Coinbase’s Layer 2 shifts focus to tokenizing every major asset class and scaling stablecoin payments. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →

Senate Banking is targeting the second half of April for a markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with Easter recess running through Apr.…

OpenFX, the cross-border payments startup using stablecoins as a settlement layer, raised $94 million in a Series A led by Accel, Lightspeed Faction, M13, Northzone,…

The company acts as a bridge between traditional banking and digital assets, enabling faster and cheaper foreign-exchange conversions for businesses moving large sums of money.…

Bitcoin Magazine Square Begins Automatic Bitcoin Payment Rollout to Millions of U.S. Merchants Square began automatically enabling bitcoin payments for eligible U.S. sellers today. This…

Ripple is trying to reshape the institutional case for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) around two issues that have long limited the use of public blockchains…

A yield ban, a rival’s audit, and an unresolved legislative clock have left Circle’s stock in limbo for the past week. Read Full Story at…

StraitsX, a Singapore-based company, has seen rapid growth in its stablecoin card program, with a 40x surge in transaction volume and an 83x increase in…

The crypto and banking industries saw Senators Alsobrooks and Tillis’ agreement-in-principle for stablecoin yield. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →

The CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate after banks, crypto firms, and lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on key provisions like allowing stablecoin yields.…