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Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line
Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with Binance and …
Algorand plans ‘broad quantum resilience’ by 2027
Algorand is planning new accounts and consensus mechanisms designed to be resistant to the cryptography-breaking thre…
Fidelity launches GENIUS-aligned money market fund for stablecoin issuers
The fund invests exclusively in eligible reserve assets permitted for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.
Trace Finance Raises $32M To Expand Stablecoin Settlement Rails
Trace Finance has raised $32 million to expand regulated stablecoin settlement infrastructure across Brazil, the US a…
Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins moving into the rails they were meant to bypass
The $2.75 billion acquisition points to token settlement moving inside regulated payment networks before it replaces …
U.S. agencies seek stablecoin customer-ID rules akin to banks in new GENIUS Act rule
The Federal Reserve, Treasury and other regulators have issued a proposed rule that would set identification standard…
Zama And Morpho Push Confidential DeFi With New USDC Yield Vault
Zama and Morpho are moving confidential DeFi forward with a USDC yield vault design using fully homomorphic encryptio…
Federal Reserve rolls out proposing rulemaking requiring stablecoin issuers to maintain customer identification program
The Fed rolled out a rule requiring stablecoin issuers to have a program in place to identify customers to combat ill…
Ledn adds Tether Gold as loan collateral, expanding Bitcoin-backed lending model
Ledn’s addition of Tether Gold lending comes as tokenized commodities expand, with the sector accounting for nearly…
Tether’s XAUT gold token added to Ledn lending platform
"When XAUT-backed loans go live, you will be able to borrow against your gold the way you already borrow against Bitc…
Algorand unveils roadmap to achieve quantum resistance by 2028
The announcement reflects a crypto's growing recognition that adopting quantum-resistant cryptography could take year…
Judge Denies Michelle Bond Bid To Dismiss FTX-Linked Campaign Finance Case
A federal judge has denied Michelle Bond’s bid to dismiss campaign finance charges tied to alleged FTX-linked contr…
Tether’s Wallet Development Kit reaches 100K self-custodial wallets as developer site goes live
Tether's WDK milestone signals a strategic move to dominate digital wallet infrastructure, potentially centralizing i…
Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery
Users face a September exit deadline while fresh Solana minting signals show liquidity moving faster than recovery sy…
Tether winds down aUSDT stablecoin and Alloy platform to sharpen focus
Tether said it is winding down the 'Alloy by Tether' platform and discontinuing support for aUSDT, a stablecoin over-…
Ryan Salame’s wife to face charges over FTX-funded congressional run
A federal judge has denied a bid from Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to have campaign f…
France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption
France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption startin…
Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors' crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says
Long-time bitcoin bull Matt Hougan told CoinDesk that during this bear market and with ‘doubts swirling’, investo…
Tether winds down gold-backed derivative stablecoin aUSDT
Tether is focusing on stronger user demand, deeper liquidity, and broader long-term market opportunity for its leadin…
Ready USDC Card Halts Non-EEA Service Following Card Issuer Transition
A Ready Card service halt outside the EEA shows how stablecoin payment products still depend on issuer relationships …
Stablecoin Shakedown: Binance, Coinbase And Kraken Restrict USDT In Europe Ahead Of MiCA Deadline
Major exchanges continue reshaping USDT access for EEA users as Europe’s MiCA stablecoin rules move toward the July…
Fidelity joins Wall Street's race to manage stablecoin reserves
Following State Street, Fidelity is targeting reserve assets that underpin the expanding stablecoin market.
Japan’s Three Largest Megabanks Align To Launch Joint Yen-Backed Stablecoin By March 2027
Japan’s largest banking groups are moving toward a joint yen-backed stablecoin framework that could launch commerci…
Polychain and Coinbase-backed Satori Finance DEX winds down citing ‘unfavorable market conditions’
Satori raised $10 million in a May 2022 seed round led by Polychain Capital with participation from Coinbase, Jump an…
BitGo stock surges on $50 million share buyback as value languishes 65% below IPO price
The buyback comes as newly public digital-asset firms face a tougher environment, with crypto markets lagging and inv…
Stablecoin infrastructure firm Trace Finance raises $32 million Series A, says valuation grew 10x from seed
CoinFund led the round, with Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, Jump Capital, Paxos, Chainlink Labs and others partici…
‘He had his day in court:’ Sens. Lummis and Gallego press Trump not to pardon former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts related to defrauding FTX customers, lenders, and investors.
Heir to 135-year Gulf dynasty is moving a $6 trillion trade market onto blockchain rails
Abdulla Kanoo says his ARP Digital firm is building settlement infrastructure for the growing flow of trade between e…
Forget retail traders: The real multi-trillion-dollar crypto future is building infrastructure for machines
While legacy banks keep corporate money idled in slow regional accounts, a new protocol allows software systems to se…
Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse launch first ‘confidential DeFi yield’ vault on Ethereum
Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse launch the first confidential DeFi yield vault on Ethereum, letting firms earn yield with…