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Circle Bets on 2026 Growth After Stablecoin Transactions Skyrocket 247%

Circle Bets on 2026 Growth After Stablecoin Transactions Skyrocket 247%
Circle Bets on 2026 Growth After Stablecoin Transactions Skyrocket 247%
February 25, 2026  |  Earnings

Could the world be shifting from an “information era” to a “value era” in which blockchain makes value transfer as native to the internet as...

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RedotPay Seeks IPO for Stablecoin Payments Firm
RedotPay Seeks IPO for Stablecoin Payments Firm
February 24, 2026  |  IPO

Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments firm RedotPay is reportedly planning to go public. The company is weighing a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) that could raise more...

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New SEC Guidance Pushes Stablecoins Closer to Cash Status
New SEC Guidance Pushes Stablecoins Closer to Cash Status
February 23, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

For banks, broker-dealers, and clearing firms, the primary obstacle to engaging with crypto has rarely been philosophical skepticism. It has instead been the 800-pound-gorilla in...

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Banks Target Q4 Launch for Tokenized Deposit Network
Banks Target Q4 Launch for Tokenized Deposit Network
February 18, 2026  |  Blockchain

A tokenized deposit network built by five banks and a blockchain-based platform led by former Comptroller of the Currency Gene Ludwig is expected to be available...

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Crypto Growth Forces Banks to Solve Multi-Chain Fragmentation
Crypto Growth Forces Banks to Solve Multi-Chain Fragmentation
February 18, 2026  |  Blockchain

Despite the hype and headlines, institutional and financial blockchain products are no silver-bullet panacea for legacy money movement frictions. The early promise of blockchain was...

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Stripe-Owned Bridge Clears OCC Hurdle for Federal Bank Charter
Stripe-Owned Bridge Clears OCC Hurdle for Federal Bank Charter
February 17, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Stripe-owned Bridge announced Tuesday (Feb. 17) that it received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to organize a federally chartered national trust bank. When the charter...

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Fed Flags Structural Weak Spots in Stablecoins and Digital Money Funds
Fed Flags Structural Weak Spots in Stablecoins and Digital Money Funds
February 17, 2026  |  Economy

Every financial crisis has a villain that nobody saw coming. In 2008, it was mortgage-backed securities. In March 2020, it was prime money market funds,...

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Chainalysis Says Crypto Flows to Human Trafficking Groups Jumped 85% in 2025
Chainalysis Says Crypto Flows to Human Trafficking Groups Jumped 85% in 2025
February 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Last year saw an explosion in cryptocurrency-related crime, though not all losses were financial. As a recent report by blockchain data firm Chainalysis points out,...

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