Stablecoins
AI

AWS Plugs Coinbase's x402 Into CloudFront, Letting Publishers Charge AI Agents in USDC

AWS turned on AI traffic monetization inside AWS WAF on Monday, letting any site behind Amazon CloudFront charge AI agents…
Jun 19, 2026
DeFi

Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line

Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with Binance and Tether…
Jun 19, 2026
Institutional

U.S. agencies seek stablecoin customer-ID rules akin to banks in new GENIUS Act pitch

The Federal Reserve, Treasury and other regulators have issued a proposed rule that would set identification standards, and it’s now…
Jun 18, 2026
Markets

Bitcoin Price Falls to $62,000 as Hawkish Fed Shift Raises Risk of Deeper Pullback

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Falls to $62,000 as Hawkish Fed Shift Raises Risk of Deeper Pullback Bitcoin price fell to…
Jun 18, 2026
Payments

Jerome Powell Supports Fed's New Stablecoin Policies—But Chair Kevin Warsh Abstains

The proposed rulemaking establishes how U.S. crypto companies will have to screen stablecoin customers after the passage of the GENIUS…
Jun 18, 2026
Institutional

Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules

Bitcoin Magazine Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules The Federal Reserve proposed requiring stablecoin…
Jun 18, 2026
DeFi

Ledn adds Tether Gold as loan collateral, expanding Bitcoin-backed lending model

Ledn’s addition of Tether Gold lending comes as tokenized commodities expand, with the sector accounting for nearly 17% of the…
Jun 18, 2026
Markets

Strategy’s STRC Preferred Stock Sinks to Around $89, Roughly 11% Below Par

Strategy’s STRC preferred stock fell to around $89, roughly 11% below its $100 par, near record lows, as investors rotate…
Jun 18, 2026
DeFi

Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery

Users face a September exit deadline while fresh Solana minting signals show liquidity moving faster than recovery systems. The post…
Jun 18, 2026
Markets

Crypto market treads thin ice following Warsh FOMC, Trump Iran comments

Markets wobbled after mixed comments from President Trump on the Iran peace deal and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaling a…
Jun 17, 2026