Payments
Markets

Iran war oil-price shock revives inflation trade and a new stablecoin play

As oil shocks revive investor anxiety, stablecoins solved payments, but not purchasing power, says Michael Ashton, who’s USDi token aims to fix that. Read Full…
Infrastructure

Visa Direct Integration Lets OwlTing Users Fund USDC Straight From a Debit Card

The integration marks the latest expansion of Visa’s stablecoin infrastructure, which now spans settlement, card spending, and direct on-ramp capabilities. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…
DeFi

HSBC and Standard Chartered Win Hong Kong's Inaugural Stablecoin Licenses

The HKMA selected two issuers from a pool of 36 applicants under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025. Read Full Story at…
Payments

Japan Moves to Classify Bitcoin and Crypto as Financial Instruments Under New Bill

Bitcoin Magazine Japan Moves to Classify Bitcoin and Crypto as Financial Instruments Under New Bill Japan plans to reclassify cryptocurrencies as financial products under the…
DeFi

Polygon, Frax and Curve Launch Onchain Forex Liquidity Pools

Curve’s FXSwap pools use frxUSD as the base dollar pairing for cross-currency swaps spanning the Brazilian real, Indonesian rupiah, British pound, Australian dollar, Korean won…
AI

Stablecoin Giant Tether Launches Toolkit for Building Local, Offline AI Apps

Tether’s new toolkit lets developers build AI applications that run entirely on-device, marking an expanded push into decentralized AI. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Payments

Stablecoin volumes to reach $719T by 2035 as generational wealth shift speeds up crypto adoption

Massive transfer of wealth to younger, crypto-native users and rising payment volumes challenge dominance of Visa and Mastercard Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Payments

Crypto projected to move $719 trillion through global payments with Visa, Mastercard aggressive stance

For most of the past two years, debate about stablecoins in payments has focused on the checkout screen: will consumers ever tap a wallet instead…
Institutional

Treasury Outlines How Stablecoin Rules Will Fight Illicit Finance Under GENIUS Act

The proposed rule prohibits people with criminal backgrounds from serving as the head of stablecoin issuers’ compliance programs. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Institutional

US Treasury moves forward with GENIUS Act, focusing on illicit finance

The proposed rule would direct payment stablecoin issuers to establish AML/CFT and sanctions compliance programs, and be able to “block, freeze, and reject” certain transactions.…