Stablecoin Race Heats Up Among Banks and Payment Firms
Traditional finance institutions across the US, Europe and Asia are moving into stablecoins now that regulatory uncertainties are easing.Payment companies...
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Commonware secures $25M raise in round led by Stripe-backed Tempo: Fortune
Key Takeaways Commonware, a crypto infrastructure startup, secured $25M in funding. The round was led by Tempo, which is backed...
Ripple IPO Plans Off Despite SEC Case Win And Record Growth
Ripple, the US blockchain company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, will not pursue an initial public offering following the conclusion of...
Japan’s FSA Backs Major Banks’ Joint Yen Stablecoin Rollout
Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), endorsed a project by the country’s largest financial institutions to jointly issue...
EU considers delaying AI Act rollout amid US and Big Tech pressure
After adopting the AI Act last year, the European Union is considering easing certain provisions amid mounting pressure from the...
Stablecoins Strengthen The Dollar And Empower The Developing World
Opinion by: Christos A. Makridis, associate research professor at Arizona State University and visiting fellow at the Heritage FoundationStablecoins received...
New Consortium Aims to Unify Blockchain Payment Standards
Seven crypto firms have joined forces to establish common standards for crosschain stablecoin transfers, following a bumper year in 2024...
Irish Central Bank Slams Coinbase Europe With $24.8 Million Fine for AML Failures
Coinbase Europe was fined $24.8 million by the Central Bank of Ireland due to breaches of its anti-money laundering and...
Block Inc. Stock Tumbles on Q3 Earnings Miss
Shares in Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc. dropped almost 12% in after-hours trading on Thursday after its third-quarter earnings missed analyst...
Crypto Bills are ‘Like Oil for the Onchain Economy’
Coinbase executives are urging US lawmakers to view stablecoin and market structure bills as interconnected pieces of a broader crypto...
Circle Weighs in on GENIUS Act Implementation: ‘Simple, Strong Rules’
Stablecoin issuer Circle has advocated for a level playing field among banks, nonbanks and stablecoin issuers as the US Treasury...
Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan might build a stablecoin with other banks
Key Takeaways JPMorgan is investing in stablecoins to stay ahead, even without full clarity on outcomes. JPMorgan is developing a...
Dalio Warns Fed Stimulus is Feeding Late-Stage Economic Decay
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to ease monetary policy is inflating an economic bubble that could drive up the prices...
Google partners with Polymarket to integrate odds into search and Google Finance
Key Takeaways Google has partnered with Polymarket to display prediction market odds in Google Search and Google Finance. Users will...
Jurors Ask Pointed Questions in MEV Bot Trial as Deliberations Proceed
The jury deciding the fate of two men accused of money laundering and fraud related to a $25 million exploit...
YZi Labs invests in Funes for AI-powered ‘Eternal Museum’ to preserve human civilization
Key Takeaways YZi Labs has invested in Funes to develop the AI-powered 'Eternal Museum'. The goal is to preserve human...
Ripple has no immediate plans for an IPO, says President Monica Long
Key Takeaways Ripple has no immediate plans to go public through an IPO, as stated by President Monica Long. The...
Coinbase Exchange Settles With Ireland Over Transaction Monitoring Errors
Coinbase Europe Limited, the European affiliate of US crypto exchange Coinbase, has reached a 21.5 million euro ($24.7 million) settlement...
Bitcoin.com, Concordium Enable Age-Verified Crypto Payments
Crypto media and wallet platform Bitcoin.com has partnered with Concordium, a privacy-focused layer-1 blockchain, to enable age-verified stablecoin payments across...
Regulators Must Protect The Architecture Of Freedom
Opinion by: Agata Ferreira, assistant professor at the Warsaw University of TechnologyRecently, Europe came alarmingly close to approving mass surveillance...
Tether partners with Bitfinex Securities and KraneShares for asset tokenization
Key Takeaways Tether's Hadron platform has formed partnerships with Bitfinex Securities and KraneShares to enhance asset tokenization. Hadron provides blockchain...
Supreme Court Tariff Skepticism Sends Trump’s Odds Below 30%
Prediction markets are signaling declining confidence that the US Supreme Court will rule in favor of President Donald Trump’s sweeping...
