Banks Risk Losing $230 Billion in Payments Revenue as Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits Go Mainstream
- 3 days 14 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
The global payments industry is approaching a tipping point. As stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) move from experimentation to commercialization, banks face mounting pressure on traditional payments revenue pools.
near.com Partners with Ondo to Bring Tokenized U.S. Stocks and ETFs Alongside Crypto, Confidentially
- 5 days 11 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
near.com, the app that brings crypto, tokenized assets, earning, trading, perps and payments into one connected experience, confidential by default, today announced a partnership with Ondo Finance, the largest tokenizer of stocks globally. Eligible users can buy, trade, and hold these assets confidentially through a single near.com account, without opening a separate brokerage account.
Binance Enters the 24/7 FX Perpetual Market With Up to 100x Leverage
- 6 days 12 hours ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Binance is expanding its TradFi derivatives offering with the launch of 24/7 Foreign Exchange (FX) perpetual futures, bringing currency-market exposure to its futures platform. The first contract, USDBRLUSDT, tracks the U.S. Dollar against the Brazilian Real (USD/BRL) and is scheduled to launch on September 21, 2026 at 14:00 UTC. The contract will be settled in USDT and will offer up to 100x leverage.
Wirex One Launches Publicly on Arc, Bringing Stablecoin Private Banking to the Mass Affluent Market
- 1 week 3 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Wirex, the global stablecoin infrastructure provider, has today launched Wirex One, the first stablecoin neobank built for the growing segment of mass affluent consumers, to the public. The platform is a day one launch partner on Arc's mainnet, delivering a private banking experience with true asset ownership. Following a closed beta that amassed over 20,000 users in testing since June, Wirex One is now available globally*.
WisdomTree and MoonPay Collaborate to Expand U.S. Access to Tokenized Funds and Support Stablecoin Reserves
- 1 week 3 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
WisdomTree, Inc. , a global financial innovator, and MoonPay, the global financial technology company powering the movement of value across fiat and digital assets, have announced a strategic collaboration to make the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund (WTGXX), a tokenized money market mutual fund, more accessible to everyday investors in the U.S. via MoonPay.
Payward Intends to Bring Onchain Perpetual Futures to US Clients, Starting on Hyperliquid
- 1 week 3 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, today announced that it intends to deploy onchain perpetual futures markets for US clients, starting with Hyperliquid HIP-3* markets, the protocol’s first builder-deployed permissioned perpetual markets.
Banking Circle to Power OSL’s Stablecoin-to-Fiat Payment Expansion Across Five Additional Currencies
- 1 week 5 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Banking Circle S.A. (Banking Circle) has expanded its collaboration with OSL Group (HKEX: 863), a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, to support the global growth of OSL’s business solutions, connecting institutional clients to multi-currency payment rails across five additional currencies beyond EUR. Banking Circle is now supporting OSL across six currencies, including AUD, EUR, GBP, HKD, SGD and USD, as OSL’s B2B business expands... more
Coinbase Launches Derivative Contracts in Canada
- 3 weeks 2 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Eligible Canadian traders can, for the first time, access regulated derivatives contracts on Coinbase. Offered through Coinbase Financial Markets (CFM), Coinbase is the first major crypto native platform to offer direct native crypto futures in Canada. These capital-efficient perpetual and dated contracts allow sophisticated investors to trade, speculate, and hedge on a platform they already trust.
Nexo Australia Launches Pioneering Credit Lines After Securing Credit Authorisation
- 1 month 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Nexo Australia has been appointed as a Credit Representative, launching the company’s pioneering Credit Lines in Australia fully under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act and giving clients the safeguards that only come with borrowing from a regulated lender.
Trading Technologies to Expand Prediction Markets and Crypto Derivatives Access With Support for OG.com and Crypto.com
- 1 month 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology provider, and Crypto com, global digital asset and financial services platform, today announced TT will support connectivity to OG.com, Crypto.com’s CFTC-regulated exchange and clearinghouse, on the TT® platform.
Crypto Winter Separates Speculation From Stablecoin Utility as One in Four Markets Defy the Downturn
- 1 month 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Orbital, a global payment orchestration platform across stablecoins and traditional payment rails, today released its H1 2026 Stablecoin Retail Payments Index.
Kraken Partners With Mesh to Simplify Crypto Deposits
- 1 month 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Why copying and pasting addresses is the worst part of depositing crypto Depositing crypto onto an exchange usually means the same handful of steps: find the right network, copy a long wallet address character by character, paste it into your other platform, and hope nothing goes wrong along the way. Pick the wrong network or mistype a single character, and there’s no undo button on a blockchain.
AMINA Adds Trading and Custody for HYPE as Hyperliquid’s Institutional Profile Gains Traction
- 1 month 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
AMINA Bank AG, a Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)-regulated crypto bank with global reach, today announced it has added trading and custody support for HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid blockchain, for its clients. As Hyperliquid has hyperscaled and more regulated entry points to HYPE emerge, institutional and professional investors holding the token increasingly require the custody standards of a licensed bank to... more
Crypto.com Launches the Future of Trading With Tokenized Stocks
- 1 month 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Crypto.com has launched Tokenized Stocks - a new way for users to gain exposure to U.S. equities and ETFs directly through the Crypto.com App. Initially offering exposure to 1,500 underlying stocks and funds, access is available from as little as US$1.
UstarPay Announces App and Virtual Card First Launch, Supporting USDT Deposits and Real-World Spending
- 1 month 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
UstarPay, a PayFi infrastructure platform connecting crypto to real-world payments, announced that the UstarPay App and Virtual Card officially launched on July 30, 2026. The initial launch is available to eligible users, enabling them to deposit and spend USDT through a secure and practical digital payment experience.
