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Stablecoin provider Rain has launched the Agentic Payments Alliance alongside Visa, Mastercard, Solana, and Circle. The coalition aims to establish global standards and fraud detection mechanisms for…
Circle to launch Arc Mainnet blockchain Sept. 16, partnering with DTCC and BlackRock. Q2 earnings beat estimates despite revenue miss; USDC circulation up 19% YoY. Analysts rate CRCL 'Moderate Buy' w…
Circle's Arc blockchain launches Sept 16 with major TradFi validators (BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard). Q2 revenue rose 7% to $701M, net income $48M vs prior loss, though reserve yields and stablecoin m…
Mastercard completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK for up to $1.8bn, aiming to integrate digital assets with traditional payment rails and boost institutional stablecoin …
Anchorage Digital partners with Grupo Salinas to integrate stablecoin infrastructure for cross-border payments in USD, enabling real-time blockchain-based settlement for large financial institutions.
Bitcoin stabilizes above $74,500 fueled by rising institutional inflows and spot ETF demand, despite cautious derivatives positioning and subdued market participation.
Major banks including JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Bank of America are integrating crypto through blockchain infrastructure, Bitcoin ETFs, and stablecoin investments, signaling growing ins…
Bitcoin faces uncertainty as its historic four-year cycle appears to be breaking down, with institutional capital and regulatory progress driving potential new highs in 2026, alongside growing adopti…
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan highlights Solana's potential to grow alongside the expanding stablecoin and tokenization market, positioning it as a compelling catch-up play similar to Bitcoin's dual market…
Ark Labs launches Arkade public beta, a native Bitcoin Layer 2 network enabling advanced offchain transactions and financial applications without altering Bitcoin's core protocol, aiming to unlock Bi…
Bitcoin faced a sharp $19B sell-off triggered by Trump’s China tariffs but showed resilience amid ongoing innovation, regulatory progress, and institutional adoption signals boosting crypto’s long-te…
KOSCOM filed five stablecoin-related trademarks, launched a stablecoin PoC and reorganized its digital assets division as South Korea prepares KRW stablecoin regulations, aiming for mid- to long-term…