Payments
Payments

Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins moving into the rails they were meant to bypass

The $2.75 billion acquisition points to token settlement moving inside regulated payment networks before it replaces them. The post Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins…
Institutional

U.S. agencies seek stablecoin customer-ID rules akin to banks in new GENIUS Act pitch

The Federal Reserve, Treasury and other regulators have issued a proposed rule that would set identification standards, and it’s now open for public comments. Read…
Institutional

Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules

Bitcoin Magazine Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules The Federal Reserve proposed requiring stablecoin issuers to verify customer identities…
DeFi

Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse Open First Confidential USDC Yield Vault on Ethereum

Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse open the first DeFi yield vault for Confidential USDC on June 23, routing encrypted cUSDC into Steakhouse Prime v2 on Morpho…
Infrastructure

Trace Finance raises $32M for cross-border stablecoin settlement expansion

The raise comes as stablecoin regulation advances globally and financial firms invest in infrastructure connecting blockchain payments with traditional banking systems. Read Full Story at…
Payments

Ready USDC card halts non-EEA service after issuer change, users report

Users reported losing access to Ready’s USDC card outside the EEA after a card provider change triggered rapid deactivation notices. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…
Industry News

Congress Strikes Housing-Bill Deal That Bans Fed CBDC Through 2030

Congressional negotiators folded a statutory ban on a Federal Reserve central bank digital currency into the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, blocking any…
Institutional

CoinMENA, Standard Chartered partner on UAE payment rails

CoinMENA will use Standard Chartered to strengthen fiat payment rails in the UAE, while Revolut reportedly secured central bank licenses ahead of a planned local…
AI

Coinbase Enters the Tokenized Stock Race With 1:1-Backed Onchain Shares as Part of a Sweeping ‘Everything Exchange’ Push

Coinbase unveiled tokenized US stocks backed one-for-one with automatic dividends, alongside options trading, pre-IPO and thematic perpetual futures, an SEC-registered AI advisor, and a USDC-backed…
Institutional

Senators urge Treasury ensure state authority in GENIUS application

A bipartisan group of US senators told the Treasury that its application of stablecoin laws should be done in a way that “preserves and promotes…