Payments
Institutional

Crypto Biz: A Bitcoin treasury shareholder revolt

Bitcoin treasury companies face investor backlash as stablecoin issuers post strong earnings and legacy payment giants navigate mounting pressure. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
Industry News

Barclays Evaluates Cryptocurrency Services Expansion Amid Institutional Demand

London-based financial services provider Barclays is examining opportunities to offer cryptocurrency payment processing and digital asset deposit capabilities to its client base. The strategic assessment…
Payments

MoonPay and M0 Launch PYUSDx Stablecoin Development Framework

MoonPay and M0 have introduced PYUSDx, a platform aimed at simplifying the creation and management of application-specific stablecoins backed by Paypal’s PYUSD. Read Full Story…
AI

Analysis: Block’s retreat to 2019 scale could be a hint of deeper shifts in payments economics

While Jack Dorsey cites AI-enabled productivity gains as the reason for Block’s cuts, the deeper shift is in payments plumbing: stablecoin settlement threatens to compress…
DeFi

World Liberty Financial ties voting power to staking as USD1 supply tops $4.7 Billion

The proposal redirects stablecoin arbitrage from institutional market makers to large token holders and links voting rights to capital commitment. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
Infrastructure

Circle Stock Jumps 40% on Q4 Earnings

The stablecoin company had a strong 2025 and is exploring a token launch for Arc, its new Layer 1 blockchain. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…
Payments

MetaMask Crypto Debit Mastercard Launches Across United States

The Mastercard-powered MetaMask debit card is now rolling out access to all users across the United States. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Markets

Morning Minute: Circle Earnings Highlight a Massive Day for Crypto

It was a green day for stablecoin enthusiasts and crypto majors, and positive earnings from NVDA after hours signal the rally may have legs. Read…
Industry News

ConsenSys Subsidiary MetaMask Enters US Payments Market via Mastercard Alliance

The collaboration represents a significant institutional milestone as traditional payment processors increasingly embrace digital asset integration. ConsenSys-backed MetaMask’s entry into the competitive US crypto card…
DeFi

Circle’s $461M payout shows who captures USDC yield — and it’s not Circle

Circle’s fourth quarter earnings tell a story the company would prefer investors understand through the lens of growth: USDC circulation climbed 72% year-over-year to $75.3…