digital assets

Banks’ Blockchain Bet Comes Down to Moving the Money

Banks’ Blockchain Bet Comes Down to Moving the Money
Banks’ Blockchain Bet Comes Down to Moving the Money
October 01, 2026  |  Blockchain

Wall Street’s embrace of digital assets has reached the point where saying a bank is “doing blockchain” reveals almost nothing about what it can actually...

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Illinois Agrees to 6-Month Pause on Crypto Tax
Illinois Agrees to 6-Month Pause on Crypto Tax
October 01, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Illinois has reportedly agreed to postpone implementing a new tax on crypto transactions. The tax, the first state levy of its kind in the country,...

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How Mastercard, Stripe, Visa and Coinbase’s New Stablecoin Is Changing the Industry’s Economics
How Mastercard, Stripe, Visa and Coinbase’s New Stablecoin Is Changing the Industry’s Economics
September 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The first stablecoin race was straightforward. Accumulate supply. Customers exchanged dollars for tokens, the issuer invested the corresponding reserves primarily in highly liquid assets, and...

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US Looks to Stablecoins to Bolster Dollar’s Reserve Status
US Looks to Stablecoins to Bolster Dollar’s Reserve Status
September 28, 2026  |  Blockchain

A sharp sell-off in U.S. government bonds is adding urgency to the Trump administration’s effort to turn dollar-backed stablecoins into a new source of demand...

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Payward Looks to Build Financial Infrastructure Beyond Kraken Exchange
Payward Looks to Build Financial Infrastructure Beyond Kraken Exchange
September 27, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Kraken’s parent company is making a multibillion-dollar bet on its future as a financial infrastructure provider. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 27) by...

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MoonPay Boosts Tokenization Business With North Capital Deal
MoonPay Boosts Tokenization Business With North Capital Deal
September 23, 2026  |  Acquiring

MoonPay is continuing its acquisition spree by merging with private markets infrastructure platform North Capital. The acquisition is designed to bring regulated private markets infrastructure...

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Fed’s SVB Report Exposes Old Bank Risks in Digital Assets
Fed’s SVB Report Exposes Old Bank Risks in Digital Assets
September 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The government never guaranteed the USDC stablecoin’s value. But when regulators protected Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) uninsured depositors, they rescued $3.3 billion backing the stablecoin...

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EU Central Banks Push to Eliminate Stablecoin Deposit Rule
EU Central Banks Push to Eliminate Stablecoin Deposit Rule
September 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Europe’s central banks say stablecoin deposit regulations could mean less stability for lenders. The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) published a paper Tuesday (Sept. 22) in response...

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