STABLECOINS
UK Unveils New Payment Rules for Stablecoins, Tokenized Assets
UK Treasury introduces reforms to integrate stablecoins, tokenized deposits into payments system, appoints Chris Woolard to lead digital strategy.
Coinbase x402 Protocol Unveils AI Agent Marketplace Agentic.Market
Coinbase launches Agentic.Market, a storefront for AI agents to discover and purchase services using the x402 stablecoin payment protocol backed by Google and Microsoft.
Singapore Gulf Bank Launches Institutional USDC Minting on Solana
SGB enables institutional clients to mint and redeem USDC directly from bank accounts via Solana, with $100K minimum and temporary fee waivers.
Tempo Zones Feature Sparks Privacy Debate Among Enterprise Blockchain Builders
Tempo's new Zones feature promises enterprise privacy on public stablecoin rails, but critics warn it reintroduces centralized trust assumptions.
a16z Outlines 5 Blockchain Solutions for AI Agent Infrastructure Gap
Andreessen Horowitz researchers identify identity, payments, and governance as critical gaps where crypto rails can enable AI agents as economic actors.
Bitwise Q1 2026 Review Sees Bull Market Forming Despite 20% Crypto Drawdown
Bitwise's Q1 2026 report finds early bull market signals in stablecoin highs and RWA growth, even as total crypto market cap fell 20.4% to $2.4 trillion.
Crypto Winter Deepens as Market Cap Plunges 20% to $2.4T in Q1 2026
CoinGecko Q1 report reveals crypto market shed $622B amid Fed policy shift and geopolitical turmoil. CEX volumes hit lowest since Nov 2023.
Elizabeth Warren Targets X Money Launch, Questions Musk on Stablecoin Plans
Senator Warren demands answers from Elon Musk about X Money's 6% yield, stablecoin integration, and potential risks under the GENIUS Act framework.
EU Signals MiCA 2 Coming as Crypto Regulation Enters Next Phase
European Commission adviser Peter Kerstens says MiCA will likely evolve with a second version as crypto markets mature beyond original framework assumptions.
SocGen-FORGE USD Stablecoin USDCV Now Live on MetaMask
Societe Generale's MiCA-compliant USDCV stablecoin integrates with MetaMask, giving millions of users access to a bank-issued dollar token for DeFi and payments.
Fireblocks Launches Earn to Let Institutions Generate Yield on Idle Stablecoins
Fireblocks' new Earn product integrates Aave and Morpho protocols, letting institutional clients earn yield on stablecoin holdings with enterprise-grade controls.
Paxos Labs Secures $12M for Crypto Yield Platform Amplify
Blockchain Capital leads funding round as Paxos Labs expands Amplify platform offering yield, lending and stablecoin services through single SDK integration.
Visa Becomes Anchor Validator on Tempo Blockchain for Stablecoin Payments
Visa launches in-house validator node on Stripe's Tempo blockchain, joining anchor validators for stablecoin settlement as payment giants race to build crypto infrastructure.
Banks Push Back on White House Stablecoin Yield Report
American Bankers Association challenges White House findings on stablecoin yields, warning of deposit flight from community banks if yield payments allowed.
Circle Skills Now Integrates Vercel for One-Click USDC App Deployment
Circle's AI coding toolkit adds Vercel integration, letting developers build and deploy stablecoin apps in a single workflow using natural language prompts.
