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Circle craters 17% as Stripe, Coinbase and BlackRock back rival stablecoin network
Open Standard's Open USD aims to let partners keep reserve income and eliminate minting fees, challenging Circle's USDC.
MetaMask launches Money Account with stablecoin yield and spending in one wallet
The launch reflects a broader push to make stablecoins more useful beyond trading and transfers.
Tokenized securities need competition, not gatekeepers
Innovation thrives when investors have choices. For tokenized securities, Washington shouldn't pick winners before the market has a chance to learn what works, argues Patrick McHenry, vice chairman at Ondo Finance and former Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
JPMorgan urges strong safeguards as congress weighs crypto market structure rules
The bank says Congress should pair regulatory clarity with safeguards as Senate negotiates the Clarity Act.
JPMorgan broadens blockchain settlement network as banks modernize cross-border payments
The bank added five Asia-Pacific currencies to its Kinexys blockchain platform, allowing institutional clients to settle payments and FX around the clock.
Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis proposes standards for blockchain tracing
The blockchain analysis company published a proposed ontology for how investigators can identify clusters of crypto addresses and link them together.
Wall Street's BNY expands stablecoin services for institutions, starting with Circle's USDC
The world's largest custody bank is adding USDC custody and minting services as stablecoins move deeper into traditional finance.
Strategy opens door to selling billions of bitcoin under new capital plan. Here's what it means
The company can now sell bitcoin to fund the USD reserve, support preferred dividends, and finance up to $2 billion in stock buybacks.
BlackRock pushes deeper into DeFi with Ethena integration, sending ENA up 8%
The deal adds Ethena's yield-generating token to BlackRock's risk management platform and create a $100 million liquidity facility for BlackRock's tokenized money market fund.
Securitize expects to raise $400 million as tokenization firm nears public debut
The BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist expects to close its SPAC merger next week and start trading on the NYSE, pending shareholder approval.
