Payments
Payments

Big banks may have found their answer to the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin challenge

The Clearing House plan gives banks 24/7 tokenized settlement while keeping customer money inside regulated deposit accounts. The post Big…
Jun 8, 2026
Payments

Meta is paying creators in Stablecoins. Spending them is someone else's problem

Meta’s decision to pay creators in USDC validates stablecoins as a mainstream disbursement tool, Joslyn suggests, but it also exposes…
Jun 6, 2026
DeFi

Travala lets AI agents book hotels with USDC on Base

Travala’s new protocol lets AI agents search and book hotels with USDC on Base, but travelers still approve the final…
Jun 6, 2026
Payments

Government Stablecoin Payments Would Fuel 'Tax Evasion Economy,' Lawmaker Warns

Rep. Brad Sherman warned that allowing government payments in stablecoins would “sanctify an alternative to the U.S. dollar.” Read Full…
Jun 5, 2026
Infrastructure

Visa tests private stablecoin settlement with Brale, Canton

Visa is testing private stablecoin settlement on Canton with Brale, exploring whether institutions can use blockchain without exposing sensitive transaction…
Jun 5, 2026
Infrastructure

JPMorgan, Citi-backed Clearing House plans tokenized deposit network in 2027: WSJ

Some of the largest banks are reportedly launching a tokenized deposit network in early 2027 in response to growing competition…
Jun 5, 2026
DeFi

A stablecoin tied to Strategy stock depegs putting a new DeFi dollar risk in focus as Bitcoin sells off

Apyx’s apxUSD fell below its dollar reference on June 4 as Bitcoin traded near $63,000, putting DeFi dollar peg risk…
Jun 5, 2026
Institutional

apxUSD Loses Dollar Peg as Bitcoin Slide Squeezes STRC-Backed Collateral

Apyx Finance’s apxUSD stablecoin slipped to $0.94 after Bitcoin fell to $63K, the first concrete peg break in the chain…
Jun 4, 2026
Infrastructure

0x Opens Cross-Chain API to All Developers with 12 Bridge Partners on Day One

0x Protocol has opened its Cross-Chain API to general availability with 12 bridge providers live from day one, including Circle,…
Jun 4, 2026
Payments

Russia targets British 17-year-old for alleging digital assets were skirting sanctions

Political activist Bill Browder, the teenager’s father, said his son was “the first high school student in the world to…
Jun 4, 2026