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Tether’s $141 billion Treasury pile reveals the stablecoin risk now embedded in US debt

There’s a huge contradiction sitting at the center of modern American finance. The same industry regulators tried to isolate from…
May 24, 2026
DeFi

Bank of England’s 24/7 settlement plan shows where tokenized finance can enter core markets

Bitcoin trades 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and stablecoins can cross borders in seconds on a Sunday…
May 23, 2026
Payments

Bitcoin 'Pizza Day' was 16 years ago, here's how much that BTC is worth today

Laszlo Hanyecz’s 2010 post, offering 10,000 BTC in exchange for two pizzas delivered to his home, marked the first recorded…
May 22, 2026
DeFi

Pump.fun Launches USDC-Paired Liquidity Pools for Token Launches

Pump.fun now allows coin creators to launch with USDC-paired liquidity pools instead of SOL, raising starting market caps to $4k…
May 21, 2026
Payments

EUR-Denominated Stablecoins Surge 12-Fold as European Banks Scale MiCA-Compliant Assets

European banks are rapidly moving stablecoin projects from concept to production, with EUR stablecoins processed at retail VASPs growing 12-fold…
May 21, 2026
Institutional

Federal Reserve Proposes Limited “Payment Accounts” Long Pursued by Crypto Firms

The Fed proposed a new “payment account” for non-bank financial institutions one day after Trump’s executive order, with no intraday…
May 21, 2026
Payments

Hunter Biden Now Accepts Bitcoin for Artwork on His Official Website

Bitcoin Magazine Hunter Biden Now Accepts Bitcoin for Artwork on His Official Website Hunter Biden appears to be accepting Bitcoin…
May 20, 2026
Payments

Latest Congressional swing at crypto tax reform would direct IRS to review de minimis exemptions

The newest version of the Parity Act updates language around payment stablecoins and directs the IRS to report on how…
May 20, 2026
DeFi

Tether buys SoftBank’s stake in Bitcoin company Twenty One Capital

The stablecoin issuer bought SoftBank’s 26% stake, expanding its control over the public Bitcoin holder as it moves into lending,…
May 20, 2026
Payments

Tether Takes Control of Twenty One Capital After Buying Out SoftBank

Bitcoin Magazine Tether Takes Control of Twenty One Capital After Buying Out SoftBank Tether has bought out SoftBank’s stake in…
May 20, 2026