Stablecoins
Infrastructure

Mastercard frantically doubles down on crypto to avoid becoming irrelevant and losing control

Mastercard’s crypto partner push is really a plan to keep stablecoins inside its network Mastercard is trying to make sure…
Mar 13, 2026
Industry News

Traditional Banks Lead Hong Kong’s Digital Currency Initiative

Hong Kong is modernizing its financial system by allowing established banks to issue digital currencies backed by traditional assets. HSBC…
Mar 13, 2026
DeFi

Crypto Trader Loses Nearly $50M in Aave Trade, Protocol Offers $600K Fee Refund

A $50 million USDT trade executed through Aave’s interface returned just 324 AAVE tokens after a user went ahead despite…
Mar 12, 2026
Markets

White House admits Iran war burned equivalent of half the US Bitcoin reserve in 6 Days

The United States spent in the first six days of its war with Iran an amount equal to nearly half…
Mar 12, 2026
DeFi

Lido Launches Its First Stablecoin Vault

The new product, EarnUSD, lets users earn yield on their USDC and USDT. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Mar 12, 2026
Payments

Ark Labs Raises $5.2M with Tether to Bring Programmable Finance to Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine Ark Labs Raises $5.2M with Tether to Bring Programmable Finance to Bitcoin Ark Labs announced it secured $5.2…
Mar 12, 2026
Payments

Tether Backs Ark Labs’ $5.2 Million Bet on Bitcoin’s Stablecoin Revival

Ark Labs’ latest funding builds upon efforts to return stablecoin giant Tether to its Bitcoin-based roots Read Full Story at…
Mar 12, 2026
Payments

MoonPay X Games League Athletes Will Be Offered Exodus Stablecoin Bonus

Athletes drafted on Thursday to compete in the MoonPay X Games League are set to receive signing bonuses in Exodus-powered…
Mar 12, 2026
Industry News

UK’s Central Bank May Relax Rules for Sterling Digital Currencies After Business Complaints

The Bank of England is reconsidering restrictions on digital versions of the British pound following concerns from cryptocurrency companies. Sarah…
Mar 12, 2026
Industry News

UK Regulator May Drop Digital Currency Limits After Financial Industry Concerns

Britain’s central bank is reconsidering plans to restrict how much individuals can hold in digital currencies backed by traditional assets,…
Mar 12, 2026