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BlackRock sees a new $5 trillion AI trade emerging for stablecoins

BlackRock says AI could create a new class of stablecoin customer: machines that spend continuously without human approval. The world’s…
Sep 23, 2026
Payments

Crypto Long & Short: Inside the chain settling $150 billion of stablecoins a week

Tron launched as a content-distribution project and has become the settlement layer for a large share of the world’s USDT,…
Sep 23, 2026
DeFi

Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate

Coinbase now allows users to borrow the USDC stablecoin against their bitcoin at a fixed interest rate and repayment date.…
Sep 23, 2026
Infrastructure

XRP Ledger retries upgrade that lets banks split payment and compliance duties

The upgrade could activate Oct. 5, letting businesses give another account limited powers such as making payments or approving customers…
Sep 23, 2026
AI

AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock

BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another…
Sep 23, 2026
Payments

Circle pays millions for Binance distribution while its margins collapse

Circle is doubling down on Binance after USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin customer balances on the exchange nearly quintupled since their…
Sep 23, 2026
Infrastructure

Rogue iPhone app escapes iOS sandbox to hijack $580,000 in USDT

Fomopeek, a malicious iPhone app distributed through Apple’s App Store, has been linked to nearly $580,000 in stolen USDT. Blockchain…
Sep 22, 2026
DeFi

ECB and EU Central Banks Want the Stablecoin Yield Ban to Reach Lending and Staking

The European System of Central Banks told the European Commission that MiCA’s interest ban should follow stablecoins into the products…
Sep 22, 2026
Infrastructure

No Bitcoin Payments in Russia — But the Digital Ruble Is Open for Business

Bitcoin Magazine No Bitcoin Payments in Russia — But the Digital Ruble Is Open for Business Russia’s digital ruble is…
Sep 22, 2026
DeFi

ECB, EU cenbanks seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit for stablecoins

The ECB and EU central banks want to replace MiCA’s stablecoin bank-deposit requirements with liquidity thresholds, warning that sudden withdrawals…
Sep 22, 2026