Payments
AI

Ripple adds Stripe-owned wallets to XRP Ledger as AI payments pass 14 million

The integration will let software pay for online services using XRP and RLUSD, while questions remain about how much real…
Oct 14, 2026
Payments

US deposit rates choke USDC adoption, and a BIS model reveals why

Historical estimates point to stronger USDC growth sensitivity to deposit repricing, while exchange rewards complicate adoption forecasts. Read the full…
Oct 13, 2026
Markets

APT Gains 51% in Four Weeks, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether

The token’s weekly return is nearly flat, while DefiLlama’s tracked stablecoin market cap on Aptos has fallen 17.5% over four…
Oct 13, 2026
Payments

Sanctioned A7 Announces USDT-to-SWIFT Payment Service

A7 International advertises a 0.3% fee and payouts in four currencies, but its public materials do not name the banks…
Oct 13, 2026
Infrastructure

Crypto Trader ‘Realist’ Reports Knifepoint Robbery at UK Home

The trader valued the robbery at about $800,000. Transaction records show the Solana address he identified received nearly 719,000 USDC,…
Oct 13, 2026
DeFi

Xash’s Kevin Huynh Pitches Stablecoin Issuers on Gold Rewards Instead of Passive Yield

Huynh said on Unchained Premium that Xash pays for the gold with its own venture money for now, and that…
Oct 13, 2026
Institutional

Global watchdog warns the $300 billion stablecoin market could face bank runs even with full reserves

For affiliated issuers with separate reserves, redemption demand could concentrate at one entity while moving backing across borders faces frictions.…
Oct 12, 2026
Institutional

Standard Chartered Will Hold Ripple's Stablecoin in Dubai—And Let Clients Trade With It Without Moving It

The bank’s Dubai branch now offers custody for Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin and plans a link with LMAX that lets institutions…
Oct 12, 2026
Payments

US accounting overhaul could make stablecoins more attractive to corporations: Tempo

A Tempo report examines how proposed US accounting rules could change corporate stablecoin holdings, with direct redemption rights determining which…
Oct 12, 2026
Payments

Ledger Says All Confirmed Cases Trace to Reseller CryptoBilis, Gives No Loss Total

Onchain trackers put the theft between $93.2 million and $103.4 million, and Bitquery says the thief moved USDC out of…
Oct 12, 2026