Payments
Institutional

Citi, Goldman, other global banks and asset managers team up on stablecoin venture

The group will focus first on a U.S. dollar stablecoin for payments and digital asset settlement, with a euro token…
Sep 1, 2026
DeFi

Russia's Sberbank Sees $46 Billion in Crypto Trading, Plans Ethereum and USDT-Backed Loans

Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov told state media that trading could hit 4 trillion rubles in its first year, as the…
Aug 31, 2026
Payments

Traders Make a September Rate Increase the Favorite as Bitcoin Holds $78,000

Polymarket prices a quarter-point hike at 55.5% after Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech, against 28% on Friday afternoon. Bitcoin is…
Aug 31, 2026
Payments

Circle Becomes Chelsea’s Front-of-Shirt Sponsor in Premier League First for Crypto

Circle takes over the Premier League shirt slot Chelsea left empty for three years. The post Circle Becomes Chelsea’s Front-of-Shirt…
Aug 31, 2026
Payments

CEO Jeremy Allaire says Circle built “the platform for the internet financial system”, but cirBTC has only 40 BTC

Circle’s wrapped Bitcoin was overcollateralized at its Aug. 27 snapshot, yet WBTC and cbBTC remain thousands of times larger as…
Aug 30, 2026
Institutional

Russia’s Sber eyes USDT loans, questions digital ruble demand

Russia’s largest bank, Sber, plans to accept USDT and Ether alongside Bitcoin as loan collateral as the country introduces regulated…
Aug 30, 2026
Markets

Borrowers can now use $250k in Bitcoin for a house down payment without margin calls, but one trap remains

Price moves will not trigger margin calls, but 60 days of delinquency can put the pledged Bitcoin at risk of…
Aug 30, 2026
Industry News

Inside the high-stakes battle between digital dollars and Swift’s massive money engine

Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power…
Aug 30, 2026
AI

The next trillion-dollar currency may not be a stablecoin — it might not even have a name yet

AI agents are coming. They will need to pay each other. Crypto executives agree on the problem but disagree sharply…
Aug 29, 2026
Infrastructure

Inside the high-stakes battle between digital dollars and Swift's massive money engine

Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power…
Aug 29, 2026