Stablecoins
Payments

USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle Unveils New Token to Give Bitcoin More Utility

Publicly traded stablecoin issuer Circle is launching a new token, cirBTC, its own wrapped Bitcoin alternative. Read Full Story at…
Apr 2, 2026
Regulation

Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate

A recent paper by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Taiwan opens with a familiar argument that the country’s reserves are…
Apr 2, 2026
AI

Coinbase's x402 Payment Protocol Moves to Linux Foundation With Backing From Google, Stripe, and Visa

The open standard for embedding payments into HTTP interactions aims to become the settlement layer for AI agent commerce, with…
Apr 2, 2026
DeFi

Wall Street Firms and Crypto Companies to Review New Market Structure Proposal in Private Sessions

Bitcoin Magazine Wall Street Firms and Crypto Companies to Review New Market Structure Proposal in Private Sessions Crypto and banking…
Apr 2, 2026
DeFi

Wall Street Firms and Crypto Companies to Review New Market Structure Proposal in Private Sessions

Bitcoin Magazine Wall Street Firms and Crypto Companies to Review New Market Structure Proposal in Private Sessions Crypto and banking…
Apr 2, 2026
Payments

Ethereum's stablecoin dominance declines to 65% as other chains gain ground: Dune and Visa report

Ethereum’s share of non-USD stablecoin supply has fallen from 90% in early 2023 to 65% as of February 2026, though…
Apr 2, 2026
Infrastructure

SoFi launches Big Business Banking platform on Solana: SoFi

SoFi, a nationally chartered bank with 13.7M members and $50B+ in assets, launched an enterprise banking platform combining fiat and…
Apr 2, 2026
Institutional

US Treasury’s first GENIUS rule now redraws who controls stablecoins at scale

Treasury’s first proposed GENIUS rule landed on April 1 as a notice of proposed rulemaking. The text inside it builds…
Apr 2, 2026
Payments

Circle Faces Backlash for Failing to Freeze Stolen USDC During $285 Million Drift Exploit

The post Circle Faces Backlash for Failing to Freeze Stolen USDC During $285 Million Drift Exploit appeared first on Unchained.…
Apr 2, 2026
Stablecoins

Taiwan should reconsider a Bitcoin reserve in case of war, says think tank

Taiwanese lawmaker Ko Ju-Chun said last year that the country’s Ministry of Justice holds 210 Bitcoins, worth $14 million, confiscated…
Apr 2, 2026