Payments
Payments

Cathie Wood’s ARK buys another 220K Circle shares despite sell-off

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added $13.9 million worth of Circle shares on Tuesday, extending its July buying spree to 725,517 shares amid a steep stock…
Industry News

Bangladesh unifies QR payments to formalize cash-based economy

Bangladesh unifies QR payments to formalize cash-based economy Read the full story at Nikkei Asia →
DeFi

Banking Groups Push Senate to Tighten CLARITY Act Stablecoin Rules, Warning of Deposit Flight

A coalition of bank trade groups told Senate leaders the bill’s yield language could pull deposits from community banks, as Democrats escalate a separate ethics…
Infrastructure

Velocity raises $38M to build stablecoin treasury infrastructure for enterprises

Backed by Dragonfly, FirstMark and Coinbase Ventures, the startup is expanding software that helps businesses integrate stablecoins into treasury and payment workflows. Read Full Story…
Payments

US, UK treasuries to align transatlantic rules on tokenization and stablecoins

The two governments issued recommendations on the treatment of digital assets as the US prepares to implement a 2025 law on payment stablecoins. Read Full…
DeFi

Mizuho downgrades Circle to underperform, cuts price target to $50 on Open USD threat

The Japanese investment bank said Open USD’s yield pass-through model could pressure Circle’s margins by shifting more reserve income to distributors. Read Full Story at…
Payments

The next currency crisis could turn $300 billion in stablecoins into national currencies

Bolivia’s government is evaluating whether to include USDT in its regulated payment system alongside the boliviano and the US dollar, according to local media. Cryptoassets…
Data

Binance bets on becoming a crypto ‘super app’ as stablecoins reshape growth

Shunyet Jan, Binance’s head of spot trading and derivatives, said the exchange is focusing more on payments and financial services than on trading alone as…
DeFi

ABA, state banking groups push back on CLARITY Act stablecoin yield provisions

ABA and state banking associations published a joint letter calling for more detail on the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin yield provisions, ahead of the bill’s House…
Institutional

ECB picks 36 payment providers to test digital euro ahead of 2027 pilot

The European Central Bank will beta test a digital euro with 36 providers, including Revolut, after the project drew more than 50 applications. Read Full…