Visa's new stablecoin issuance platform for banks and fintechs challenges Circle's USDC, as the payments giant backs rival Open USD.
Stripe and Advent make a $53 billion bid for PayPal, with the target initially resisting engagement, highlighting a potential acquisition battle in…
Binance is expanding into payments and financial services to position as a crypto super app, leveraging stablecoin growth to diversify beyond trading.
The ECB's selection of Deutsche Bank and Revolut to pilot a digital euro beta for various payments advances the eurozone's CBDC plans,…
The European Central Bank launched a digital euro trial enlisting fintech Revolut and bank UniCredit, marking a critical step in eurozone CBDC…
Bolivia's $430 million crypto transaction spike after lifting bans drives government to weigh integrating Tether's USDT into the national payments system, signaling…
Meta CDO Alex Schultz says agentic commerce powered by AI is the next business frontier, with stablecoins already integrated internally, hinting at…
Dune Analytics data reveals Tether’s USDT leads stablecoin payments while Circle’s USDC dominates DeFi, driven by blockchain-specific design choices.
Breez launches Bitcoin-to-stablecoin payment rails across 30+ blockchains, enabling Lightning wallets to send USDC and USDT without requiring stablecoin balances—a move that…
The European Parliament's approval of a digital euro legal framework sets the stage for a 2029 launch, challenging US-dominated payment systems and…
The EU Parliament's economic committee advanced a digital euro bill that includes privacy safeguards, transaction limits, and a ban on interest, moving…
GoMining's launch of an SDK for GoBTC Pay intensifies competition with Square in the Bitcoin payments space, offering merchants programmable tools to…