Payments
Payments

EUR-Denominated Stablecoins Surge 12-Fold as European Banks Scale MiCA-Compliant Assets

European banks are rapidly moving stablecoin projects from concept to production, with EUR stablecoins processed at retail VASPs growing 12-fold…
May 21, 2026
Institutional

Federal Reserve Proposes Limited “Payment Accounts” Long Pursued by Crypto Firms

The Fed proposed a new “payment account” for non-bank financial institutions one day after Trump’s executive order, with no intraday…
May 21, 2026
Payments

Hunter Biden Now Accepts Bitcoin for Artwork on His Official Website

Bitcoin Magazine Hunter Biden Now Accepts Bitcoin for Artwork on His Official Website Hunter Biden appears to be accepting Bitcoin…
May 20, 2026
Payments

Latest Congressional swing at crypto tax reform would direct IRS to review de minimis exemptions

The newest version of the Parity Act updates language around payment stablecoins and directs the IRS to report on how…
May 20, 2026
DeFi

Tether buys SoftBank’s stake in Bitcoin company Twenty One Capital

The stablecoin issuer bought SoftBank’s 26% stake, expanding its control over the public Bitcoin holder as it moves into lending,…
May 20, 2026
Payments

Tether Takes Control of Twenty One Capital After Buying Out SoftBank

Bitcoin Magazine Tether Takes Control of Twenty One Capital After Buying Out SoftBank Tether has bought out SoftBank’s stake in…
May 20, 2026
Infrastructure

MoneyGram Partners With Tempo as Anchor Remittance Validator on Blockchain

MoneyGram has become Tempo’s anchor remittance validator in a new strategic blockchain partnership designed to enhance cross-border payment infrastructure. Read…
May 20, 2026
Institutional

Trump order puts Kraken, Ripple, Coinbase and Circle in line for Fed payment rails

President Donald Trump has pushed the Federal Reserve to revisit one of the most contested gateways in US finance, escalating…
May 20, 2026
Industry News

Fireblocks launches agentic payment support, joins x402 Foundation

If even a fraction of the more than 1 billion people who use AI daily delegate authority to AI agents…
May 20, 2026
Infrastructure

Trump Orders Fed to Review Crypto Access to Master Accounts and Payment Rails

Trump signed an executive order directing the Fed, SEC, CFTC, and OCC to review rules that may restrict crypto and…
May 20, 2026