Visa Says Bank-Level Fraud Protection and Deposit Insurance Could Unlock US Stablecoin Adoption
Visa is releasing a new report showing how bank-level protections could significantly boost American interest in using stablecoins to send money abroad. The survey of more than 2,000 US consumers finds that Americans are looking for faster and more affordable…
Stablecoin Cross-Border Flows Surge 78% to $220,300,000,000 Amid Crypto Bear Market
Cross-border stablecoin transfers are surging nearly 78 percent over the past year even as the broader crypto market experiences a sharp decline. Transfers of the dollar-pegged tokens across borders climbed from $124.2 billion to $220.3 billion in the 12 months…
Targeting Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Banning Public Officials From Issuing Memecoins
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday that bans state public officials from launching memecoins. In addition to the ban on state officials, California Assembly Bill 2409 also prohibits crypto service providers from offering California residents the sale…
Senate Probe Finds Iran Using Tether’s Stablecoin to Bypass Sanctions and Fund Proxies Like Hezbollah: Report
Iran has been leaning on Tether’s dollar-pegged USDT to dodge a U.S. sanctions dragnet and move money for the regime and proxies such as Hezbollah, according to a new Senate Democrats report. The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations says the token…
Cardano Faces Bearish Signals as Futures Demand Cools and Whales Sell
Cardano’s (ADA) recent price surge is running into fresh headwinds from fading trader interest and large-holder exits. Futures open interest for ADA has dropped 9% over the past week, sliding from $1.99 billion to $1.81 billion as traders cut back…
Targeting Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Banning Public Officials From Issuing Memecoins
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday that bans state public officials from launching memecoins. In addition to the ban on state officials, California Assembly Bill 2409 also prohibits crypto service providers from offering California residents the sale…
CoinEx Crypto Exchange Is Shutting Down Three Years After Exiting US Market – Here’s the Deadline for Withdrawals
A cryptocurrency exchange is closing its doors after nearly a decade in business. CoinEx, which has its operating headquarters in the Seychelles, says it is entering an orderly wind-down with all user assets fully backed. Withdrawals opened September 15, 2026,…
America’s Sixth-Largest Bank Launches Dollar-Backed Stablecoin for Cross-Border Transfers
A major billion-dollar bank is executing a live pilot of its proprietary dollar-backed stablecoin on a public blockchain to move funds across borders. U.S. Bank, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, says the transaction was completed on the Stellar network…
JPMorgan Chase Considering Launch of New Stablecoin As Rival Big Banks Build Dollar-Pegged Token: Report
JPMorgan Chase is now reviewing whether to launch its own stablecoin. The bank is doing that work on a separate track from a group of 21 banks and financial firms that plan to build a dollar stablecoin for business payments…
Michigan Blocks Predictions Markets Platform Kalshi From Offering Sports Bets in the State
A Michigan court is barring a prediction market platform from offering sports wagers to state residents or risk massive daily fines for failing to block access. The order requires KalshiEx, LLC to maintain geofencing using a state-licensed third-party provider, with…
