Payments
Institutional

Hong Kong’s Biggest Bank Puts a Stablecoin in 3 Million Wallets

HSBC switched on its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin inside PayMe on Friday, testing whether a bank-issued token can become everyday…
Oct 24, 2026
Institutional

Singapore’s BLOOM Adds Malaysian and Thai Central Banks, but MAS Names No Token

Mastercard, Airwallex and the World Bank Group are among the newcomers, though MAS’s release leaves out any stablecoin, pilot or…
Oct 24, 2026
Institutional

New OCC stablecoin rule resets redemptions, and banks face big shifts

For covered issuers, the ordinary two-business-day limit ends at payment initiation or requested issuer credit, with external bank availability assessed…
Oct 23, 2026
Markets

IRS plans lower tax disclosure penalties, including for crypto: Forbes

The US tax agency is targeting faster resolutions and more flexible payment options for taxpayers voluntarily disclosing past tax violations…
Oct 23, 2026
Payments

Senate Democrat Probes Tether Payments to Ex-White House Crypto Adviser’s Firm

Sen. Richard Blumenthal demanded Tether’s records on payments to Nxum, a firm co-owned by former White House crypto adviser Bo…
Oct 23, 2026
Payments

US senator probes Tether after reported deal with ex-Trump crypto adviser

The Democratic ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations asked Paolo Ardoino for records related to a reported…
Oct 23, 2026
Payments

Initia Halts L1 and Rollups After Reported Mint Exploit

Analyst Spreek estimated $2.6 million had been cashed out; Ethereum records show stablecoin swaps and a later 1,135.5 ETH transfer.…
Oct 23, 2026
Payments

Initia Halts L1 and Rollups After Reported Mint Exploit

Analyst Spreek estimated $2.6 million had been cashed out; Ethereum records show stablecoin swaps and a later 1,135.5 ETH transfer.…
Oct 23, 2026
AI

Tether’s own AI study shows when buying a laptop costs more than cloud tokens

QVAC’s dense-model example falls short of a new laptop’s cheap-cloud break-even, even using refreshed Singapore prices. Read the full story…
Oct 23, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin’s $80,000 recovery faces liquidity questions as Binance’s Tether flows swing $14 billion

The 2026 Ethereum and Tron totals measure a treasury route, without proving an equivalent cash exit from crypto. Read the…
Oct 23, 2026