Stablecoins
AI

x402 Foundation Joins Linux Foundation with Backing from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon

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

Crypto market structure bill release pushed back as industries view revised stablecoin yield compromise this week

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

Stablecoin supply reaches $315B in Q1 as USDC rises, USDT declines

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…
Payments

USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle Unveils New Token to Give Bitcoin More Utility

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

Sanctions risk is forcing a rethink of reserve safety — and Bitcoin is now in the debate

A new sovereign-reserve argument is gaining traction: an asset does not truly function as a reserve if it cannot be accessed during a crisis. That…
Regulation

Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate

A recent paper by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Taiwan opens with a familiar argument that the country’s reserves are overconcentrated in dollars. Gold underperforms…
AI

Coinbase's x402 Payment Protocol Moves to Linux Foundation With Backing From Google, Stripe, and Visa

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…
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…
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…