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Group 1 - Coinbase is acquiring Liquifi, a platform that assists digital asset firms in managing token ownership [1] - Liquifi helps teams like Uniswap Foundation and OP Labs to launch and manage their tokens, addressing challenges such as legal, tax, and compliance hurdles [2] - The acquisition will enable Coinbase to work more effectively with builders earlier in their lifecycle, enhancing token launch processes [2][3] Group 2 - Coinbase recently introduced a stablecoin payments stack aimed at eCommerce platforms to facilitate faster market entry for stablecoin payments [4] - A significant portion of Fortune 500 companies are building on-chain, and a third of small businesses are already utilizing crypto, indicating growing demand for stablecoin payments [5] - User experience remains a critical barrier to wider adoption of stablecoin payments, as average users find the process complex and cumbersome [5][6]

Group 1 - Bakkt Holdings, Inc. is conducting its Q1 2025 earnings conference call, highlighting its strategic transformation towards becoming a pure play crypto infrastructure company [1][2] - The company is expected to finalize a cooperation agreement with Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) and a commercial agreement by Q3 2025, which will integrate DTR's stablecoin and AI payment infrastructure with Bakkt's regulated platform [3] - Bakkt is divesting its custody business to ICE and is in ongoing discussions regarding its loyalty business, indicating a shift in focus towards the stablecoin payments market and regulatory environment [3]