43+ min ago  (303+ words) Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan are driving roughly $245 billion in annual stablecoin payments, reshaping how cross-border commerce actually works. While Western regulators have spent the last few years debating what stablecoins even are, Asia quietly built a payments ecosystem around…...

26+ min ago  (286+ words) Japan is extending it until the reliability it has delivered domestically is matched by when a payment leaves borders. Japan's Zengin system, the world's first such payment infrastructure, has been relaying domestic bank transfers in real time since 1973, connecting nearly…...

11+ min ago  (94+ words) Crypto Rank Galaxy Digital secures rare New York crypto license to tap US's largest institutional market Galaxy Digital secured a Bit License and a Money Transmission License from the New York State Department of Financial Services, enabling its Galaxy One…...

23+ hour, 55+ min ago  (272+ words) Tether has invested in Lem Fi to integrate USDT stablecoin into cross-border payment corridors linking Africa and Asia with Western countries. This partnership aims to replace slow, costly SWIFT settlements with near-instant stablecoin transfers, improving speed, reducing costs, and expanding…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (203+ words) Bernstein says the CLARITY Act's yield compromise strengthens Circle and protects USDC's growth strategy. Research firm Bernstein has argued that a yield-related compromise embedded in the US CLARITY Act structurally benefits Circle Internet Group, as the provision effectively forecloses yield-based…...

5+ hour, 48+ min ago  (119+ words) USDT now owns 63% of the stablecoin market. That's per Coin Gecko's Top USD Stablecoins chart, and it's a number that should make Circle's executives a little uncomfortable. Circle's USDC sits at roughly 25%. New entrants like USD1 from World Liberty Financial have…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago  (496+ words) Ethereum has lost the $2, 150 level as selling pressure reasserts itself, and the market faces a wave of uncertainty that has erased weeks of cautious recovery. The decline has a specific origin that Crypto Quant data has now made visible " and…...

12+ hour, 40+ min ago  (271+ words) The United States is taking another major step toward integrating digital assets into the traditional financial system. The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the federal regulator overseeing credit unions, has announced a proposed rule that would establish operational and risk…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago  (439+ words) Tether and Lem Fi, two financial juggernauts in different sectors, have announced a partnership. Tether, the issuer of popular stablecoin USDT, announced on Monday that it had invested in the fintech app used to transfer funds from Europe and the…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (166+ words) Tether, the digital asset company and issuer of USD, announced a strategic investment in fintech platform Lem Fi to accelerate stablecoin-powered remittances across emerging markets. The companies said the partnership is designed to improve the speed, affordability, and accessibility of…...