DeFi
Wall Street spent the first quarter of 2026 systematically narrowing DeFi’s claim to the future of finance. In January, ICE…
Apr 5, 2026
Payments
Circle’s biggest selling point may be becoming its biggest liability. On-chain investigator ZachXBT’s “Circle Files” allege that the USDC issuer…
Apr 5, 2026
Payments
The Rich Dad Poor Dad author continues to back Bitcoin, gold and silver as alternatives to traditional money. Read Full…
Apr 5, 2026
Institutional
The $500 billion valuation would put Tether ahead of every US bank except JPMorgan Chase, surpassing Bank of America and…
Apr 4, 2026
Infrastructure
Prominent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleged faster action by Circle could have limited crypto losses, but freezing asset without legal authorization…
Apr 3, 2026
Payments
Circle had several hours or days to freeze illicit USDC funds in many of the 15 cases presented, but failed…
Apr 3, 2026
Infrastructure
Stablecoin issuer Circle is facing mounting scrutiny from blockchain researchers after millions of USD Coin (USDC) were stolen and flowed…
Apr 3, 2026
AI
The x402 Foundation — formed by Coinbase, Cloudflare, and Stripe to govern an open standard for AI-native payments — announced…
Apr 3, 2026
Payments
The IMF said tokenization could improve cross-border payments and financial inclusion in emerging economies but cited concerns over volatility and…
Apr 3, 2026
Infrastructure
Stablecoin monthly transaction volume hit $7.2 trillion in February, surpassing the $6.8 trillion processed by the Automated Clearing House network.…
Apr 3, 2026