Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Ripple has obtained more than 50 money transmitter licenses across U.S. states, surpassing the minimum requirements outlined in the proposed Payment Access to Cryptocurrency Entities Act for potential direct connections to Federal Reserve payment systems
Gate DexBuilder has introduced its Event Contracts Builder and a $3 million grant program to help teams build and scale event contract markets across multiple sectors
Circle has made its USDC stablecoin natively available on OKX’s X Layer network alongside its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, expanding regulated dollar access for DeFi, payments and automated applications
Hong Kong’s leading licensed crypto platform gains a major U.S. bank channel for customer money segregation and dollar settlement services
Payments giant finalizes deal for Ripple-linked fintech BVNK, aiming to connect stablecoins, fiat and blockchain systems amid a $309 billion stablecoin market
Strategic investments aim to add regulated transfer agency, issuance and collateral tools to XRPL infrastructure following recent institutional fund launches
A central bank experiment with 200 USDC transfers across 10 corridors shows costs ranging from 0.3% to nearly 9%, driven mainly by fiat conversion rather than blockchain fees
Regulated Layer One begins operations in Luxembourg as a shared permissioned network for digital money, bonds and settlement
Tether has entered a memorandum of understanding with Kenya’s main stock exchange to examine digital asset education, securities tokenization via its Hadron platform, and potential USDT settlement options under local rules
The real-world asset platform shifts from its planned layer-1 blockchain to an execution layer delivering centralized exchange speed with self-custody and onchain settlement
