Payments
Payments

Funds are buying crypto stocks. Are they exposed to less risk — or more?

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought roughly $77 million of crypto stocks in June, adding $44 million of Coinbase (COIN), $25.25…
Jul 5, 2026
Payments

Why Binance’s reported $2B Mesh investment could decide who controls stablecoin payments

The signal is about who controls the wallet-to-merchant path that makes tokenized dollars spendable. The post Why Binance’s reported $2B…
Jul 5, 2026
Payments

OpenUSD’s partner mix-up puts its stablecoin alliance under scrutiny

A stablecoin built around a giant partner list now faces the question every coalition coin must answer: who is actually…
Jul 4, 2026
Payments

Revolut to delist USDT in August, citing regulatory and risk concerns

Revolut notified some customers it will delist USDT after Aug. 31, with remaining holdings automatically converted into users’ base currency.…
Jul 4, 2026
Infrastructure

This sanctioned Russian stablecoin claims it processes billions, but blockchain analysts disagree

A7A5 claims crypto data providers understate its trading activity, while blockchain analytics firms say the ruble-backed token’s volumes have fallen…
Jul 3, 2026
Payments

The fight over the UK’s digital pound has become a battle over crypto’s political influence

The standards request pushes the CBDC debate toward disclosure, political money, and who gets access while payment rules are still…
Jul 3, 2026
Institutional

Crypto Biz: Bitcoin maximalism meets the realities of capital markets

Strategy authorizes Bitcoin sales, Open USD takes on USDT and USDC, Fidelity defends Bitcoin security and crypto ramps up political…
Jul 3, 2026
Institutional

Crypto Biz: Bitcoin maximalism meets the realities of capital markets

Strategy authorizes Bitcoin sales, Open USD takes on USDT and USDC, Fidelity defends Bitcoin security and crypto ramps up political…
Jul 3, 2026
Institutional

Farage Reported to UK Standards Watchdog Over Alleged Crypto Lobbying

A Labour MP says the Reform leader pressed the Bank of England on policy that could enrich his biggest donor,…
Jul 3, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin’s 14% Q2 drop came as stablecoin market contracts for first time since 2023

Bitcoin’s second-quarter slide unfolded alongside a rare contraction in the stablecoin market, adding another sign that crypto liquidity weakened beyond…
Jul 3, 2026