Payments
Institutional

Ledger hires ex-Circle exec as CFO, opens NYC office to expand US business

Ledger names John Andrews as chief financial officer and opens a New York office to expand its US operations and…
Mar 20, 2026
DeFi

Privy Taps Deframe by Pods to Unlock DeFi Yield Strategies

The Stripe-owned wallet infrastructure provider has integrated Deframe’s DeFi aggregation API, the latest in a string of yield-focused moves. Read…
Mar 20, 2026
DeFi

Bybit launches yield-bearing tokenized gold, expanding RWA yield market

The crypto exchange is offering a yield product tied to Tether Gold (XAUT), signaling a shift toward turning traditionally passive…
Mar 19, 2026
Payments

Celo Proposes Shifting Opera to 'Long-Term Stakeholder' with 160M CELO Grant

The move would replace quarterly CELO grants to Opera, which each required Celo governance approval, to a one-time token payment…
Mar 19, 2026
Markets

ETF Giant Challenges Tether and Paxos With Framework for Tokenized Gold

The World Gold Council, established in 1987, counts 29 members across the gold mining industry. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co…
Mar 19, 2026
Institutional

Singapore-based Ryde adopts crypto treasury strategy

The carpool and ride-sharing platform, which already accepted Bitcoin for customer payment, moves to crypto treasury despite challenges of price…
Mar 19, 2026
DeFi

Playnance’s G Coin goes live on MEXC as staking momentum builds

Trading begins on MEXC Playnance’s G Coin has entered open-market trading, with the G Coin/USDT pair going live on MEXC…
Mar 19, 2026
Institutional

Stablecoins just lost key battle as insurance protection to be reserved only for bank-issued tokens

The stablecoin debate in Washington is increasingly becoming a fight over a single question: who gets to keep deposit insurance…
Mar 19, 2026
AI

Stripe and Paradigm’s Tempo Blockchain Goes Live With AI Agent Payments Protocol

The post Stripe and Paradigm’s Tempo Blockchain Goes Live With AI Agent Payments Protocol appeared first on Unchained. Read Full…
Mar 18, 2026
AI

Visa Bets on Agentic Commerce With CLI Payment Tool for AI Agents

Visa Crypto Labs has launched an experimental product that lets AI agents make payments directly from the command line, without…
Mar 18, 2026