LayerZero Enables Cross-Chain Interoperability For Quantoz Stablecoins EURQ And USDQ
- 4 months 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Quantoz euro and dollar denominated stablecoins EURQ and USDQ are now integrated with LayerZero and Stargate. The first cross-chain connection is between Ethereum and Polygon, with further blockchain integrations to follow.
Crypto Wallet Adoption Is Skewing Affluent As Dreams Of Financial Freedom Fades
- 4 months 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
A new research report from global payments infrastructure platform Mercuryo and Web3 research firm Protocol Theory shows that while cryptowallet adoption is accelerating among affluent users, lower-income groups face costly access points and risk being excluded.
Brex Announces Launch Of Stablecoin Payment
- 4 months 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Brex, the intelligent finance platform, announced today the upcoming launch of native stablecoin payments. This will make Brex the first global corporate card to enable instant balance payments with stablecoins. With this launch, customers with a Brex business account will be able to accept stablecoins with automatic conversion into USD in their Brex business accounts and send stablecoins directly from their USD balances. In addition, Brex... more
Chainlink Advances Tokenized Fund Workflows With Swift Messaging In Collaboration With UBS
- 4 months 3 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Chainlink announced today a landmark technical solution enabling financial institutions worldwide to manage digital asset workflows directly from their existing systems using Swift messaging and the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE). With Swift messages and CRE, banks and institutions can seamlessly access blockchains through the same Swift infrastructure they have relied upon for decades.
PublicSquare To Launch Crypto Treasury As A Service To Its Robust Merchant Ecosystem
- 5 months 1 day ago
- Cryptocurrencies
PSQ Holdings, Inc. proudly announced today a groundbreaking partnership with IDX Advisors to launch cryptocurrency Treasury as a Service (“TaaS”) for businesses across the PublicSquare ecosystem. By combining PublicSquare’s significant distribution power with IDX’s industry-leading crypto technology, this collaboration empowers merchants to seamlessly integrate cryptocurrencies and stablecoins into their operations, while unlocking custody,... more
DBS And Franklin Templeton To Launch Trading And Lending Solutions Powered By Tokenised Money Market Funds And Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin
- 5 months 1 day ago
- Cryptocurrencies
DBS, Franklin Templeton and Ripple are partnering to provide accredited and institutional investors with innovative trading and lending solutions, powered by tokenised money market funds[1] on the XRP ledger blockchain and stablecoins such as Ripple USD (RLUSD).
Ripple And Securitize Enable RLUSD Smart Contract Functionality For BlackRock’s BUIDL And VanEck’s VBILL Tokenized Funds
- 5 months 2 days ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, and Securitize, the leading platform for tokenizing real-world assets, today announced a smart contract that would allow holders of BlackRock’s BUIDL and VanEck’s VBILL to exchange their shares to Ripple for Ripple USD (RLUSD). This smart contract adds an additional stablecoin off ramp for BUIDL and VBILL tokenized short term treasury funds.
Binance Smart Chain Becomes Leading Blockchain for Consumer-Sized Stablecoin Payments
- 5 months 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Orbital, a global payment orchestration platform across stablecoins and traditional payment rails, today released its inaugural Stablecoins Retail Payments Index. The Index offers a comprehensive view of how stablecoins are actually being used in retail payment contexts, focusing on consumer payments (up to $10,000 in value).
FCA Shares Proposals to Promote Good Business Practices Amongst Crypto Firms
- 5 months 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
The proposals mirror many requirements which already apply to traditional financial firms, such as on operational resilience and systems and controls to fight crime. The rules aim to be proportionate, allowing UK firms to compete internationally.
MiniPay Turns Two With 10 Million Wallets and 270 Million Transactions Pointing to Stablecoins Leading Web3
- 5 months 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Opera Limited , a leading global browser and AI agent company, today announced that MiniPay has reached 10 million activated wallets. Two years ago MiniPay set out to make digital dollars feel effortless. Today, the wallet marks its second anniversary with proof that everyday stablecoin money is no longer a theory. Since launch, MiniPay users have activated 10 million MiniPay wallets, showing 500% YoY growth, and completed 271 million... more
Openbank Launches Cryptocurrency Trading Service
- 5 months 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Openbank, Grupo Santander’s 100% digital bank, continues to expand its product offering by allowing customers to trade the main cryptocurrencies listed on the market.
Transak and MetaMask Join Forces to Offer 1:1 Stablecoin Onramping and Named IBANs
- 5 months 1 week ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Transak, the stablecoin payments infrastructure behind 450+ apps globally and MetaMask’s long-time fiat onboarding partner, is now exclusively powering stablecoin onramping through MetaMask’s Deposit button, including upcoming support for MetaMask USD (mUSD), the wallet’s newly launched native stablecoin. Starting today, September 15, MetaMask users in the US and EU will for the first time be able to purchase mUSD, as well as buy stablecoins... more
LitFinancial Launches litUSD Stablecoin With Brale and Stably
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
LitFinancial, a regulated mortgage lending FinTech, announced the official launch of litUSD, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, in partnership with Brale, a stablecoin-as-a-service platform, and Stably, a stablecoin advisory firm. Built on the Ethereum blockchain, litUSD is designed to modernize traditional lending models, streamline treasury operations, and increase transparency across mortgage finance—all while remaining fully compliant with the... more
eflow Global Launches Advanced Crypto Surveillance Tool and Forges Ahead With Leadership Expansion
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
With regulatory demands on financial institutions reaching unprecedented levels in 2025 – including intensified scrutiny on market abuse and electronic communications surveillance – Regtech leader eflow Global has accelerated its growth by appointing strategic leadership hires and launching a series of AI-driven product enhancements.
Ripple Expands Footprint Into Spain Through New Agreement With BBVA
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions, today announced an agreement with BBVA to provide its digital asset custody technology to the Spanish bank. The move supports BBVA’s recent announcement of its new crypto-asset trading and custody service for bitcoin and ether, which it has made available to retail customers in Spain.
