News Archive
Browse retained market reporting from the past 30 days.
CryptoSlate
Private Visa files size the loans, smart contracts collect repayment, and undisclosed terms determine who takes the first loss.
Crypto Economy
Trump proposed a $5,000 dividend for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain Congress, with an estimated cost of about $1.2 trillion. Analyst Mark Chadwick says the payment could ignite an “insane” altcoin season, while Peter Schiff warns the plan could increase inflation if financed through money creation.
Zycrypto
Bessent's remarks come after community bankers and crypto advocates have escalated their fight regarding the status of the CLARITY Act.
Crypto Economy
Coinbase and Moov announced a partnership to bring stablecoin capabilities to more than 1,000 community banks and credit unions in the United States. The integration incorporates payment acceptance, settlement, and real-time funding directly into the systems these institutions already use, without requiring them to build a separate technology infrastructure. Moov will integrate Coinbase's stablecoin payment infrastructure into its platform.
Blockonomi
OKX launches OpenAI and Anthropic pre-IPO perpetual futures in Europe, offering long and short trading with up to 10x leverage.
The Block
Ahead of a pivotal initial vote next week, Senate Republicans released a revised version of landmark cryptocurrency legislation.
Bitcoin
The fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States, U.S. Bank, announced this week that the Minneapolis lender completed a transaction using a stablecoin it issued itself on the public Stellar blockchain. U.S.
Coincu
The U.S. SEC plans to amend transfer agency rules to allow blockchain ledgers as official securities ownership records. Explore the scope and open questions.
Crypto Economy
Figment expanded its integration with Zodia Custody, institutional digital asset custodian and indirect subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, to incorporate full support for Ethereum's Pectra upgrade. The integration between Figment and Zodia offers faster withdrawals, validator consolidation, and auto-compounding rewards for institutions seeking to optimize their ETH staking operations without taking on the technical management of validators.
Altcoin Buzz
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urges the Senate to advance the CLARITY Act ahead of the Sept. 15 cloture vote, warning of national security risks.
Coinspress
Crypto transactions running through agentic payment rails increased 522% in just three months, according to Elliptic, highlighting how quickly autonomous AI systems are beginning to interact with onchain finance and creating a new problem for compliance teams built around human review.
Crypto Briefing
The CLARITY Act's progress could reshape digital finance regulation, impacting market dynamics and setting a precedent for future legislative actions. Senate Republicans unveil CLARITY Act text before crucial September 15 vote.
Crypto news
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed replacing decades-old transfer agent rules with a framework that would recognize blockchain ledgers as official securities ownership records.
Crypto Economy
MoneyGram launched a stablecoin-backed card that allows users to spend digital dollars at any merchant that accepts Visa. The card will initially use Circle's USDC and later its own MGUSD token; it launches first in Colombia before expanding to other markets. Stablecoin card spending volume surpassed $1.1 billion in August, according to PaymentScan data.
Benzinga
White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt says the CLARITY Act still has a path through the Senate but warned that lawmakers may be running out of time to pass landmark legislation. What's Next For the CLARITY Act?
Crypto Briefing
Galaxy Digital's partnership with Fireblocks Trust highlights the growing need for diversified, compliant custody solutions amid regulatory scrutiny. Galaxy Digital expands into Fireblocks Trust Company for regulated custody.
Cryptopolitan
Nasdaq has announced an investment of $100 million into Payward. The deal reportedly values the firm at $21 billion.
Coincu
Valinor has launched a tokenized BDC fund on Superstate FundOS, according to the launch announcement that names the fund manager, the product and the platform, though the supplied materials stop short of confirming a launch date, fund size, blockchain, eligibility terms or returns.
Coindesk
The SEC's new proposal to overhaul transfer-agent rules could eliminate duplicate offchain shareholder records, reducing reconciliation costs and legal uncertainty for tokenized securities.
CryptoSlate
Regulated funds can concentrate demand in Ethereum and Solana while broad altcoin leadership remains absent.