Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments infrastructure

Crypto and blockchain experts say this week’s moves show the two established finance companies are increasingly competing for control of…
Jul 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization push

Input Output will transfer control of the Haskell node, Plutus, Hydra and other components as founder Charles Hoskinson says the…
Jul 17, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork Foundry Digital said it will allow…
Jul 17, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft Fork Foundry Digital said it will allow…
Jul 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Bitmine nears its Ethereum buying limit – Now it needs demand to make the bet pay off

Bitmine plans to slow its Ethereum purchases as its holdings approach 5% of the cryptocurrency’s supply, ending a year of…
Jul 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Morgan Stanley Launches Spot Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana Trading on E*TRADE

Eligible E*TRADE clients can now buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana through Zero Hash at a 0.5% fee.…
Jul 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform With OUSD Integration for Banks and Fintechs

The Visa Stablecoin Platform lets the network’s 15,000 banks and 200 million merchants mint and move stablecoins, beginning with Open…
Jul 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Balaji seeks Malaysia deal, threatens exit after Network School probe

“If we are not welcome, there are many other countries that would welcome us,” said Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan…
Jul 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Morgan Stanley Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana Trading on E*Trade

Eligible customers can now buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana with Morgan Stanley via Zero Hash. Read Full…
Jul 16, 2026
Infrastructure

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 be consumer wallets, stablecoin issuance or the infrastructure powering the next generation…
Jul 16, 2026