digital assets

PODCAST: Tempo’s Dan Romero on Crypto’s Barbell Economy
PODCAST: Tempo’s Dan Romero on Crypto’s Barbell Economy
June 04, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Explore more conversations like this on From the Block. The crypto industry is splitting in two. On one side sit bitcoin, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), derivatives...

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Stablecoins Are Just Wildcat Banking With Better Wi-Fi
Stablecoins Are Just Wildcat Banking With Better Wi-Fi
June 03, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

The debate around stablecoins often gets framed as though finance has stumbled into unprecedented territory. Silicon Valley talks about programmable dollars, Washington worries about digital...

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NY and EU Regulators Agree to Collaborate on X-Border Stablecoins
NY and EU Regulators Agree to Collaborate on X-Border Stablecoins
June 02, 2026  |  Blockchain

New York state’s financial watchdog has formed a stablecoin-related partnership with the European Banking Authority. The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced...

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Stellar CEO Says Tokenization Will Proceed Even if Clarity Act Stalls
Stellar CEO Says Tokenization Will Proceed Even if Clarity Act Stalls
June 02, 2026  |  Blockchain

Last week, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) launched a collaboration with the Stellar blockchain. In an interview with CoinDesk published Tuesday (June 2),...

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Polymarket Challenges Traditional Futures With AI-Focused Institutional Block Trade
Polymarket Challenges Traditional Futures With AI-Focused Institutional Block Trade
June 02, 2026  |  Markets

Polymarket has closed its first on-chain institutional block trade tied to artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, saying this shows prediction markets can function like commodity futures...

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Bank of England Economist Sees Tokenized Deposits Supplanting Stablecoins
Bank of England Economist Sees Tokenized Deposits Supplanting Stablecoins
May 31, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A Bank of England economist says stablecoins’ popularity could soon wane, supplanted by tokenized deposits. “I think tokenized deposits are probably going to take over...

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Jamie Dimon Vows JPMorgan Chase Will Fight CLARITY Act
Jamie Dimon Vows JPMorgan Chase Will Fight CLARITY Act
May 29, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

JPMorgan Chase is going to fight the Clarity Act, Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon said Friday (May 29). Speaking on the Fox Business show “Mornings with Maria,” Dimon...

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Stablecoin Settlement Is Here, but Seamless Off-Chain Money Movement Is Not
Stablecoin Settlement Is Here, but Seamless Off-Chain Money Movement Is Not
May 29, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The stablecoin industry has spent years trying to prove one thing above all else: that blockchain-based money can move faster, cheaper and more efficiently than...

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Mastercard Adds Crypto License as Stablecoin Oversight Expands
Mastercard Adds Crypto License as Stablecoin Oversight Expands
May 27, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins brought U.S. dollar-equivalents to users outside of the U.S. regulatory system. Now, the cryptocurrency and FinTech industries want to bring those same digital dollars...

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