Stablecoin adoption continues to expand despite ongoing weakness across the broader cryptocurrency market, signaling a structural shift in how digital dollar tokens are being used beyond speculative trading. While total…
Visa and Mastercard are signaling restraint on the role of stablecoins in everyday consumer payments, even as crypto infrastructure continues to mature. Speaking to investors during recent earnings calls, executives…
Stripe has taken another step toward integrating blockchain-based payments into mainstream commerce by enabling Ethereum transactions for businesses using its platform. The move allows merchants to accept payments in Ethereum…
Stablecoins have become a fast and low-cost way to move digital dollars across borders, but their usefulness often breaks down when users attempt to convert them into spendable fiat. For…
Mastercard is evaluating a potential strategic investment in Zerohash after earlier discussions to acquire the crypto-focused company did not result in a deal, according to people familiar with the matter.…
Polygon Labs is reported to have reduced its workforce by nearly 30 percent as the company accelerates a strategic shift toward onchain payments and regulated financial infrastructure. While the firm…
VelaFi has secured $20 million in a Series B funding round as it moves to expand its stablecoin based payment and settlement infrastructure across multiple global markets. The financing was…
Blockchain infrastructure firm Polygon Labs has announced plans to acquire crypto payments platform Coinme and blockchain infrastructure provider Sequence in transactions valued at more than $250 million, marking a significant…
Crypto infrastructure firm Bakkt is accelerating its push into stablecoin based payments after agreeing to acquire Distributed Technologies Research, a blockchain focused payments infrastructure provider. The deal marks a strategic…
Venezuela’s state owned oil company quietly turned to stablecoin payments as international sanctions cut off access to traditional dollar based banking channels, highlighting how digital assets have become embedded in…