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Robinhood Chain’s Stablecoin Market Is Growing at Breakneck Speed
The stablecoin race has a new contender. While Ethereum, Solana and Base continue to dominate headlines, Robinhood’s blockchain is quietly experiencing one of the fastest growth spurts in the industry. Over the past week alone, the network’s stablecoin market capitalization has jumped by
SBI Turns a Corporate Rebrand Into a Major Canton Network Bet
A company name change rarely says much about the future of finance. SBI Holdings’ decision to transform SBI Security Solutions into SBI Digital Practice is different. Behind the new identity is a more consequential move: the creation of a dedicated operating company focused on bringing regulated fin
BitMart Follows BitMEX to the Exit as the CEX Shakeout Accelerates
Two centralized cryptocurrency exchanges have announced their departures within days of each other, turning what might have looked like an isolated corporate decision into a warning for the wider trading industry. BitMart is winding down after nine years of operation, following BitMEX’s decision to
Samsung Brings Stablecoins to Millions of Smartphones With a Major Samsung Wallet Upgrade
Samsung is taking another significant step into digital finance. The company has announced that Samsung Wallet will add support for stablecoins, expanding the app beyond traditional payments and rewards into a unified hub for digital assets. The announcement, made during Galaxy Unpacked 2026, signal
BitMEX to Shut Down After 11 Years: The End of a Crypto Pioneer
One of the most influential exchanges in cryptocurrency history is preparing to close its doors. BitMEX, the derivatives trading platform that introduced perpetual futures and helped define modern crypto trading, has announced that it will cease operations on September 23, 2026. The decision marks t
Coinbase Opens the Door to an AI Economy as Autonomous Agents Gain the Ability to Pay Businesses
Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving from a tool that answers questions into software capable of performing meaningful work on behalf of people. The next logical step is giving those AI systems the ability to participate in the economy. Coinbase believes that moment has arrived. The cryptocur
CLARITY Act Nears a Defining Vote as Crypto Regulation Gains Momentum in Washington
The long-running debate over cryptocurrency regulation in the United States may finally be approaching a turning point. After years of uncertainty over which federal agency should oversee digital assets, lawmakers are once again pushing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, better known as the CLARIT
Visa’s OUSD Platform Turns Stablecoins Into Institutional Payment Infrastructure
Visa is no longer treating stablecoins as an experimental feature attached to the edges of its payment network. With the launch of the Visa Stablecoin Platform, the company is building a dedicated operating layer through which banks, fintechs and payment providers can mint, hold, transfer and redeem
Coinbase’s Existential Bet: Why Brian Armstrong Chose to Fight Washington
Brian Armstrong did not enter the cryptocurrency industry expecting to become a political operator. He was an engineer building financial infrastructure, not a lobbyist studying congressional committees or an executive preparing to challenge a federal regulator. His original assumption was straightf
Trump Steps Into the CLARITY Act Standoff as Crypto Ethics Threaten the Bill’s Future
The final obstacle confronting America’s most consequential cryptocurrency legislation is no longer a technical dispute over tokens, exchanges or regulatory jurisdiction. It is a much more politically explosive question: should the officials writing the country’s crypto rules be allowed to profit pe
ECB Taps Stripe, Revolut and 34 Payment Firms for Landmark Digital Euro Trial
Europe’s digital currency project is moving out of policy papers and into the payment terminal. The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment service providers, including Stripe, Revolut, Adyen, Deutsche Bank and UniCredit, to participate in a year-long digital euro pilot beginning in the second
Swift’s Blockchain Ledger Pushes Banks Into the Era of 24/7 Digital Money
The global banking system just took another step toward blockchain-powered payments, and this time the signal is coming from the heart of traditional finance. Swift has confirmed that 17 major banks are preparing to pilot live cross-border transactions using tokenised deposits on its new blockchain-