Crypto Headwinds in 2026: Balancing Decentralized Sovereignty with Local Compliance
Crypto regulation is moving from enforcement theatre to infrastructure design — but the legal foundation is still unfinished. As the…
Binance Pay enables payments at PayPay merchants in Japan via HIVEX
Binance has enabled eligible overseas Binance Pay users to pay at PayPay-supported merchants in Japan through HIVEX. The interoperability is…
UK banks complete first interbank tokenised deposit transactions
Lloyds, NatWest, and Barclays have carried out two remortgage transactions using tokenised deposits. Separately, three banks, including HSBC, ran a…
Open Standard launches OUSD stablecoin with five founding partners
Open Standard has launched the OUSD stablecoin with Coinbase, Mastercard, Shopify, Stripe, and Visa as founding partners. According to the…
Visa and Lloyds pilot stablecoin settlement for cross-border payments
Visa and Lloyds Banking Group have completed a live cross-border stablecoin settlement pilot using USDC purchased via Archax. The test…
Chainlink launches CCIP 2.0 for cross-chain institutional assets
According to the announcement, the upgrade allows institutions to connect to multiple chains through a single integration. They can apply…
SBI Group joins $25m funding round for dtcpay
Japan’s SBI Group has joined a US$25 million Series A funding round for Singapore-based stablecoin payments outfit dtcpay. The round…
Former Visa crypto lead launches open payments network
Atum, an open payments network founded by former Visa crypto product team lead Pete Cooling, has emerged from stealth with…
Swift and Wells Fargo join Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust
The LF Decentralized Trust acts as a neutral home for the open development of technologies that empower organisations to innovate…
Circle and Volante partner to help banks integrate stablecoins into payment operations
Payments-as-a-Service specialist Volante Technologies is working with USDC-issuer Circle to help financial institutions integrate stablecoin payment and settlement capabilities into…