Payments
Payments

Bitcoin tops $72,000, but Circle and Bullish drop sharply after downgrades

Eased Middle East tensions pushed crypto prices and U.S. stocks sizable hjigher. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Apr 9, 2026
DeFi

Polygon, Frax and Curve Launch Onchain Forex Liquidity Pools

Curve’s FXSwap pools use frxUSD as the base dollar pairing for cross-currency swaps spanning the Brazilian real, Indonesian rupiah, British…
Apr 9, 2026
AI

Stablecoin Giant Tether Launches Toolkit for Building Local, Offline AI Apps

Tether’s new toolkit lets developers build AI applications that run entirely on-device, marking an expanded push into decentralized AI. Read…
Apr 9, 2026
Payments

Stablecoin volumes to reach $719T by 2035 as generational wealth shift speeds up crypto adoption

Massive transfer of wealth to younger, crypto-native users and rising payment volumes challenge dominance of Visa and Mastercard Read Full…
Apr 9, 2026
Payments

Crypto projected to move $719 trillion through global payments with Visa, Mastercard aggressive stance

For most of the past two years, debate about stablecoins in payments has focused on the checkout screen: will consumers…
Apr 9, 2026
Institutional

Treasury Outlines How Stablecoin Rules Will Fight Illicit Finance Under GENIUS Act

The proposed rule prohibits people with criminal backgrounds from serving as the head of stablecoin issuers’ compliance programs. Read Full…
Apr 8, 2026
Institutional

US Treasury moves forward with GENIUS Act, focusing on illicit finance

The proposed rule would direct payment stablecoin issuers to establish AML/CFT and sanctions compliance programs, and be able to “block,…
Apr 8, 2026
AI

Visa Rolls Out AI Agent Shopping Infrastructure Globally

Visa’s Intelligent Commerce platform lets AI agents shop, compare, and transact on behalf of consumers, and the company says the…
Apr 8, 2026
Infrastructure

Circle Launches Stablecoin Settlement Solution for TradFi Institutions

Circle Payments Network (CPN) Managed Payments let financial institutions operate in fiat, while using crypto rails behind the scenes via…
Apr 8, 2026
Infrastructure

Iran wants Bitcoin as payment to guarantee ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz – FT

Iran’s reported Bitcoin tolls at Hormuz point to a new use case for crypto, sanctions-resistant trade infrastructure Iran is reportedly…
Apr 8, 2026