Payments
DeFi

Crypto industry cheers Senate Clarity Act markup date as market structure push resumes

The bill’s progress follows talks on jurisdiction, consumer/developer protections, and stablecoin rewards, with crypto firms backing a yield compromise. Read…
May 9, 2026
Payments

Banking Industry Says Clarity Act Stablecoin Proposal Would Enable 'Evasion'

Senators had hoped the issue, which has plagued crypto legislation for months, had been put to bed with a proposed…
May 8, 2026
Payments

Elizabeth Warren Wants Meta to Spill All on Stablecoin Plans Ahead of Clarity Act Votes

The Senate Democrat said Meta’s reported plans to partner with a third-party stablecoin issuer could undermine “competition, privacy… and financial…
May 8, 2026
Institutional

ONDO Surges 68% in a Week amid US Tokenization Push

A four-firm pilot settling the first cross-border, cross-bank redemption of tokenized U.S. Treasuries on the XRP Ledger extended a rally…
May 8, 2026
Payments

Tether freezes over $500M of USDT in 30 days, BlockSec data shows

BlockSec data shows Tether froze over $500 million in USDT across 370 Ethereum and Tron addresses in 30 days, adding…
May 8, 2026
Payments

Stablecoin card spend is growing 100% year over year, Rain exec says

Stablecoin settlement enables weekend/holiday settlement, reducing trapped capital by over 40%. This improves card economics and financial flexibility for issuers.…
May 8, 2026
Infrastructure

Tether executive warns the 2026 midterms could have 'seismic impact' on crypto industry

Jesse Spiro, Head of Government Affairs at Tether, said at Consensus Miami 2026 that the midterms will be a key…
May 7, 2026
AI

Amazon Builds AI Agent Payments With Coinbase and Stripe

Bedrock AgentCore Payments turns Amazon’s agent platform into a transactional layer, with Coinbase supplying x402 stablecoin rails and Stripe contributing…
May 7, 2026
Infrastructure

Ondo, JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple Complete First Cross-Border Tokenized Treasury Settlement on XRP Ledger

Four financial heavyweights settled tokenized U.S. Treasuries across borders and banks in under five seconds, connecting the XRP Ledger to…
May 7, 2026
Institutional

UAE-regulated stablecoins to develop AED-USD conversion rails for institutional settlement

The framework will enable near-instant conversion between dirham- and dollar-denominated stablecoins under the United Arab Emirates’s regulated payment token system.…
May 7, 2026