Payments
Payments

Stripe and Advent Bid $53 Billion for PayPal, Linking Two Stablecoin Players

The offer values PayPal at a 28% premium and would fold its PYUSD stablecoin into Stripe’s fast-growing crypto-payments push, though PayPal has been reluctant to…
Institutional

US Treasury Freezes More Than $130 Million in Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets

OFAC sanctioned wallets tied to Iran’s central bank, freezing mostly Tether’s USDT on Tron, as a US-Iran ceasefire collapsed and Washington renewed a naval blockade.…
Payments

Japan reclassifies crypto as a financial asset, paves way for tax cuts

Lawmakers said crypto has outgrown its role as a payment method and requires rules designed for investment products. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Payments

Japan reclassifies crypto as a financial asset, paves way for tax cuts

Lawmakers said crypto has outgrown its role as a payment method and requires rules designed for investment products. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Payments

US and UK Publish Joint Roadmap to Align Rules for Tokenized Assets and Cross-Border Stablecoins

A transatlantic task force issued several recommendations to reduce friction for tokenized securities and stablecoins moving between the world’s two largest financial centers. The post…
Payments

US, UK Outline Recommendations to Align Stablecoin and Tokenization Rules

The joint recommendations back cross-border stablecoins and tokenized markets, setting a shared direction while avoiding binding rules. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
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…