Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Apple seeks a financial product strategist for Apple Pay with preferred knowledge of stablecoins and tokenized deposits, while Google hires a Web3 architect in Hong Kong for institutional digital-asset systems
Washington plans institutional measures that would limit most transactions with the International Criminal Court after a multi-month transition period, raising questions about payment alternatives
The identity project formerly known as Worldcoin has launched a financial app combining stablecoin payments, yield, trading and virtual accounts, with Stripe-powered Apple Pay funding for U.S. users
The ratings and data provider is buying the smart-contract security firm whose open-source libraries have supported more than $37 trillion in transfers, aiming to strengthen technology-risk tools for tokenized markets
Japan’s SBI Group and South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance finished a proof-of-concept testing direct stablecoin transfers between the Japanese yen and Korean won without routing through the U.S. dollar
Fintech bank Column introduced four interconnected products for stablecoin conversion, card issuing, worldwide accounts and multicurrency services, already handling billions in volume for major clients
The federally chartered crypto bank now supports seven Etherlink tokens for institutional clients, enabling regulated holding of xU3O8 and related Tezos ecosystem assets in segregated accounts
Euro-area e-commerce and mobile businesses can apply by late October to test beta digital euro payments in a year-long trial
Eight major U.S. banking associations warn that current provisions in the revised CLARITY Act could allow interest-like payments on stablecoins, risking deposit outflows and reduced community lending
Crypto exchange enables eligible clients to earn variable returns on select tokenized stocks and funds by deploying them in decentralized lending markets
