Payments
Payments

FCA finalizes UK crypto rules as firms face 2027 access deadline

The FCA’s new regime will force exchanges, custodians and stablecoin firms to decide whether UK access is worth a full…
Jun 30, 2026
Institutional

Open Standard Unveils Open USD, a Bank- and Tech-Backed Stablecoin Governed by Its Users

A consortium of more than 140 financial and technology companies introduced Open USD, a dollar stablecoin whose reserve earnings and…
Jun 30, 2026
Infrastructure

Circle slides 13% as Stripe, Coinbase and BlackRock back rival stablecoin network

Open Standard’s Open USD aims to let partners keep reserve income and eliminate minting fees, challenging Circle’s USDC. Read Full…
Jun 30, 2026
Markets

UK Sets Landmark Crypto Rules in Race to Become Global Hub

Bitcoin Magazine UK Sets Landmark Crypto Rules in Race to Become Global Hub The UK unveiled its most comprehensive crypto…
Jun 30, 2026
DeFi

Crypto Wallet MetaMask Launches Yield-Paying Money Account on Monad

MetaMask is packaging stablecoin yield, payments, and trading into a single self-custody account as crypto firms compete to make digital…
Jun 30, 2026
DeFi

MetaMask launches Money Account with stablecoin yield and spending in one wallet

The launch reflects a broader push to make stablecoins more useful beyond trading and transfers. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
Jun 30, 2026
DeFi

MetaMask launches stablecoin yield account with card spending

MetaMask launches Money Account it says offers up to 4% variable APY on mUSD stablecoin balances and card spending, with…
Jun 30, 2026
DeFi

Ripple bets XRPL lending can give XRP a future beyond payments as price struggles

Ripple is trying to move the XRP Ledger (XRPL) deeper into institutional credit, a push that could expand the network’s…
Jun 30, 2026
DeFi

JPMorgan Calls for Clear and Strict Crypto Rules, Warns About Stablecoin “Shadow Banking” Risk

Executives Umar Farooq and Peter Muriungi say they support the bill’s goals but spent most of their blog post warning…
Jun 30, 2026
Payments

Donald Trump has 10 days to decide on housing bill with CBDC ban

House Speaker Mike Johnson transmitted a housing bill with a provision barring the US Federal Reserve issuing or creating a…
Jun 29, 2026