Cryptocurrency
Stablecoins Grew Up. Now Come the Rules
Friday 1st May - 2:37 pm
The stablecoin market is moving fast in two directions at once. One path leads toward ...Meta Begins Offering Stablecoin Payments to Creators
Thursday 30th April - 11:12 am
Meta has begun offering stablecoin payouts to a limited group of creators. The feature is now available ...PayPal Reorganizes in Bid to Revive Growth
Wednesday 29th April - 6:43 pm
PayPal Holdings announced a reorganization that includes a new three-business operating model and five leadership ...Walmart-Backed OnePay Joins Tempo Blockchain to Launch Stablecoin Payouts
Wednesday 29th April - 3:59 pm
Consumer FinTech company OnePay aims to add stablecoin payouts and account funding to its banking ...Canada Moves to Outlaw Crypto ATMs Amid Rising Fraud
Wednesday 29th April - 8:58 am
With fraud on the rise, the Canadian government is proposing a ban on crypto ATMs. That’s ...Sam Bankman-Fried Loses Bid for New Trial in FTX Case
Wednesday 29th April - 8:42 am
Convicted crypto fraudster/FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has lost his bid for a new trial. According to multiple ...Visa Adds 5 Blockchains as Stablecoin Settlement Volume Surges
Wednesday 29th April - 7:00 am
Visa is adding five more blockchains to its global stablecoin settlement pilot, bringing the total ...Crypto Fueled Robinhood’s Rise. Its Collapse Is Reshaping the Business
Tuesday 28th April - 8:24 pm
Can growth disappoint? It sure can. Particularly across the FinTech landscape where the tensions between ...Chainalysis Puts AI on the Crypto Crime Beat
Tuesday 28th April - 4:00 am
Watch more: The Digital Shift With Chainalysis’ Emmanuel Marot What happens when software stops assisting analysts ...Fidelity Report Signals Digital Asset Recovery
Monday 27th April - 9:24 pm
The digital assets market may be about to stabilize, Fidelity Digital Assets said in a ...Morgan Stanley Supports Stablecoin Issuers With New Fund for Reserves
Friday 24th April - 2:28 pm
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched a new government money market fund designed to meet ...The Privacy Problem Institutions Can’t Ignore in Stablecoins
Friday 24th April - 2:27 pm
The internet had native formats for video, audio and files. It did not have one ...BIS Report Warns Banking Services From Crypto Firms Carry Risk
Thursday 23rd April - 3:45 pm
A global banking regulator is warning of risks stemming from cryptocurrency exchanges offering banking services. Services ...100-Plus Crypto Companies Urge Senate Movement on Clarity Act
Thursday 23rd April - 2:55 pm
Dozens of American cryptocurrency companies are reportedly calling on lawmakers to proceed on crypto legislation. In ...Podcast: What Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla Sees in 2026 That His 2015 Self Missed
Thursday 23rd April - 4:00 am
Explore more conversations like this From the Block. What would Charles Cascarilla’s 2015 self make of ...Treasury Calls for Programmable Financial Enforcement Across Crypto
Wednesday 22nd April - 12:06 pm
Software has long been described as law in crypto. Now, the U.S. Treasury is calling ...$3.5 Million Volo Hack Deepens DeFi’s Security Problem
Wednesday 22nd April - 9:51 am
Another decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol has been the target of a hack. Volo Protocol said Wednesday (April ...Podcast: Inside the $9 Billion DeFi Hack That’s Shaking Crypto’s Foundations
Wednesday 22nd April - 4:03 am
Explore more conversations like this From the Block. For the crypto sector, big enough operational crises can ...Prediction Market Kalshi Targets Crypto Perpetuals
Tuesday 21st April - 4:42 pm
Kalshi plans to expand beyond prediction markets and enter the crypto market by adding perpetual futures ...US Crypto Adoption Recovers With Bitcoin Still in Top Spot
Monday 20th April - 2:41 pm
Cryptocurrency adoption in the U.S. is reportedly enjoying a cautious recovery. That’s according to a report ...Central Banks Say US Stablecoins Threaten Financial Integrity
Monday 20th April - 9:24 am
Central bank officials are warning of potential threats from the increasing use of U.S. stablecoins ...Venture Capital Gravitates to Crypto-AI Combo Projects
Sunday 19th April - 7:38 pm
Venture investors are favoring artificial intelligence/cryptocurrency projects over pure crypto firms. That’s according to a report ...Kelp DAO $293 Million Hack Largest DeFi Theft of 2026
Sunday 19th April - 6:30 pm
Hackers have reportedly stolen nearly $300 million from decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Kelp DAO. That’s according ...Token Freezes Force CFOs to Rethink Stablecoin Risk
Friday 17th April - 1:13 pm
The world moves fast, and money movement needs to keep up. That’s a large part ...Goldman Sachs Seeks SEC Approval for New Bitcoin ETF
Wednesday 15th April - 6:32 pm
Goldman Sachs has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for ...eToro Expands Crypto Capabilities With $70 Million Zengo Deal
Wednesday 15th April - 10:17 am
Trading and investing platform eToro is set to acquire cryptocurrency wallet provider Zengo. The deal, announced Wednesday (April 15), is designed ...Societe Generale Teams With Consensys to Expand Stablecoin Access
Wednesday 15th April - 9:27 am
French bank Societe Generale is expanding access to its dollar-denominated stablecoin. The lender on Wednesday (April 15) announced a collaboration ...Crypto Exchange Kraken Prepares for IPO
Tuesday 14th April - 8:03 pm
Kraken Co-CEO Arjun Sethi said Tuesday (April 14) that the crypto exchange confidentially filed for an initial ...Tether Introduces Digital Wallet to Promote Crypto Transactions
Tuesday 14th April - 2:46 pm
Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, has introduced its first digital wallet. The tether.wallet is ...Kraken Lands $200 Million Investment From Deutsche Börse
Tuesday 14th April - 9:27 am
German stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse has invested $200 million in cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. The deal, announced Tuesday (April 15), gives ...SEC Exempts Crypto Interfaces From Broker Registration
Monday 13th April - 5:00 pm
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Monday (April 13) that it will not object ...Circle CEO Defends Company’s Response to Stablecoin Hacks
Monday 13th April - 2:21 pm
Circle’s CEO has reportedly responded to criticism over how his company handles illicit funds. During a ...Kraken Reveals Fed Account Bars Interest and Emergency Lending
Friday 10th April - 10:45 am
Crypto exchange Kraken’s limited purpose account granted by the Kansas City Fed has some restrictions ...Treasury to Give Crypto Firms Same Cybersecurity Intel as Banks
Thursday 9th April - 8:14 pm
The Treasury Department will provide eligible U.S. digital asset firms and industry organizations the same cybersecurity ...New Stablecoin Rules Push Banks Into the Crypto Front Line
Thursday 9th April - 7:55 pm
Rules governing stablecoins are taking concrete form, and the details suggest that banks and FinTechs ...Binance App Adds One-Click Access to Prediction Markets
Thursday 9th April - 4:56 pm
The Binance App now offers access to prediction markets. The app’s new Prediction Markets feature is ...Polygon Eyes $100 Million Equity Raise for New Stablecoin Payment Venture
Wednesday 8th April - 2:39 pm
Blockchain developer Polygon Labs is looking to raise between $50 million and $100 million to ...White House Says Stablecoin Rewards Won’t Impact Community Banks
Wednesday 8th April - 9:07 am
White House economists say a stablecoin rewards ban would not meaningfully impact community banks. In a report issued Wednesday ...IMF Warns Crypto Risks Could Trigger Financial Instability
Tuesday 7th April - 9:10 pm
Financial systems have typically evolved through a combination of innovation and crisis. It tends to ...Binance Bets on Prediction Markets to Launch US Reentry
Tuesday 7th April - 2:33 pm
Binance.US is reportedly looking to move past basic trading as it reenters the American cryptocurrency ...SEC Sends ‘Regulation Crypto’ Proposal to White House
Tuesday 7th April - 11:25 am
The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly ready to propose a “regulation crypto.” That’s according to a report Monday (April ...Critics: Circle Failed to Block Drift Hack Transfer
Friday 3rd April - 8:12 pm
Stablecoin issuer Circle is under fire from critics who say the company could have moved faster to ...Why Fortune 500 Firms Are Becoming Blockchain Validators
Friday 3rd April - 11:37 am
Crypto going corporate is shining a spotlight on the sector’s more technical components. The growing institutional ...Tether Sets 2-Week Deadline for $500 Billion Valuation Deal
Friday 3rd April - 10:15 amStablecoin issuer Tether will likely postpone its current fundraising effort if too few investors commit ...Drift Crypto Exchange Remains Frozen as Cyberattack Continues
Thursday 2nd April - 8:25 pm
The attack on Drift, a crypto exchange that offers perpetual futures on the Solana blockchain, ...Google’s Quantum Warning Exposes a Big Problem for Crypto
Thursday 2nd April - 4:35 pm
Today’s operating landscape is full of pitfalls for businesses, particularly crypto-native ones. Companies that spent years ...Coinbase Nabs Conditional OCC Nod for National Trust Company
Thursday 2nd April - 2:56 pm
Coinbase is a step closer to becoming a national trust company. The cryptocurrency exchange said in a Thursday (April 2) blog ...Businesses Shed Bitcoin Treasuries Amid Market Downturn
Thursday 2nd April - 9:22 am
Companies that spent years building up bitcoin treasuries are now reportedly exiting the market. As Coindesk reported Thursday ...Solana-Based DeFi Exchange Suffers $285 Million Hack
Thursday 2nd April - 6:49 am
Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Drift has suffered an exploit that drained $285 million in digital assets. According ...Treasury Opens a State Path for Smaller Stablecoin Issuers
Wednesday 1st April - 4:55 pm
The Treasury Department proposed its first regulation to implement the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act. The notice of ...Stablecoins’ Shadow FX Market Is Becoming a Corporate Treasury Issue
Wednesday 1st April - 2:25 pm
Stablecoins are increasingly being viewed by corporate finance teams as less a disruption than an ...EDX Becomes Latest Crypto Firm Seeking Banking Status
Wednesday 1st April - 1:31 pm
EDX Market is the latest cryptocurrency exchange aiming to become a national trust bank. In an application with the Office ...Ripple Debuts Digital Asset-Centric Treasury Management System
Wednesday 1st April - 12:30 pm
Ripple has introduced what it calls the first treasury management system with native digital asset ...Franklin Templeton Aims to Strengthen Digital Asset Capabilities With 250 Digital Acquisition
Wednesday 1st April - 10:54 am
Global investment firm Franklin Templeton plans to strengthen its digital asset capabilities by acquiring 250 ...Chainalysis Launches AI Agents for Crypto Crime Investigations
Tuesday 31st March - 3:10 pm
In the escalating arms race of financial innovation and financial crime, the advantage between attackers ...ECB Blockchain Report Challenges DeFi’s Decentralization Claims
Tuesday 31st March - 2:08 pm
Decentralized finance (DeFi) has, since its inception, sold itself on one premise: a financial system ...Labor Department Aims to Lower Barriers to Alternative Investments for 401(k) Plans
Monday 30th March - 6:45 pm
The Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued a proposed regulation Monday (March 30) ...Singapore’s StraitsX Sees Surge in Stablecoin Payment Volume
Monday 30th March - 9:17 am
Singapore-based stablecoin payment infrastructure company StraitsX is reportedly seeing a surge in card transaction volume. Between the fourth ...CFOs Are Using Stablecoins More Like ACH Than Digital Assets
Monday 30th March - 4:00 am
Innovative technologies often rarely succeed in the way their earliest advocates predicted. And findings in “Waiting for ...Coinbase Resolves Customer Complaints About Prediction Markets Push Notifications
Friday 27th March - 6:40 pm
Coinbase has resolved an issue that sent push notifications about the company’s prediction markets offerings ...David Sacks Transitions From AI/Crypto Czar to Technology Advisory Committee Co-Chair
Friday 27th March - 11:46 am
David Sacks has left his role as White House special advisor for AI and crypto and ...Lawmakers Press Bank Regulators on Tech Rules and Delays
Thursday 26th March - 7:42 pm
A House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on financial technology and regulation explored how much supervisory ...Coinbase Enables Homebuyers to Borrow Against Their Bitcoin or USDC
Thursday 26th March - 10:45 amCoinbase and Better have partnered to enable borrowers to pledge their bitcoin or USDC holdings ...X Hires Coinbase Design Chief Ahead of X Money Launch
Thursday 26th March - 9:00 am
X has hired a new design lead with a background in the cryptocurrency space. Benji Taylor, formerly ...New CLARITY Draft Puts Stablecoin Yield in the Crosshairs
Wednesday 25th March - 1:56 pm
What’s a crypto market without volatility, anyway? On Tuesday (March 24), the alleged contents of a ...Tether Taps Big Four Accounting Firm for Inaugural Audit
Wednesday 25th March - 9:48 amStablecoin issuer Tether says it has engaged a “Big Four” accounting firm for its inaugural audit. The company’s ...CFTC Launches Task Force to Facilitate Innovation in Derivatives Markets
Tuesday 24th March - 5:54 pm
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched a task force dedicated to advancing “clear ...Circle and Sasai Explore USDC Stablecoin Applications Across Africa
Tuesday 24th March - 10:24 am
Circle Internet Group and Sasai Fintech, a pan-African digital payments solution provider, have partnered to ...Bitcoin Dips Under $69K Amid War and Regulatory Worries
Sunday 22nd March - 7:55 pm
The war in Iran and policy battles in Washington continue to hinder cryptocurrency prices. Bitcoin, the ...Crypto.com’s AI Campaign Triggers 12% Cut to Staff
Thursday 19th March - 11:45 am
Crypto.com is cutting around 12% of its workforce as it concentrates more on AI. The job cuts ...Coinbase Bets on AI Agents to Power Payments Growth
Wednesday 18th March - 8:21 pm
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is looking to build the infrastructure for artificial intelligence agent payments at ...Kraken Pauses IPO Plans Amid Slumping Crypto Markets
Wednesday 18th March - 1:56 pmCryptocurrency exchange Kraken has paused its initial public offering (IPO) plans until market conditions improve, ...Stripe-Backed Protocol Lets AI Agents Transact Autonomously
Wednesday 18th March - 1:18 pm
Tempo, a payment-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and cryptocurrency venture firm Paradigm, launched its mainnet ...Bitcoin Stays Below $75K Despite New Guidance From Regulators
Wednesday 18th March - 10:33 am
New regulatory guidance on cryptocurrency has not been enough to lift bitcoin above $75,000. That’s according ...PayPal Scales PYUSD Stablecoin to Reach 70 Countries
Tuesday 17th March - 3:27 pm
PayPal said it has expanded the availability of its dollar-backed stablecoin PayPal USD (PYUSD) and ...
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