Visa, Stripe and Zodia by Standard Chartered are notable early additions for Tempo as it begins to build out its validator set.
The firm said a criminal group is attempting to extort it over limited insider-related data access incidents affecting about 2,000 accounts. Kraken says it will not pay and is working with law enforcement.
StarkWare is cutting staff and restructuring under two units as CEO Eli Ben-Sasson says the firm is "simply too big" to move fast.
Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity Investments, says strong earnings are helping markets absorb geopolitical shocks, despite ongoing risks.
As banks retreat from trade finance amid Iran-linked risk fears, non-bank lenders and traders are increasingly turning to stablecoins for settlement, according to Haycen’s Luke Sully.
As oil shocks revive investor anxiety, stablecoins solved payments, but not purchasing power, says Michael Ashton, who's USDi token aims to fix that.
Wintermute’s head of policy Ron Hammond pegs chances at 30%, citing political friction, stalled negotiations and shifting timelines despite signs of progress.
Interested parties are considering buying select parts of the business, particularly its shuttered European operations, to secure regulatory licenses, rather than pursuing a full takeover.
Borderless data shows stablecoin FX is nearing parity with traditional banking rails across key markets like LATAM and East Africa.
The sudden announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran has offered markets a moment to exhale. But very few are convinced the crisis has truly passed. Brokered after last-minute diplomacy involving Pakistan and mounting pressure tied to the Strait of Hormuz, the agreement pauses more than 40 days of escalating …
Ledger’s Charles Guillemet says artificial intelligence is making hacks cheaper and faster, forcing a rethink of how crypto systems stay secure.
Earlier this year, JPMorgan expected flows to rise further in 2026 after a record inflow of nearly $130 billion in 2025.
The latest U.S. manufacturing data is influencing expectations around the timing of the next crypto market cycle. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing PMI rose to 52.7, its highest level since 2022. The index has now stayed above 50 for three straight months, indicating expansion after nearly three years of contraction, the longest stretch …
The company is hoping to service 'market makers, liquidity providers, banks, exchanges, asset managers, and fintechs.'
Safenet aims to prevent common security lapses, attack vectors, and transaction errors, like phishing schemes or malicious code deployments.
Mike Novogratz’s crypto financial services firm said unauthorized access was limited to a segregated R&D workspace; trading systems and client accounts were unaffected.
Kulipa helps fintechs and wallets issue white-label stablecoin payment cards without managing card operations themselves.
Institutional liquidity provider B2C2 will now route and settle large-scale stablecoin transactions for its institutional clients on Solana.
Tesseract tested its vault architecture with six pilot participants, including crypto ETP issuer 21Shares.
Kieran Dennis, co-founder of Z and an initial contributor to Core, claims Z is the first attempt to bring native EVM capabilities to Zcash.
The Brussels-based digital asset firm said the new capital will bolster its balance sheet and support expansion and acquisitions.
Umbra has opened its private wallet to the public, enabling shielded transfers, encrypted swaps, and compliance tools for Solana users.
Tron is a top chain for stablecoin usage, though it has largely operated outside the U.S. due to regulatory concerns.
The stablecoin incubator is targeting tokenized assets tied to AI hardware, energy and housing to move Sky’s ecosystem beyond "circular" crypto yields.
Payy's round was led by FirstMark Capital, an early backer of Airbnb, Shopify and Pinterest, and included Robot Ventures and DBA Crypto.
Ethereum block builder Eureka Labs is introducing "programmable blocks," which add logic during block construction.
Zama and T-REX Network introduced a confidentiality layer for tokenized real-world assets, aiming to enable broader institutional adoption.
Crypto trading firm FalconX's CEO has previously said it is considering a public listing.
Traction in such decentralized exchanges is likely to grow over time and extend beyond commodities to other assets, JPMorgan said.
Animoca Brands has made an investment in the AVAX token and entered a strategic partnership with Ava Labs to grow the Avalanche ecosystem.