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Visa is reportedly searching for a new stablecoin settlement partner that offers multi-regional licensing capabilities. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Aug. 18) from CoinDesk, which says that this partner would replace BVNK, the stablecoin company Mastercard acquired earlier this month. The report cites a request for product (RFP)...
With crypto legislation stalled, U.S. regulators are moving in to set policies of their own. But as Reuters reported Tuesday (Aug. 18), this has led to concerns in the digital asset industry that these rules could be revoked by future administrations. While cryptocurrency companies have spent hundreds...
Losses from a recent security incident involving Coldcard hardware wallets have now surpassed $115 million. That’s according to Galaxy Research, which posted those calculations on X Sunday (Aug. 16), saying they were based on its data through Aug. 13. The company added it has spoken with more than 200...
Cryptocurrency’s path into everyday commerce may look familiar via a card in a wallet, a purchase at the register and digital assets moving behind the scenes. That is the central opportunity in “From Asset to Everyday Money: Making Digital Currencies Spendable,” the July edition of...
American regulators have granted a banking license to a President Donald Trump-affiliated cryptocurrency company. The Office for the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued its preliminary conditional approval Friday (Aug. 14) for a national banking charter requested by World Liberty Financial (WLF), a company led...
Cryptocurrency and prediction market executives are reportedly meeting with Trump administration officials this week. President Donald Trump is expected to attend this gathering scheduled for Wednesday (Aug. 19), according to a report by CoinDesk that cited sources briefed on the planned meeting. The CEOs of...
The stablecoin industry’s most important developments this week did not involve tokens, valuations or assets in circulation. Instead, they involved the infrastructure around the tokens. Chime is exploring stablecoin wallet capabilities for its consumer banking platform and reportedly sought proposals from blockchain technology companies for...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has abruptly canceled an open meeting scheduled for Friday (Aug. 14) to consider proposed exemptions for digital asset companies. The cancellation postpones a potentially significant step in the agency’s effort to build a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency while legislation...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will consider a potentially significant overhaul of crypto regulation Friday (Aug. 14), moving to establish formal exemptions that could allow digital asset projects to raise capital without registering securities and eventually move outside the agency’s jurisdiction. At its Friday...