Infrastructure
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
Infrastructure

Visa backs Open USD with new stablecoin platform as Circle faces fresh competition

Visa launched a stablecoin platform that lets banks and fintechs issue, manage and settle digital dollars through its payments network.…
Jul 16, 2026
Industry News

Visa Unveils Stablecoin Platform for Banks and Fintech Companies

The Visa Stablecoin Platform will let financial institutions integrate stablecoin payments and treasury operations into Visa’s existing network. Read the…
Jul 16, 2026
DeFi

ARK pushes back against a16z’s ‘TradFi wants blockchain, not DeFi’ claim

ARK Invest’s director of research disputed a16z crypto’s thesis that traditional finance will adopt permissioned blockchain infrastructure instead of decentralized…
Jul 16, 2026
AI

Autonomous AI agent economy faces infrastructure gaps: Visa, Artemis

Visa and Artemis found that infrastructure bottlenecks are preventing broader commercial adoption of the autonomous AI agent economy. Read Full…
Jul 16, 2026