Payments
Payments

Visa’s $2.5 billion crypto credit bet puts card settlement financing onchain

Private Visa files size the loans, smart contracts collect repayment, and undisclosed terms determine who takes the first loss. The…
Sep 10, 2026
DeFi

Uniswap Launches Dynamic Fees for Two Stable-Pair Pools

The two Ethereum launch pools pair USDC with USDT and USDG; corrective trades outside the price band face a fee…
Sep 10, 2026
Institutional

Tether is pushing USDT into a cracking $3 trillion Wall Street debt machine as defaults hit five-year highs at major funds

The USDT issuer will originate and advise on deals while Fasanara manages the $400 million-backed fund, which targets up to…
Sep 10, 2026
Infrastructure

Treasury Sanctions a $24 Billion Scam Marketplace as It Flees Tether for a Rival Stablecoin

OFAC designated Xinbi Guarantee, the Chinese-language platform that absorbed Huione’s customers after US regulators shut that network out, while the…
Sep 9, 2026
Markets

Pump.fun Lets Creators Launch Coins Priced In Tokenized Stocks

Pump.fun opened token launches to quote assets beyond SOL and USDC on Wednesday afternoon, putting the count at 93 pairs…
Sep 9, 2026
DeFi

Tether pushes into private credit with $400 million fund with Fasanara

The USDT issuer will help source lending opportunities and provide stablecoin payment infrastructure for Fasanara’s private credit network. Read Full…
Sep 9, 2026
DeFi

Tether, Fasanara launch $400M private credit fund targeting $3B

The evergreen fund will use USDT infrastructure to support asset-backed lending through fintech platforms in more than 60 countries. Read…
Sep 9, 2026
DeFi

U.S. Bank takes next step towards launching its stablecoin with cross-border payment test

The fifth-largest U.S. commercial bank said it is exploring USBDC stablecoin for treasury payments, liquidity management and collateral after completing…
Sep 9, 2026
Markets

Bybit launches 24/7 perpetuals for major currency pairs

Bybit added USDT-settled perpetuals tracking EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, with 24/7 trading and leverage of up to 100x. Read Full…
Sep 8, 2026
DeFi

Visa Taps Onchain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs

The payment processor giant is pairing payment settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help fintechs and stablecoin-linked card programs…
Sep 8, 2026