The ECB outlined three models for bringing central bank money onchain as financial institutions explore settlement infrastructure.
Lloyds used USDC to settle $750,000 of payment obligations with Visa during a seven-day live cross-border pilot.
Coinbase is expanding partnership with Citi to provide businesses with infrastructure connecting traditional fiat payments and stablecoins.
JPMorgan analysts said bitcoin's move above its estimated $85,000 production cost could ease miner selling if sustained.
Ondo has launched three onchain portfolio tokens based on model portfolio strategies developed by BlackRock.
Global crypto activity fell 1.6% to $9.4 trillion despite a massive $2.1 trillion market cap contraction, Chainalysis says.
A Visa study shows U.S. stablecoin adoption intent jumps to 56% when paired with hypothetical bank-level consumer protections.
Bitcoin could get more support than gold if investors reduce their ETF hedges, according to JPMorgan analysts.
The self-custody app also plugs into Stripe, Kalshi, and Morpho, with World ID verification unlocking boosted rewards.
The Clarity Act is "not fully dead," but the window for passing the crypto bill this year is now "extremely narrow," JPMorgan said.
Deutsche Bank plans to launch European digital asset custody this year, initially supporting bitcoin, ether, and select stablecoins.
The integration will use Coinbase's Payments API and custodial wallets to embed stablecoin rails into Moov's existing payments platform.
Citadel Securities urges SEC oversight of equity-linked event contracts, challenging CFTC self-certification.
Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume tops a $20 billion annualized run rate as payment volume grows nearly 200% year over year.
DBS and Citi completed the first weekend cross-border USD settlement between Singapore and the U.S. using tokenized deposits.
OpenReserve Holdings received preliminary OCC approval for a national bank focused on onchain settlement, following a $25 million seed round.
Diameter Pay has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round co-led by CMT Digital and Lightspeed Faction.
SoFi Technologies partnered with Payward to connect its banking settlement network with Kraken's digital-asset infrastructure.
Test memecoin purchases were coded as "digital media" rather than crypto, earning credit card points despite card network restrictions.
Schwab Crypto began rolling out to clients in May with direct access to BTC and ETH trading and charges 75 basis points per transaction.
Renewed spot ETF inflows and bitcoin's declining correlation with equities are also constructive signs, according to analysts.
The crypto-backed portfolio line of credit lets eligible GalaxyOne clients borrow cash against BTC, ETH & SOL without selling their holdings.
The agreement covers a proof-of-concept for the issuance and distribution of a Korean won-denominated tokenized fund.
Payward is expanding across banking, lending and asset management, with mortgages a future possibility.
OpenLedger core contributor Ram Kumar sees agentic payments as a major crypto use case as AI agents lack traditional banking access.
The platform also includes real-time asset servicing, instant settlements, liquidity tools, and AI-powered market intelligence.
StablecoinX shares surged after the Ethena treasury firm revealed it holds 20% of ENA’s total supply.
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says she would like to see a crypto bill passed into law, even as she and others continue to fight for changes.
Etherfi noted its updated app is “less crypto-forward,” and aimed at attracting “a much broader audience.”
Neos Investments offers the Bitcoin High Income ETF, Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF and Ethereum High Income ETF.