Payments
Payments

ZachXBT infiltrates $1B crypto syndicate to expose Lazarus Group

His October 5 disclosure describes 2025 trades and private chats that he says helped trace Bybit funds and secure a…
Oct 5, 2026
DeFi

Aave Raises Core GHO Borrow Rate to 4.5% Amid Thin Redemption Reserves

The GHO Risk Council also lifted Prime’s base rate, while Ethereum’s USDC conversion module remained nearly empty. Read Full Story…
Oct 5, 2026
Payments

ZachXBT Says He Fronted $349,700 to Infiltrate Alleged Laundering Ring

The investigator links his undercover work to a 442,000 USDT freeze after identifying a cluster he tied to Bybit and…
Oct 5, 2026
Infrastructure

Modern Treasury seeks US trust bank charter for digital asset custody

The payments infrastructure company is seeking federal approval to offer stablecoin custody and related fiat services through a limited-purpose national…
Oct 5, 2026
DeFi

Aave hikes GHO borrow rates to rescue depleted stablecoin pools

Core borrowing is indexed at 4.50%, while stablecoin exits depend on reserve inflows, conversion routes and funding duration. The post…
Oct 5, 2026
DeFi

Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to over 100 countries by the end of the year

The payments giant is planning a major global expansion for its stablecoin cards business, and is exploring tokenized deposits and…
Oct 5, 2026
Institutional

Circle and Tether find common ground against MiCA’s bank reserve rules

Its longer-term proposal would require Commission equivalence and EBA issuer recognition before distribution through a locally licensed institution. The post…
Oct 5, 2026
DeFi

New Treasury rules could change how stablecoin issuers get your dollars back

US government debt is one of the easiest assets in the world to borrow against, which lets financial companies get…
Oct 4, 2026
DeFi

Drift hack recovery opened near one cent per dollar lost

Drift’s October 1 launch quote valued DFX near one cent per USDT lost, while redemption ends future pool participation for…
Oct 4, 2026
Industry News

Vitalik-inspired AI payment system can send expired deposits to its treasury

zkAPI offers an exit without server clearance, but challenged spending states, vault pauses and note expiry can constrain recovery. The…
Oct 4, 2026