Payments
DeFi

Wall Street Firms and Crypto Companies to Review New Market Structure Proposal in Private Sessions

Bitcoin Magazine Wall Street Firms and Crypto Companies to Review New Market Structure Proposal in Private Sessions Crypto and banking industry representatives will review a…
Markets

Oil, dollar strength, and inflation fears are exposing XRP’s biggest market contradiction

XRP is entering a more revealing phase of the cycle. The token’s core pitch is that global payment stress should make its cross-border use case…
DeFi

Coinbase CLO: Clarity Act Deal on Stablecoin Yield 'Very Close'

The crypto exchange’s top lawyer dismissed banking industry concerns about deposit flight as lawmakers work to finalize stablecoin provisions. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Institutional

US Treasury’s first GENIUS rule now redraws who controls stablecoins at scale

Treasury’s first proposed GENIUS rule landed on April 1 as a notice of proposed rulemaking. The text inside it builds the operational architecture for US…
Payments

Circle Faces Backlash for Failing to Freeze Stolen USDC During $285 Million Drift Exploit

The post Circle Faces Backlash for Failing to Freeze Stolen USDC During $285 Million Drift Exploit appeared first on Unchained. Read Full Story at Unchainedcrypto.com…
Infrastructure

Drift explains $280M exploit as critics question Circle over USDC freeze

Drift said a durable nonce attack helped drive its Solana exploit, as critics questioned why stolen USDC moved for hours without a freeze. Read Full…
Infrastructure

Non-USD stablecoin senders on Solana nearly tripled year-over-year, led by EURC and BRZ: Dune

Solana’s non-USD stablecoin adoption surged nearly threefold in the past year, driven by EURC and BRZ growth alongside institutional integrations from Visa, Stripe, PayPal, Mastercard,…
Payments

Tether hired top HSBC gold traders, then cut them weeks before auditors arrive

Tether spent early 2026 expanding into gold. By the end of March, it had already cut the senior hires behind that push, turning what looked…
Payments

Hong Kong hasn’t issued a single HKD stablecoin license after March target

Officials flagged March for initial approvals, but licensing has yet to begin with no updated timeline Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Payments

Latin America’s Mercado Libre Pulls the Plug on Its Crypto Coin

Latin America’s e-commerce giant Mercado Libre quietly killed its Mercado Coin loyalty token—pivoting to its own stablecoin. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →