Stablecoins
Tech giant Meta starts paying some creators in stablecoin with Stripe's support
The tech giant is first offering the feature to select creators in Colombia and the Philippines.
Visa expands stablecoin settlement network as volume hits $7 billion run rate
The payments giant added support for Stripe's Tempo, Circle's Arc, Coinbase's Base, Polygon and Canton Network as stablecoins gain traction in global money movement.
Tether leads Belo's $14 million raise to expand stablecoin payments across Latin America
Belo, which has over 3 million users across Latin America, offers a digital wallet that lets users hold and transfer local currencies alongside digital dollars.
Fake Hong Kong stablecoins start trading as real ones remain absent
Tokens using ‘HKDAP’ and ‘HSBC’ tickers are circulating even as the HKMA says no licensed stablecoins have been issued
A digital shekel is here: Israel approves its first regulated stablecoin
BILS was developed in collaboration with the Solana network and crypto custodian heavyweights Fireblocks with auditing oversight provided by Big Four consultancy firm EY.
Western Union eyeing stablecoin launch to settle global transactions without SWIFT, CEO says
The 175-year-old money-transfer firm also plans to issue a stablecoin-linked card for payments and cash-out options from crypto to local currencies, CEO Devin McGranahan said.
Cross-border B2B stablecoin payments to hit $5 trillion by 2035, says Juniper Research
Juniper Research found that 85% of all stablecoin transaction value in 2035 will be driven by international business-to-business (B2B) payments.
EU’s largest measures against Russia yet include escalation of crypto sanctions evasion
The European Union noted that Russia has become increasingly reliant on cryptocurrency to circumvent sanctions.
Trump defends crypto legislation at private event featuring boxer Mike Tyson, Tether CEO
President Donald Trump, at a Mar-a-Lago gathering of investors in his self-branded memecoin, said crypto is mainstream and banks should back off the industry's bill.
Bitcoin is on track for its best month in a year. $5 billion USDT growth fuels the rebound
Strong earnings season trumps geopolitical risks for now, one trader said, as equities and crypto markets "stopped caring" about Iran war headlines.
