The idea of a bank-issued digital asset was once an oxymoron. Today, it’s one that’s gaining momentum. On Friday (Feb. 6), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) clarified Friday (Feb. 6) that national trust banks may issue payment stablecoins. The agency did so by reissuing CFTC...
A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange is facing regulatory investigation following a $40 billion bitcoin-related mistake. That exchange, Bithumb, announced this weekend it had accidentally given...
The cryptocurrency market’s familiar boom-and-bust cycle has entered another pronounced downswing. Capital is leaving digital assets at a pace not seen since the depths of...
Adding crypto into the finance stack has traditionally had the flair of a younger business. On Tuesday (Feb. 3), the startup incubator Y Combinator (YC)...
Crypto’s Wild West used to have a cowboy problem. For much of the sector’s nascent history there were too many gunslingers and not enough sheriffs,...
Ripple, a provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions for the finance sector, received Monday (Feb. 2) full approval for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from...
Even as policymakers continue to refine the rules of the road for stablecoins, earnings season offered a clearer view of how the payment networks are...