Payments
Institutional

Tether Hit With Lawsuit Over $2.76 Million Stablecoin Freeze

The payments firm alleges Tether froze its treasury wallet on its own initiative over a Brazilian investigation it has no…
Oct 6, 2026
Payments

Ripple and Circle backs OKX as it targets the next wave of stablecoin users

OKX brought Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered’s venture arm onto its cap table as the crypto exchange broadens its push…
Oct 6, 2026
Payments

Ripple and Circle backs OKX as it targets the next wave of stablecoin users

OKX brought Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered’s venture arm onto its cap table as the crypto exchange broadens its push…
Oct 6, 2026
Payments

OKX draws investment from StanChart, Circle, Ripple as it pushes beyond crypto exchange roots

The exchange is increasingly aiming to position itself as a global financial tech platform spanning crypto, payments and tokenized assets,…
Oct 6, 2026
Institutional

Circle and SC Ventures Back OKX at $25 Billion Valuation

Ripple and hedge fund QRT also joined the financing, an extension of the March round backed by NYSE owner ICE.…
Oct 6, 2026
Institutional

Rain Seeks US Trust Bank Charter for Stablecoin Issuance

The proposed subsidiary would also hold client assets and manage stablecoin reserves, but would not accept deposits or make commercial…
Oct 6, 2026
Institutional

Circle, Ripple and Hedge Fund QRT Back Crypto Exchange OKX at $25 Billion Valuation

Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures also invested in OKX, which did not disclose the size of the raise as it readies…
Oct 6, 2026
Payments

Ether.fi Is Launching Its Own Stablecoin, With Ethena Running the Reserves

Ethena will handle reserves, minting, redemptions and compliance for ether.fi USD, a token aimed at the more than $300 million…
Oct 6, 2026
Infrastructure

Arbitrum joins Paxos-led stablecoin group Global Dollar to capture digital dollar growth

The Ethereum layer-2 is backing Paxos-issued USDG to earn a share of reserve income as new stablecoin alliances compete for…
Oct 6, 2026
Institutional

Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered Back OKX at Flat $25B Valuation

A London quantitative hedge fund joins the round too, seven months after the NYSE’s owner bought in at exactly the…
Oct 6, 2026