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Mastercard Wins NY BitLicense, Deepening Push Into Stablecoin Settlement

The payments giant, which processed nearly $11 trillion in volume last year, secured one of the US’s most demanding state…
Infrastructure

BIS project finds tokenization could make cross-border payments faster, safer

Project Agorá, backed by major central banks, will now move toward “real-value” testing to settle tokenized central bank money and…
Payments

Mastercard Secures New York BitLicense to Advance Digital Asset Strategy

Bitcoin Magazine Mastercard Secures New York BitLicense to Advance Digital Asset Strategy Mastercard has secured a BitLicense from the New…
Payments

Fold Launches New Bitcoin Credit Card Rollout

Bitcoin Magazine Fold Launches New Bitcoin Credit Card Rollout Fold Holdings has launched a bitcoin rewards credit card, issued by…
AI

Tiny x402 payments expose the approval gap holding AI agents back

Agentic payment protocol x402 volume collapsed roughly 77% from its November 2025 peak of $5.15 million to $1.19 million by…
Payments

UK sanctions Huobi and ruble stablecoin issuer in crackdown on Russia crypto networks

Britain applied banking-style sanctions to crypto exchanges for the first time, requiring U.K. financial firms to freeze funds and trace…
Payments

Tether’s Georgia stablecoin plan moves early on national payment rails

Tether and the Government of Georgia plan to launch a stablecoin, pushing a national currency directly onto private stablecoin rails…
Infrastructure

UAE-linked ADI Chain gains Ledger support amid stablecoin growth

The integration gives ADI token holders access to Ledger’s self-custody platform as ADI Chain expands its stablecoin and tokenized asset…
Institutional

With Central Bank’s Blessing, Georgia Taps Tether for 'Official' Stablecoin

Tether plans to issue a stablecoin in Georgia with support from the country’s government, marking a new frontier for the…
AI

‘Developed ecosystem’ based on crypto has sprung up for AI agents: Report

Stablecoins became the default settlement layer for AI agents as crypto payment rails can handle sub-dollar transactions more efficiently, says…