Payments
Markets

Papertrade Keeps PAPER Non-Transferable, Citing Perp Attack Risks

Holders who earned PAPER through trading losses can stake it for USDC distributions, but still have no date when they…
Oct 19, 2026
Payments

Tether: Senator's investigation misses positive work that's led to lower Iran volumes

The stablecoin issuer’s CEO, Paolo Ardoino, has been defending against accusations that the firm’s stablecoins have fueled financial activity in…
Oct 19, 2026
Infrastructure

Mastercard Brings Its Fraud-Fighting Tools to Stablecoin Payments

Unveiled at Money20/20, the API-based tool combines payment and blockchain intelligence to flag fraud, scams and sanctions exposure before funds…
Oct 19, 2026
Markets

World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin sheds $400M in market cap in two weeks

World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin saw its market cap decrease more than $400 million over two weeks of large redemptions…
Oct 19, 2026
Markets

World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin sheds $400M in market cap in two weeks

World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin saw its market cap decrease more than $400 million over two weeks of large redemptions…
Oct 19, 2026
DeFi

XRP holders can now earn fees from Kraken’s DeFi customers, but there is a catch

Sentora’s Firelight coverage pays premiums from vault yield, while FXRP providers’ shared backing can absorb validated losses after a stablecoin…
Oct 19, 2026
Payments

France advances stablecoin tax, eyes self-custodial wallets and exit tax proposals

France’s National Assembly adopted a crypto tax amendment targeting certain stablecoin swaps, while separate proposals on exit taxes and self-custodial…
Oct 19, 2026
Payments

Zcash Developer Zakura Proposes Fix to Stop Quantum Computers Linking Shielded Swaps

Zakura says a single published Zcash address could let a future quantum attacker link every payment a wallet has ever…
Oct 19, 2026
Payments

Stablecoin Growth Cooled as Deposit Rates Rose, With USDC Most Exposed, Working Paper Says

Using six years of weekly U.S. data, two economists found stablecoins grew more slowly after banks raised deposit rates, while…
Oct 19, 2026
Payments

Mt. Gox creditors face another year of waiting as repayment deadline slips to 2027

The Oct. 16 notice cites unfinished creditor procedures and payment-processing issues, without assigning individual distribution dates. Read the full story…
Oct 19, 2026