Wall Street spent the first quarter of 2026 systematically narrowing DeFi’s claim to the future of finance. In January, ICE announced NYSE was building a…

Circle’s biggest selling point may be becoming its biggest liability. On-chain investigator ZachXBT’s “Circle Files” allege that the USDC issuer has inconsistently applied its freeze…

The Rich Dad Poor Dad author continues to back Bitcoin, gold and silver as alternatives to traditional money. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →

Prominent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleged faster action by Circle could have limited crypto losses, but freezing asset without legal authorization carries legal risks. Read Full…

Stablecoin issuer Circle is facing mounting scrutiny from blockchain researchers after millions of USD Coin (USDC) were stolen and flowed unimpeded through its proprietary bridge…

The x402 Foundation — formed by Coinbase, Cloudflare, and Stripe to govern an open standard for AI-native payments — announced Thursday it is joining the…

Crypto and banking industry representatives are viewing revised stablecoin yield compromise language this week. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →

Stablecoins dominated crypto trading in Q1 as investors sought safety, while rising bot usage and declining retail flows pointed to shifting market dynamics, according to…

Publicly traded stablecoin issuer Circle is launching a new token, cirBTC, its own wrapped Bitcoin alternative. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →

The open standard for embedding payments into HTTP interactions aims to become the settlement layer for AI agent commerce, with over 20 founding members spanning…