Payments
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…
Apr 18, 2026
Regulation
Kevin Warsh is set to become the first Federal Reserve chair with disclosed crypto holdings, and the first whose policy instincts could still squeeze the…
Apr 18, 2026
Infrastructure
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…
Apr 18, 2026
Payments
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…
Apr 17, 2026
AI
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 →
Apr 17, 2026
DeFi
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…
Apr 17, 2026
DeFi
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…
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure
Tether commits $127.5 million to fund Drift’s recovery and relaunch on Solana, while a class action targets Circle for failing to freeze stolen USDC during…
Apr 17, 2026
DeFi
Sen. Thom Tillis said he won’t release the stablecoin yield compromise text this week, pushing back a key step in the months-long fight between banks…
Apr 17, 2026
Payments
Japan has long been one of Ripple’s most fertile markets. SBI’s investment in Ripple dates to 2016, SBI Remit launched Japan’s first XRP-enabled international remittance…
Apr 17, 2026