group's Fortitude Mining Acquires 12.5 MW Nebraska Facility for Zcash Operations

Fortitude Mining Holdings, the Zcash mining subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, completed the acquisition of a 12.5 megawatt digital infrastructure facility in Prosser, Nebraska for $6.25 million in cash, with a net outlay of approximately $4.7 million after credits.

Aug 4, 2026·6 sources
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Aug 3, 2026

Mastercard Completes Acquisition of Crypto Infrastructure Platform BVNK

Mastercard has finalized its purchase of BVNK, a crypto infrastructure platform and Ripple partner, with the stablecoin market cited as a key driver for the acquisition.

Aug 3, 2026·3 sources
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Aug 1, 2026

Moonbeam Halts GLMR Transactions as Network Migrates to Base, Late Users Directed to Support

Moonbeam froze all GLMR token transactions at 23:59 UTC on July 31, 2026, as part of its migration to relaunch on the Base network. Users who missed the migration window are being instructed to contact support via email.

Aug 1, 2026·2 sources
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Jul 30, 2026

Pi Network Rolls Out Protocol 26 Upgrade With August 11 Deadline for Node Operators

Pi Network has begun deploying Protocol 26, the ninth and penultimate upgrade to its Mainnet, with node operators required to complete the update by August 11, 2026. The upgrade is part of a two-step process leading to the final Protocol 27.

Jul 30, 2026·4 sources
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Pi Network Rolls Out Protocol 26 Upgrade With August 11 Deadline for Node Operators

Pi Network has begun deploying Protocol 26, the ninth and penultimate upgrade to its Mainnet, with node operators required to complete the update by August 11, 2026. The upgrade is part of a two-step process leading to the final Protocol 27.

Jul 30, 2026·4 sources
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May 14, 2026

Coinbase Becomes Official USDC Deployer on Hyperliquid, Acquires USDH Brand Assets

Coinbase announced it will take over as the official treasury deployer of USDC stablecoins on the Hyperliquid network, acquiring USDH brand assets as Native Markets transitions infrastructure toward USDC.

May 14, 2026·2 sources
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Apr 28, 2026

Tether Partners with Canaan to Develop Modular Bitcoin Mining Hardware

Stablecoin issuer Tether announced development of customizable, upgradable modular Bitcoin mining systems in partnership with Canaan and ACME Swisstech, expanding its infrastructure push beyond software into hardware manufacturing.

Apr 28, 2026·3 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪There were approximately 39,000 operational cryptocurrency ATMs worldwide as of March 2026, with 77.7% of those machines located in the United States.
  • ▪Bitcoin Depot operated approximately 9,700 owned and leased Bitcoin ATMs across 48 United States, 10 Canadian provinces, and six Australian states as of late 2025.
  • ▪Bitcoin Bancorp purchased Bitcoin Depot's associated floorspace agreements, intellectual property, trademarks, patents, and the BitcoinDepot.com domain name for $110,500.

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