Mastercard’s $1.8B BVNK Deal Signals Stablecoin Shift
Mastercard’s $1.8 billion acquisition of BVNK highlights a growing shift toward stablecoins in global payments.
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PayPal Expands PYUSD Stablecoin to 70 Global Markets
PayPal has expanded its PYUSD stablecoin to 70 global markets, broadening access to dollar-backed digital payments.
Crypto.com Unlocks Tourist Crypto Payments in Korea
Crypto.com partnered with KG Inicis to let tourists in South Korea pay with crypto while merchants receive local currency.
AI-Linked Crypto Tokens Rise After Jensen Huang Pushes Agentic AI at GTC
AI-linked crypto tokens rallied after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote highlighted agentic AI and inference. FET climbed as much as...
Australian Senate Panel Reviewing New Crypto Licensing Bill
An Australian Senate committee is reviewing a bill that would introduce a licensing framework for cryptocurrency trading platforms.
Luxor Says Oil Shock Hits Bitcoin Miners Through Hashprice More Than Power Costs
Luxor says the latest oil shock is more likely to pressure bitcoin miners through weaker price and hashprice than through higher...
JPMorgan Hit with Class Action Tied to Alleged $328m Goliath Crypto Ponzi
JPMorgan faces a proposed class action alleging it kept banking rails open for the $328 million Goliath Ventures crypto fraud. Plaintiffs...
Mastercard Unites Ripple, Binance, and PayPal in Crypto Push
Mastercard is collaborating with Ripple, Binance, and PayPal to strengthen links between traditional payments and crypto systems.
South Korea Moves to Use AI to Track Crypto Taxes
South Korea plans to deploy an AI system to analyse billions of crypto transactions and strengthen enforcement of upcoming crypto tax rules.
Wells Fargo’s WFUSD Filing Signals Crypto Push
Wells Fargo’s WFUSD trademark filing hints at possible crypto payments or a stablecoin as major banks accelerate their push into blockchain...
Ghana Approves 11 Crypto Firms for Regulatory Sandbox Pilot
Ghana has approved 11 cryptocurrency and blockchain companies to participate in a regulatory sandbox supervised by the Bank of Ghana.
Societe Generale-FORGE Expands EURCV Stablecoin to Stellar
Société Générale-FORGE has expanded its euro-backed stablecoin, EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), to the Stellar network.
Ripple Targets April for Australia Financial Licence Deal
Ripple is aiming to secure anAFSL by acquiring BC Payments Australia, with the deal expected to close around April.
Trust Wallet Rolls Out Real-Time Scam Address Detection Tool
Trust Wallet has launched a real-time scam detector that warns users about potentially fraudulent crypto addresses before transactions.
OCC Faces Potential Lawsuit from BPI Over Crypto Trust Bank Charters
The Bank Policy Institute is weighing a lawsuit against the OCC over national crypto trust bank charters. The dispute focuses on whether...
Tokenized RWAs Hit $26B, but Liquidity Still Lags
Tokenized real-world assets have topped $26B on-chain, but most growth is driven by institutional issuance rather than active trading or...
Nasdaq and Kraken Explore Tokenised Stock Issuance
Nasdaq and Kraken are exploring infrastructure for tokenised stocks as institutions push to integrate blockchain into capital markets.
Aave Monthly Users Hit Record Amid DeFi Surge
Aave’s monthly users hit 155K as investors flock to DeFi lending, with governance disputes ongoing but protocol activity uninterrupted.
Bitcoin Mining Heads to Space as Orbital Data Centres Rise
As global demand for computing power rises, orbital data center firms are experimenting with Bitcoin mining in space
Cardano Payments Expand to 137 Spar Stores in Switzerland
Cardano can now be used for payments at 137 SPAR supermarkets across Switzerland, expanding the crypto’s real-world retail presence.