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Updated April 17, 2026 · 3:45 PM UTC

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Payments

XRP Ledger payment use surges 430% in 2 years, gains ground in DeFi and tokenization

XRPL’s transaction surge driven by stablecoin integration and tokenization features.

10 months ago

Crypto

Crypto payments soar 630% in Bolivia, central bank reports $430M since lifting ban

The government is also investing in educational efforts to prevent investors from falling victims to scams.

10 months ago

Crypto

Kraken enters payments with new Krak app enabling seamless global crypto, fiat transfers

Krak mobile app aims to disrupt legacy payments with seamless cross-border transactions and stablecoin yields.

10 months ago

Payments

Designing for the Real World: Reflections on building with the Finternet

Unlike isolated financial systems, the Finternet aims for global interoperability with verifiable identities and enforceable agreements.

10 months ago

Payments

Chainlink surges 14% after partnering with Mastercard to bring 3 billion users direct access to crypto

Chainlink's interoperability technology leverages Mastercard's global network for seamless on-chain fiat-to-crypto transactions.

10 months ago

Stablecoins

Nasdaq-listed Fiserv to launch USD-pegged stablecoin on Solana by the end of the year

Fiserv's FIUSD promises to bring real-time settlement to over 10,000 financial institutions and millions of merchants.

10 months ago

Payments

Elon Musk’s X accelerates fintech pivot with plans for in-app payments and trading

Crypto users anticipate digital assets adoption as X expands financial features.

10 months ago

Payments

Coinbase launches stablecoin payment stack with USDC checkout targeting commerce giants

The platform comes one week after announcing a partnership with Shopify.

10 months ago

Stablecoins

Walmart & Amazon eye $14B in savings by launching corporate stablecoin

The GENIUS Act's federal framework for digital dollars may soon enable Walmart and Amazon stablecoin adoption.

10 months ago

Shopify to enable USDC payments via Base across its Checkout ecosystem

Stablecoins 10 months ago

Coinbase to launch CFTC-cleared perpetual futures trading, Bitcoin-backed credit card for US customers

Exchanges 10 months ago

70% of $1B Plasma deposits held by top 100 wallets, showing concentrated interest in XPL sale

Technology 10 months ago

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse sees XRP capturing 14% of SWIFT’s market in five years

Adoption 10 months ago

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Payments news today

XRP Ledger payment use surges 430% in 2 years, gains ground in DeFi and tokenization

Crypto payments soar 630% in Bolivia, central bank reports $430M since lifting ban

Kraken enters payments with new Krak app enabling seamless global crypto, fiat transfers

Designing for the Real World: Reflections on building with the Finternet

Chainlink surges 14% after partnering with Mastercard to bring 3 billion users direct access to crypto

Nasdaq-listed Fiserv to launch USD-pegged stablecoin on Solana by the end of the year

Elon Musk’s X accelerates fintech pivot with plans for in-app payments and trading

Coinbase launches stablecoin payment stack with USDC checkout targeting commerce giants

Walmart & Amazon eye $14B in savings by launching corporate stablecoin

Shopify to enable USDC payments via Base across its Checkout ecosystem

Coinbase to launch CFTC-cleared perpetual futures trading, Bitcoin-backed credit card for US customers

70% of $1B Plasma deposits held by top 100 wallets, showing concentrated interest in XPL sale

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse sees XRP capturing 14% of SWIFT’s market in five years

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