Payments
Infrastructure

Amboss Activates RailsX, Enabling Self-Custody Stablecoin Trading on Bitcoin Lightning

Bitcoin Magazine Amboss Activates RailsX, Enabling Self-Custody Stablecoin Trading on Bitcoin Lightning Amboss’ RailsX goes live with USDT-L and USDC-L,…
Apr 28, 2026
Markets

Cathie Wood’s Bitcoin bull thesis concedes stablecoins won the real-world payment fight

Cathie Wood built ARK Invest’s Bitcoin case on the idea that Bitcoin would become a global monetary layer that is…
Apr 28, 2026
Infrastructure

A digital shekel is here: Israel approves its first regulated stablecoin

BILS was developed in collaboration with the Solana network and crypto custodian heavyweights Fireblocks with auditing oversight provided by Big…
Apr 28, 2026
Infrastructure

Israeli regulators approve shekel-pegged stablecoin

The approval of the BILS stablecoin issued by Israeli exchange Bits of Gold came after a two-year pilot program on…
Apr 27, 2026
Infrastructure

The South Korean bank powering Upbit is testing Ripple integration for cross-border payments

South Korea’s Kbank has signed a strategic partnership with Ripple to test blockchain-based overseas remittances, placing a bank with a…
Apr 27, 2026
DeFi

Aven Launches Bitcoin-Backed Visa Card Offering Up to $1 Million Credit Lines Without Asset Sales

Bitcoin Magazine Aven Launches Bitcoin-Backed Visa Card Offering Up to $1 Million Credit Lines Without Asset Sales Aven has launched…
Apr 27, 2026
Payments

Morning Minute: NFTs Storm Back, Led by Bored Apes

Bitcoin made its highest weekly close since January. Western Union is launching a stablecoin. And NFTs are making a major…
Apr 27, 2026
Payments

Morning Minute: NFTs Storm Back, Led by Bored Apes

Bitcoin made its highest weekly close since January. Western Union is launching a stablecoin. And NFTs are making a major…
Apr 27, 2026
Infrastructure

Kbank teams with Ripple on overseas blockchain remittance trial

Kbank partnered with Ripple to test blockchain-based overseas remittances as South Korean companies prepare for new stablecoin and digital asset…
Apr 27, 2026
Institutional

MiCA-licensed Banking Circle joins bank stablecoin settlement race in Europe

Banking Circle’s stablecoin settlement launch follows its CASP approval, entering a crowded market with SocGen, Sygnum and a 12-bank euro…
Apr 27, 2026