Payments
Infrastructure

Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million

The deal could grant Circle vital, regulated “last-mile” infrastructure, bridging the gap between stablecoins and traditional local banking systems. Read…
Sep 8, 2026
DeFi

Visa combines VisaNet data with onchain lending to power stablecoin card working capital

Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate, up 15x year over year. Now it wants blockchain…
Sep 8, 2026
Markets

Circle to acquire Tazapay to expand USDC cross-border payments

Tazapay processes $25 billion in annualized volume and offers payout rails across 100-plus markets, extending Circle’s USDC payments reach. Read…
Sep 8, 2026
Institutional

Uzbekistan begins government bond-backed stablecoin payment pilot

Humo Digital will test HUMO payments with more than 20 merchants under a sandbox jointly overseen by NAPP and Uzbekistan’s…
Sep 8, 2026
Payments

Stablecoins could save South Korean merchants up to $3.8 billion a year, budget office says

South Korea’s budget office warned that stablecoin adoption could reduce banks’ roles as credit intermediaries and potentially destabilize token pegs…
Sep 8, 2026
DeFi

DeFi lender proposes bad-debt fix, but user USDC funds remain locked

Anthias projects lower monthly debt accrual under unchanged market conditions, while reserve transfers and supplier cash access remain unverified. The…
Sep 7, 2026
DeFi

DeFi lender proposes bad-debt fix, but user USDC funds remain locked

Anthias projects lower monthly debt accrual under unchanged market conditions, while reserve transfers and supplier cash access remain unverified. The…
Sep 7, 2026
Payments

Australia cancels registration of crypto provider GetCoins following customer scam complaints

The annual tally spans remittance and virtual asset providers, while AUSTRAC says GetCoins was allegedly exploited by investment scams. The…
Sep 7, 2026
Infrastructure

Stablecoin wallets challenge traditional bank accounts as main consumer money hub

Industry leaders debate whether digital dollar wallets will dismantle traditional bank accounts or simply modernize the underlying infrastructure. Read Full…
Sep 7, 2026
Institutional

Tether-backed Orionx to shut down after audit flags $7M custody gap

Tether-backed Orionx is permanently closing after an audit found more than $7 million in customer assets had moved to wallets…
Sep 6, 2026