Digital Currency news and trends

Making Sense of Meme Coins, Digital Assets and Crypto’s Future
Cryptocurrency // January 31, 2025

The debate over whether cryptocurrency markets are a “casino,” or whether digital assets can be a valuable financial innovation has yet to find a comprehensive, scalable answer as the industry continues to evolve. At the center of the question is the growing distinction between meme...

Trump’s Executive Order Aligns Stablecoins With Maintenance of Dollar Supremacy
Cryptocurrency // January 24, 2025

President Donald Trump’s executive order on digital assets issued Thursday (Jan. 23) will reportedly boost stablecoins and issuers like Tether Holdings and Circle Internet Financial. Trump’s order aligned stablecoins with the government’s efforts to maintain the global supremacy of the dollar, Bloomberg reported Friday (Jan....

Atlanta Fed: Stablecoins ‘Moving Into the Mainstream’
Cryptocurrency // January 15, 2025

The “foundation is forming” for stablecoins to become a universal payment method, Chris Colson, payments expert at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, wrote in a Monday (Jan. 13) blog post. “When I first heard about stablecoins, they were a niche tool for crypto traders...

NYDFS Launches Regulatory Exchange With Bank of England
Partnerships // January 13, 2025

New York’s state financial watchdog launched a resource-sharing partnership with the Bank of England. The Transatlantic Regulatory Exchange (TRE) lets the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) and other regulators exchange staff, allowing for greater sharing of expertise and resources, according to a Monday...

Interviews & Exclusives
The Three Most Important US Crypto Policies to Watch This Year

January 07, 2025
The 119th U.S. Congressional session has begun, and the digital asset sector is hoping there will soon be favorable and clear regulatory guardrails for cryptocurrency markets and stablecoins. During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to transform the United States into the “crypto capital of the planet,” and, per the nonprofit industry group Stand With […]

Stablecoin Sandwiches? Here’s What CFOs Need to Know About Crypto Jargon

January 02, 2025
As cryptocurrency continues its march toward mainstream adoption, CFOs and treasurers are finding themselves at the forefront of what could be a financial revolution. No longer the domain of blockchain...

Citi Sees Blockchain at Center of Borderless Commerce Initiative

November 20, 2024
If the payments landscape had a holy grail, it would be seamless cross-border payments. Unlike domestic payments, which are shifting toward a real-time, 24/7 model, cross-border transactions are still fraught...

Deposit Tokens Gain Favor in Commercial Banking

June 14, 2024
There’s a new on-chain token in town, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of. While there exists a variety of “tokens” within the 21st-century payments and financial services landscape,...

Quick Reads
Will America’s Crypto Push Help Birth a Digital Euro?

February 06, 2025
The digital dollar may be off the table for now, following a recent executive order. However, the European Central Bank (ECB) hopes America’s new pro-cryptocurrency attitude can help bring about the digital euro, Reuters reported Thursday (Feb. 6). As that report noted, the ECB is floating the idea of a digital currency — basically a digital wallet backed by […]

Trump’s Executive Order Aligns Stablecoins With Maintenance of Dollar Supremacy

January 24, 2025
President Donald Trump’s executive order on digital assets issued Thursday (Jan. 23) will reportedly boost stablecoins and issuers like Tether Holdings and Circle Internet Financial. Trump’s order aligned stablecoins with...

Atlanta Fed: Stablecoins ‘Moving Into the Mainstream’

January 15, 2025
The “foundation is forming” for stablecoins to become a universal payment method, Chris Colson, payments expert at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, wrote in a Monday (Jan. 13) blog...

NYDFS Launches Regulatory Exchange With Bank of England

January 13, 2025
New York’s state financial watchdog launched a resource-sharing partnership with the Bank of England. The Transatlantic Regulatory Exchange (TRE) lets the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) and other...