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DeFi

Banks fund crypto attack ads across Washington as over 3,000 banks unite to stop Clarity Act passing Senate

A recent American Bankers Association (ABA) ad running across Washington shows a clear edge in a campaign that has been running for months. The ad…
DeFi

Tether Asserts Stablecoin Dominance Over Circle's USDC Amid Major Crypto Hacks

Tether’s USDT market cap hit an all-time high, with DeFi users appearing to favor the stablecoin over USDC as a refuge from industry fallout. Read…
Infrastructure

Nium taps Coinbase to add USDC into global payments network

Nium integrates Coinbase’s infrastructure to enable USDC-based cross-border payments, allowing businesses to settle in fiat or stablecoins without relying on prefunded accounts. Read Full Story…
Payments

DoorDash Teams Up with Tempo on Stablecoin Payments for Its Global Marktplace

Tempo also announced it’s launching a Stablecoin Advisory. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Infrastructure

USDT Now Live on Solana, Plasma, and Ethereum With 1:1 USD Onramps and Offramps: Privy and Ramp

Ramp expands stablecoin access by launching USDT across Solana, Plasma, and Ethereum with seamless 1:1 USD conversion for global money movement. Read Full Story at…
Infrastructure

Tether takes 8.2% stake in Bitcoin mining finance platform Antalpha

The purchase comes as the stablecoin issuer expands its investments across crypto infrastructure and financial services, including in Kaio, also announced today. Read Full Story…
Payments

Hardware Wallet Tangem Announces Global Rollout of Its Retail Payments Service

Tangem Pay lets users spend USDC directly from their self-custodial Tangem wallets, settling all transactions on Polygon. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
DeFi

White House tells “greedy” banks to “move on” from CLARITY Act stablecoin yield fight

A White House digital assets official has slammed the traditional banking sector’s continued opposition to the proposed stablecoin yield compromise in the CLARITY Act. On…
Payments

Congress on verge of making regulated dollar stablecoins act almost like digital cash

Washington isn’t trying to solve every crypto policy fight at once, but it appears to be carving out a workable path for one specific category…
Payments

Iran views BTC as a strategic asset, but USDt still dominates oil tolls: BPI

The Iranian government chose Bitcoin as a payment method for oil tolls due to its confiscation-resistant properties, but only dollar stablecoins have been used so…