Payments
DeFi

Bitcoin may act as a ‘canary in the coal mine’ as risk-off pressure spreads: Bitwise

Bitwise research suggests that Bitcoin is leading a broader risk-off move across markets as global liquidity and stablecoin reserves remain…
Institutional

Coinbase and Circle Both Stake HYPE in Hyperliquid Treasury Activation, Cementing Long-Term Commercial Alignment

The post Coinbase and Circle Both Stake HYPE in Hyperliquid Treasury Activation, Cementing Long-Term Commercial Alignment appeared first on Unchained.…
Payments

Coinbase and Cardless unveil credit card backed by stablecoins

The stablecoin-secured card is for situations where a credit card cannot be approved on an unsecured basis. Read Full Story…
Payments

Coinbase and Cardless unveil credit card backed by stablecoins

The stablecoin-secured card is for situations where a credit card cannot be approved on an unsecured basis. Read Full Story…
DeFi

PiggyBank's LAB Hedge Fails, Cutting USDC Vault NAV by 15%

A Solana yield protocol’s bet on a contested mid-cap token turned a dollar-stable vault into one nursing double-digit losses. Depositors…
DeFi

Congress is weighing whether crypto tax relief should stop at stablecoins

A June 9 Ways and Means hearing pushes crypto policy into the tax code, where small payments, stablecoin use, network…
Payments

Big banks may have found their answer to the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin challenge

The Clearing House plan gives banks 24/7 tokenized settlement while keeping customer money inside regulated deposit accounts. The post Big…
Payments

Meta is paying creators in Stablecoins. Spending them is someone else's problem

Meta’s decision to pay creators in USDC validates stablecoins as a mainstream disbursement tool, Joslyn suggests, but it also exposes…
AI

Travala lets AI agents book hotels with USDC on Base

Travala’s new protocol lets AI agents search and book hotels with USDC on Base, but travelers still approve the final…
Payments

Government Stablecoin Payments Would Fuel 'Tax Evasion Economy,' Lawmaker Warns

Rep. Brad Sherman warned that allowing government payments in stablecoins would “sanctify an alternative to the U.S. dollar.” Read Full…