Payments
Institutional

Tether’s $141 billion Treasury pile reveals the stablecoin risk now embedded in US debt

There’s a huge contradiction sitting at the center of modern American finance. The same industry regulators tried to isolate from the mainstream financial system has…
Industry News

Brazil debt crisis swells with over 82 million behind on payments

Brazil debt crisis swells with over 82 million behind on payments Read the full story at Nikkei Asia →
DeFi

Bank of England’s 24/7 settlement plan shows where tokenized finance can enter core markets

Bitcoin trades 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and stablecoins can cross borders in seconds on a Sunday morning. And yet, if a…
DeFi

ECB pushes back on euro stablecoin proposals, citing financial stability risks

The ECB warned EU finance ministers that expanding euro stablecoin issuance could weaken bank lending and complicate monetary policy. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
Industry News

Bitcoin ‘Pizza Day’ was 16 years ago, here’s how much that BTC is worth today

Laszlo Hanyecz’s 2010 post, offering 10,000 BTC in exchange for two pizzas delivered to his home, marked the first recorded commercial BTC payment. Read the…
Payments

Bitcoin 'Pizza Day' was 16 years ago, here's how much that BTC is worth today

Laszlo Hanyecz’s 2010 post, offering 10,000 BTC in exchange for two pizzas delivered to his home, marked the first recorded commercial BTC payment. Read Full…
Infrastructure

Europe’s 37-bank stablecoin push tests whether on-chain finance defaults to euros or dollars

The euro-denominated stablecoin consortium Qivalis has received backing from 37 banks across 15 countries, and the asset is planned to launch in the second half…
DeFi

Pump.fun Launches USDC-Paired Liquidity Pools for Token Launches

Pump.fun now allows coin creators to launch with USDC-paired liquidity pools instead of SOL, raising starting market caps to $4k and increasing early-stage supply costs…
Payments

EUR-Denominated Stablecoins Surge 12-Fold as European Banks Scale MiCA-Compliant Assets

European banks are rapidly moving stablecoin projects from concept to production, with EUR stablecoins processed at retail VASPs growing 12-fold to $777 million in 15…
Institutional

Federal Reserve Proposes Limited “Payment Accounts” Long Pursued by Crypto Firms

The Fed proposed a new “payment account” for non-bank financial institutions one day after Trump’s executive order, with no intraday credit, no discount window, and…