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Stripe mounts blockbuster $53 billion bid to buy PayPal
The bid, made together with Advent, follows an earlier expression of interest. PayPal has been reluctant to engage wi…
UK plans first G7 digital sovereign bond by early 2027
The security will launch on HSBC’s Orion platform within the BoE and FCA’s Digital Securities Sandbox to test red…
NEAR Governance Vote To Scrap Gas Rebates Puts Developer Incentives Under Review
NEAR Governance Vote To Scrap Gas Rebates Puts Developer Incentives Under Review is a useful reminder that crypto cov…
Binance bets on becoming a crypto 'super app' as stablecoins reshape growth
Shunyet Jan, Binance’s head of spot trading and derivatives, said the exchange is focusing more on payments and fin…
Mizuho downgrades Circle to underperform, cuts price target to $50 on Open USD threat
The Japanese investment bank said Open USD's yield pass-through model could pressure Circle's margins by shifting mor…
JPMorgan says Hyperliquid's rise threatens Circle's USDC economics
Hyperliquid's deal with Circle and Coinbase creates a "prisoner's dilemma" that puts pressure on earnings from the do…
Hut 8 price target hiked to $165 at Benchmark as AI pivot reshapes valuation
Mark Palmer said Hut 8's Beacon Point project transforms the company into an AI infrastructure platform with a long g…
ECB picks firms including Deutsche Bank, Revolut for digital euro pilot
The pilot will test a beta version of the digital euro for online, offline, in-store, and e-commerce payments with EC…
Japan’s biggest card network taps Circle to bring stablecoins to 40 million merchants
JCB and Circle will explore using USDC for cross-border payments and merchant transactions as Japan ramps up efforts …
Prediction markets just crushed traditional sportsbooks in a massive $50 billion World Cup breakout
Prediction markets just topped $50 billion in monthly volume, capping off the first month of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $62,600 as the Iran conflict reignites and CPI looms
Trump reinstated the Hormuz blockade, sending oil higher and rate-hike bets up, reversing the peace trade that helped…
Mizuho says Circle bank approval doesn't solve USDC growth, stablecoin competition risks
Japanese investment bank Mizuho reiterated its neutral rating on Circle, saying OCC approval for a national trust ban…
Bolivia weighs adding Tether's USDT to its national payments system
Crypto usage has spiked in the country, with transaction volumes hitting $430 million in the year after the central b…
Coinbase Smart Wallet Verification Upgrade Targets The Multi-Chain UX Problem
Coinbase is still trying to make on-chain activity feel less like a specialist task. Its latest Smart Wallet verifica…
SBI Holdings' blockchain initiative pivots to Solana for tokenization, stablecoin issuance
The SBI Solana Global joint venture now includes the Solana Foundation, the Swiss organization that oversees the laye…
BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley join UK government's tokenization taskforce
The 54 firm-strong group, which is backed by the City of London Corporation, will spend the next year working on live…
BNB Chain’s AWS-Linked Agent Studio Pushes AI Back Into The Crypto Infrastructure Race
The AI-agent narrative in crypto has gone through plenty of hype, but BNB Chain is trying to move the discussion towa…
Crypto IPO market stalls as capital rotates to AI and macro uncertainty weighs
Funding constraints and investor caution, not regulation, are delaying crypto IPOs, according to Cohen & Company Capi…
Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers
The initiative builds on a broader shift by companies exploring stablecoins to move money between international opera…
BNB Chain Haber Specs Point To Faster Finality And A More Competitive Network Stack
BNB Chain Haber Specs Point To Faster Finality And A More Competitive Network Stack is the kind of crypto story that …
OKX, MetaMask, Matter Labs back dispute resolution court for AI agents
The Genlayer Foundation is leading the 27-firm consortium that makes AI-based payments, escrow and dispute resolution…
Circle soars after securing U.S. trust bank approval in crypto expansion
The approval adds to a growing list of crypto firms seeking federal banking licenses as the industry moves into the r…
Grayscale's CFO exits after 7 years with crypto asset manager
Edward McGee stepped down after seven years, weeks after distribution chief John Hoffman left for Ondo Finance.
Aave rolls out vaults for yield-hungry fintech investors
Aave's new Stable Vaults product lets wallets, exchanges and payment apps offer yields on stablecoin deposits
Over $7.2 billion have migrated from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP as Mantle joins exodus
Migrations to Chainlink CCIP so far include Kelp and Lombard, both of which brought over $1 billion, as well as Solv …
Swift rolls out new blockchain ledger to bring 24/7 banking to 17 global giants
HSBC, UBS, Wells Fargo and Citi are among the 17 banks now preparing to pilot live transactions using tokenized digit…
Latin America’s biggest stock exchange now offers options on bitcoin, ether and solana futures
These options settle into underlying futures contracts rather than spot cryptoassets, involving no custody, transfer,…
Singapore's Temasek investment fund says crypto is off the table, will focus on AI
The $400 billion wealth fund plans to expand AI holdings to 15% of its portfolio by 2031 from the current 6%.
Sony secures conditional approval to set up U.S. stablecoin trust bank
The New York-based subsidiary, fully owned by Sony Bank, will be capitalized with $40 million to support its upcoming…
Dinari, tZERO join forces on turnkey platform for tokenized U.S. equities
The move comes as firms race to build the infrastructure for blockchain-based stocks and debate how tokenized stocks …