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Ripple’s RLUSD gets two boosts as transfer volume drops 25%
Ripple launched an institutional minting platform and added RLUSD to Notabene’s compliance network as holder growth rose but monthly transfer volume fell to $10.95 billion.
Tassat wants to help smaller banks tap the stablecoin boom before big banks lock them out
The former Signet developer aims to launch early next year a marketplace connecting stablecoin issuers with regional lenders to manage reserves.
Coinbase's corporate customers can now accept payments from AI agents
Rolling out this week, Coinbase Business users will be able to accept payments from AI agents, done via the x402 protocol, developed and incubated by the exchange.
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Arbitrum-based AFX Trade drained of $24 million after bridge keys compromised
Security firms said the attacker used enough hot-validator signatures to approve a 24.15 million USDC withdrawal, while Arbitrum said its native bridge was not affected.
MoneyGram's CEO says blockchain works best when customers don't know it's there
In an interview with CoinDesk, MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo said that their blockchain strategy has evolved from early experimentation into a broader effort to modernize the company's global payments infrastructure.
The GENIUS Act turns 1: State of Crypto
The stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act became a law a year ago.
Tether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platforms
The GENIUS Act has hit its first anniversary without U.S. regulators yet meeting deadlines to write regulations, though rules will be in full effect by July 2028.
France orders country's internet service providers to block Polymarket
The regulator cited concerns over addictive mechanics, a lack of self-exclusion tools, and a high volume of French users bypassing previous financial restrictions.
The traditional bank account is facing an existential threat from digital wallets
Finance leaders managing over $4 billion in decentralized vaults predict younger consumers will treat the internet as their primary financial ledger.
Trump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's payments
Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade.
The payment war shifts to distribution as stablecoins reach mainstream status
Acquisition strategies underscore a massive land grab to capture cross-border remittance flows and native stablecoin reserve economics ahead of tight regulation.
Visa backs Open USD with new stablecoin platform as Circle (CRCL) faces fresh competition
Visa launched a stablecoin platform that lets banks and fintechs issue, manage and settle digital dollars through its payments network.
Why Stripe’s $53 billion PayPal bid is a high-stakes play to own the future of digital payments
If Stripe acquires PayPal, the real prize could consumer wallets, stablecoin issuance or the infrastructure powering the the next generation of digital payments.
Galaxy launches onchain yield vaults for institutions
The crypto financial services firm launched Galaxy Curator, a Morpho-based platform that gives Fireblocks' 2,400 institutional clients access to onchain yield strategies.
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 financial services than on trading alone as it drives the next phase of its expansion.
Mizuho turns bearish on stablecoin issuer Circle, citing Open USD competition
The Japanese investment bank said Open USD's yield pass-through model could pressure Circle's margins by shifting more reserve income to distributors.
JPMorgan sees Hyperliquid partnership weighing on Circle, Coinbase
Hyperliquid's deal with Circle and Coinbase creates a "prisoner's dilemma" that puts pressure on earnings from the dollar-pegged stablecoin.
Invesco, $2.5T asset manager, files for tokenized fund targeting stablecoin reserves
The $2.5 trillion asset manager deepens its blockchain push after taking over Superstate's tokenized money market fund as fund manager earlier this year.
Circle and Nomura join forces to target a $440 billion daily foreign exchange market in Japan
The stablecoin giant and the Japanese financial corporation plan to deploy cross-border foreign exchange settlements as early as next year.
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 standards, and it's now open for public comments.
Here is how Coinbase plan to survive the crypto winter by ditching its reliance on trading fees
Analysts say the exchange's push into derivatives, payments and infrastructure broadens its growth story beyond crypto trading.
Trump stablecoin USD1 goes from $75 million DeFi drama to the White House lawn
UFC Freedom 250 paid fighter bonuses in USD1, the stablecoin issued by the Trump-linked crypto venture World Liberty Financial, at a contest held at the White House.
Summer of crypto (regs): State of Crypto
Lawmakers are debating taxes, the CFTC put out a prediction market proposal and court cases are heating up.
Ripple wants AI agents to pay in XRP and RLUSD. The market is still mostly USDC
The XRPL AI Starter Kit gives developers tools for agent payments, but early x402 activity has clustered on Base and Solana. Ripple’s bet is that XRPL’s speed, low fees and RLUSD can win a piece of that flow.
