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Institutional

Standard Chartered Launches RLUSD Custody Through Dubai Branch

A planned link with LMAX would let institutions use the stablecoin as collateral without transferring it to the trading venue.…
Oct 12, 2026
Payments

France’s tax proposal would tax Bitcoin-to-USDC swaps before investors cash out

The committee-approved amendment would end deferral for swaps into MiCA e-money tokens and change the acquisition basis used to calculate…
Oct 12, 2026
Institutional

Ark Invest’s Lorenzo Valente: Bitcoin’s 5-Year Forecast – Stablecoin & Gold Impacts

Bitcoin Magazine Ark Invest’s Lorenzo Valente: Bitcoin’s 5-Year Forecast – Stablecoin & Gold Impacts ARK Invest holds its 5-year Bitcoin…
Oct 12, 2026
Payments

Can Gold Rewards Solve the Stablecoin Distribution Problem? XASH Thinks So

If you already pay for this, I especially want your answer. We’re deciding what Unchained does next; new shows, stream…
Oct 12, 2026
DeFi

Some Aave loans sit near liquidation with collateral that can take hours to cash out

October 9 borrower snapshots put the focus on whether collateral sales or redemptions can fund stablecoin repayment. The post Some…
Oct 11, 2026
AI

Newer AI models missed more payment fraud in Coinbase’s benchmark

A fixed historical replay found weaker fraud coverage across three model upgrades, while GPT’s precision improved. The post Newer AI…
Oct 10, 2026
DeFi

French Committee Backs Stablecoin Swap Tax and Crypto Exit Tax, Then Rejects the Budget

A National Assembly committee adopted amendments taxing stablecoin swaps and crypto exits by wealthy holders, then rejected the 2027 budget’s…
Oct 10, 2026
Payments

Visa survey says nearly half of APAC consumers open to using stablecoins by 2031

Visa’s survey of 14,250 people found interest in stablecoin payments is growing, though only 6% of respondents correctly understood how…
Oct 10, 2026
Payments

Ledger Theft Funds Shift Into USDD, Beyond Tether’s Freeze Controls

Tron records show a 2 million USDT conversion through USDD’s stability module; Bitquery estimates Tether froze $10 million across the…
Oct 10, 2026
Industry News

XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing

Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release. Read…
Oct 10, 2026