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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…
Infrastructure

Circle unveils USDC Bridge for native cross-chain stablecoin transfers

The USDC Bridge adds to Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, which often sees over $500 million worth of USDC transfers each day. Read Full Story at…
Payments

Dogecoin Gold? A DOGE-Themed Company Is Joining the Tokenized Gold Rush

The company Dogecoin Cash plans to develop tokens representing physical gold, following the lead of firms like Tether and Paxos. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co…
AI

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CoinDesk University’s School of Stablecoin and Agentic Commerce will give you the tools to move beyond understanding to action. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
DeFi

Clarity Act deadlock fails to stop Stablecoins smashing $320B and yield-bearing tokens surging

Stablecoin supply climbed to a record $320 billion this week, extending the continued surge in dollar-linked digital assets. This comes as one of the biggest…
DeFi

Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge Circle’s grip on Solana payments

USDT stablecoin issuer Tether has stepped in to anchor a massive recovery plan for Drift Protocol, the Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) that was crippled by…