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STABLECOINS | Coinbase Partners with Payments Fintech, Moov, to Enable Stablecoin Payments and Settlement
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (324+ words) Coinbase is partnering with payments fintech Moov to bring stablecoin payment and settlement infrastructure to more than 1,000 U.S. community banks and credit unions. The offering will allow banks to provide stablecoin services to customers while keeping control of the customer-facing relationship....
MILESTONE | Stablecoin Settlement Volume Up 15x, Payment Volume Up ~200% YoY, Reveals VISA
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (200+ words) VISA's stablecoin settlement volume recently surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate. VISA has said stablecoin-linked card programs on its network have grown to more than 160 with payment volume on those programs rising nearly 200% year-on-year. Its stablecoin settlement volume has also…...
REGULATION | The Switzerland CHFD Stablecoin Sandbox Now Includes 9 Companies
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (164+ words) Switzerland has moved its Swiss Franc stablecoin project into a live testing phase bringing financial market operator, SIX, and payment app, TWINT, into the initiative. Nine Swiss companies are now testing CHFD, a Swiss Franc-denominated stablecoin, in a controlled sandbox…...
CASE STUDY | The Shutdown of this L2 Network Highlights the Risks of Choosing Smaller Blockchain Networks
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (475+ words) The network and its block explorer are expected to shut down with ~$10 million in assets left on the chain potentially impossible to recover. Nearly $10 million in crypto assets is at risk of becoming unrecoverable after Silicon Network, an Ethereum layer…...
REGULATION | Australian Regulator Warns Unlicensed Crypto Firms Could Pay 10% of Annual Turnover for Non-Compliance
1+ week, 4+ day ago (190+ words) The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said firms relying on temporary regulatory relief have until September 30 2026 to apply for or vary an Australian Financial Services licence. From October 1 2026, firms that require authorisation but fail to meet the conditions could…...
INSTITUTIONAL | SoFi, Kraken Link Banking and Crypto rails as Financial Boundaries Blur
1+ week, 4+ day ago (225+ words) SoFi and crypto exchange, Kraken, are deepening their ties connecting traditional banking infrastructure with digital-asset markets in a deal that highlights the growing convergence between the two sectors. Kraken parent, Payward, will join SoFi’s Exchange Network (SEN) giving its institutional…...
STABLECOINS | Standard Bank Becomes Only African Bank in Global Stablecoin Consortium
1+ week, 5+ day ago (646+ words) Standard Bank has joined a group of 21 major financial institutions preparing to launch a global stablecoin making the South African lender the only African bank in an initiative that brings together some of the world’s biggest banks and asset managers....
CASE STUDY | This Marketing Example Shows How Stablecoin Companies Are Shifting Toward Mainstream Consumers
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (219+ words) Circle has signed a partnership with Chelsea Football Club that will put its USDC stablecoin brand on the front of the English Premier League club’s men’s, women’s and academy shirts from the 2026/27 season. The deal makes Circle Chelsea’s principal partner…...
STABLECOINS | Standard Chartered Becomes First Bank to Distribute a Regulated Hong Kong Stablecoin
2+ week, 6+ day ago (225+ words) The bank is initially working with eligible institutional clients on use cases including tokenised fund settlement, treasury management, and cross-border payments. Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong has become the first bank authorised to distribute HKDAP, a regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed…...
STABLECOINS | Global Payroll Firm, Deel, Expands DLUSD Stablecoin Wallet Across Africa, Emerging Markets
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (1055+ words) Global payroll company, Deel, has expanded its DLUSD stablecoin wallet to more than 80 countries, extending a dollar-denominated payment and savings product across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific just weeks after its initial launch in Argentina. The expansion,…...