Payments
Payments

Visa Moves to Close Meme Coin Credit Card Rewards Loophole

After banks lost their push for tighter stablecoin rules in the failed Clarity Act, JP Morgan scored a narrower win…
Sep 20, 2026
Infrastructure

Coinbase, Robinhood, Circle could be early winners of SEC's tokenized-stock push, analysts say

Goldman Sachs and Citizens analysts said the agency’s move create new opportunities in custody, tokenization infrastructure and stablecoin settlement, while…
Sep 20, 2026
Markets

Circle wants you to love USDC a little like you love Chelsea

Chelsea has found a cool new shirt sponsor whose main product is…a stablecoin? USDC is designed to be worth one…
Sep 19, 2026
Infrastructure

Ripple says asset managers are preparing for XRP Ledger’s next payments upgrade

The upcoming Batch V1.1 can make linked asset and payment transfers succeed together or fail together, and Ripple says commercial…
Sep 19, 2026
Infrastructure

Bastion wins conditional OCC approval for national trust bank charter

Bastion Platforms National Trust Company will offer stablecoin custody and wallets, payment infrastructure and white-label issuance from a single federally…
Sep 19, 2026
DeFi

Hyperliquid opens native lending as HYPE hits new ATH above $90

Hyperliquid has launched native manual borrowing, extending its trading infrastructure into credit as HYPE climbed to a fresh all-time high…
Sep 18, 2026
Payments

Morpho Opens Borrowing Against Coinbase's Tokenized Stocks

Holders of five Coinbase stock tokens can pledge them for USDC loans on Base. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Sep 18, 2026
Markets

World launches self-custodial ‘super app’ World Money

World Money is rolling out across more than 150 countries, combining stablecoin payments, digital asset rewards and trading in a…
Sep 18, 2026
Industry News

Stablecoin payments firm dtcpay closes $25 million Series A with SBI Group investment

The fresh capital enables it to scale product suite and merchant network, including a revamped business portal for enterprise clients.…
Sep 18, 2026
DeFi

Aave V4’s Arc market is swimming in $76 million of USDC nobody is borrowing

Less than $100,000 was borrowed as utilization hovered near 0.1%, separating supply appetite from credit demand. The post Aave V4’s…
Sep 17, 2026