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Payments

New UK Election Funding Rules Could Hit Reform's Crypto Billionaire Donors

The crackdown on overseas cash comes after billionaire Tether investor and Reform donor Christopher Harborne registered to vote in the UK. Read Full Story at…
Payments

How MiCA brings banks closer to controlling Europe’s stablecoin access

The EU’s post-transition crypto regime is deciding who controls the compliant rails for stablecoins, wallets and retail access. The post How MiCA brings banks closer…
Payments

Funds are buying crypto stocks. Are they exposed to less risk — or more?

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought roughly $77 million of crypto stocks in June, adding $44 million of Coinbase (COIN), $25.25 million of Circle (CRCL), and…
Payments

Why Binance’s reported $2B Mesh investment could decide who controls stablecoin payments

The signal is about who controls the wallet-to-merchant path that makes tokenized dollars spendable. The post Why Binance’s reported $2B Mesh investment could decide who…
Payments

OpenUSD’s partner mix-up puts its stablecoin alliance under scrutiny

A stablecoin built around a giant partner list now faces the question every coalition coin must answer: who is actually committed, and what does participation…
Payments

Revolut to delist USDT in August, citing regulatory and risk concerns

Revolut notified some customers it will delist USDT after Aug. 31, with remaining holdings automatically converted into users’ base currency. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…
Infrastructure

This sanctioned Russian stablecoin claims it processes billions, but blockchain analysts disagree

A7A5 claims crypto data providers understate its trading activity, while blockchain analytics firms say the ruble-backed token’s volumes have fallen sharply this year. Read Full…
Payments

The fight over the UK’s digital pound has become a battle over crypto’s political influence

The standards request pushes the CBDC debate toward disclosure, political money, and who gets access while payment rules are still open. The post The fight…
DeFi

Bitcoin’s 14% Q2 drop came as stablecoin market contracts for first time since 2023

Bitcoin’s second-quarter slide unfolded alongside a rare contraction in the stablecoin market, adding another sign that crypto liquidity weakened beyond spot prices alone. Bitcoin traded below…
Institutional

Standard Chartered Becomes First Systemically Important Bank to Enable Direct USDC Minting

The bank’s new tie-up with Circle lets institutional clients mint and redeem USDC without opening a separate account, launching first in Dubai. The post Standard…