PaymentsGlobal $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins moving into the rails they were meant to bypassThe Payoneer acquisition points to token settlement moving inside regulated payment networks before it replaces them. 3 days ago
DeFiStandard Chartered’s $100 Uniswap call exposes the open DeFi problem Wall Street may need to solveThe reported $100 UNI target hinges on tokenized assets leaving closed rails for liquid, composable markets. 5 days ago
WalletsMetaMask opens AI wallet for DeFi agents as security risks shift to user rulesAgent Wallet lets software trade onchain, making user-set limits the new line between automation and loss. 2 weeks ago
TaxesCongress is weighing whether crypto tax relief should stop at stablecoinsA June 9 Ways and Means hearing pushes crypto policy into the tax code, where small payments, stablecoin use, network fees, mining, staking, and donations all face the same usability test. 2 weeks ago
BankingBig banks may have found their answer to the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin challengeThe Clearing House plan gives banks 24/7 tokenized settlement while keeping customer money inside regulated deposit accounts. 2 weeks ago
StablecoinsEurope is actively trying to stop the dollar stablecoin takeoverAs dollar-backed stablecoins spread across the global economy, the ECB is racing to stop Europe from becoming financially dependent on privately issued digital dollars. 3 weeks ago
StablecoinsStablecoins just hit a record $322 billion – and the bank-run warnings are getting louderThe rise of dollar tokens is pushing banks to build tokenized-deposit networks that preserve their funding base. 4 weeks ago
AnalysisTether’s $141 billion Treasury pile reveals the stablecoin risk now embedded in US debtTether’s $141 billion Treasury exposure has turned the world’s largest stablecoin into an unlikely pillar of America’s debt machine. 4 weeks ago
Legislation Bullish Bitcoin rips as CLARITY Act clears major Senate Committee hurdle, advances to the full Senate floorProponents of the CLARITY Act are now targeting a July 4 desk signing by President Trump for the monumental legislation. 1 month ago
Legislation Bullish CLARITY Act’s final draft has been released ahead of May 14 markup – What’s in it?The Senate Banking Committee text limits passive stablecoin yield, preserves DeFi protections and leaves a Democratic ethics demand unresolved. 1 month ago
PoliticsCLARITY Act’s markup progress now hinges on these Democrat lawmakersThe May 14 markup will show whether the crypto industry’s top legislative priority can attract enough bipartisan support to survive beyond committee. 1 month ago
Tokenization Bullish BlackRock looks to sidestep Clarity yield issues, filing for two new tokenized money market fundsBlackRock aims to capture a larger share of the rapidly expanding $30 billion tokenized asset market. 1 month ago