Cryptocurrencies

Mastercard and MoonPay Partner to Mainstream Stablecoin Payments

5 months 1 week ago
Cryptocurrencies

Mastercard and MoonPay will join forces to enable people and businesses to pay and be paid using stablecoins across global markets. Enterprises and fintechs will be able to leverage Mastercard branded cards linked to users’ stablecoin balances, empowering cardholders to spend their stablecoins, which will simultaneously be converted to fiat currency, at more than 150 million locations where Mastercard is accepted worldwide.

FalconX and Standard Chartered Announce Strategic Partnership

5 months 1 week ago
Cryptocurrencies

FalconX, the leading institutional digital asset prime broker, today announces a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered, a leading international cross-border banking group. In the first phase of the partnership, Standard Chartered will provide a comprehensive suite of banking services to FalconX globally, further strengthening the platform’s offerings for institutional clients. The engagement will expand to include a broader range of... more

Adyen and JCB Launch Card-on-File Tokenization to Enhance Payment Security

5 months 1 week ago
Cryptocurrencies

Adyen, the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies, and JCB Co., Ltd., announced the rollout of JCB's card-on-file (COF) tokenization service (hereinafter “COF tokenization”), aimed at enhancing the security of credit card transactions for e-commerce merchants. Adyen is the first to offer and implement JCB’s new technology both domestically and globally. The introduction of COF tokenization will further enhance the security... more

Coinbase to Acquire Deribit: Becoming the Most Comprehensive Global Crypto Derivatives Platform

5 months 2 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

Today, we’re announcing a milestone transaction: Coinbase has entered into an agreement to acquire Deribit, the world's leading crypto options exchange with approximately $30 billion of current open interest . This strategic acquisition significantly advances Coinbase’s derivatives business, establishing us as the premier global platform for crypto derivatives.

Stripe Accelerates the Utility of AI and Stablecoins with Major Launches

5 months 2 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

Today, programmable financial services company Stripe announced new products designed to help businesses harness AI and stablecoins to accelerate their growth.

Bhutan Launches World’s First National Crypto-Powered Tourism Payment System

5 months 2 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

Bhutan has become the first country to launch a nationwide tourism payment infrastructure powered by cryptocurrency, marking a significant milestone in national-level blockchain adoption. The initiative, officially announced on May 7, 2025, is a collaboration between Binance Pay and Bhutan’s state-owned DK Bank, a subsidiary of Druk Holding & Investments.

Binance Partners with Kyrgyzstan to Boost Crypto Development

5 months 2 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

We are excited to announce that Binance has partnered with the National Agency for Investments under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic to drive forward the development of digital assets in the region. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed during the first meeting of the Council for the Development of Digital Assets, attended by President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Japarov.

FCA Seeks Feedback on Regulation of Cryptoasset Trading Platforms in Next Phase of Road to Regulation

5 months 3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

Clear crypto regulation will boost confidence in the sector, supporting growth. In this latest discussion paper (DP), the FCA is seeking views on intermediaries, staking, lending and borrowing, and decentralised finance. With more people using credit to purchase crypto, the DP also considers whether restrictions should be applied in that area.

Rain and Visa Partner to Accelerate Onchain Credit Cards

5 months 3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

Rain, a global card issuing platform built for stablecoins, is helping usher in a new era of onchain finance through its work with Visa. Today, Rain announced it has joined Visa's pilot program for stablecoin settlement. Rain has fully tokenized its credit card receivables and has transitioned all settlement transactions for its Visa cards to USDC, to now be able to settle with Visa 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Visa and Bridge Partner to Make Stablecoins Accessible for Everyday Purchases

5 months 3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

Stablecoins – once a technology confined to crypto communities – are making their way into headlines, dinner party conversations and soon, everyday transactions. Visa, a global leader in digital payments, and Bridge, a leading stablecoin orchestration platform and a Stripe company, today announced a new card-issuing product. Fintech developers using Bridge can now offer stablecoin-linked Visa cards to their end customers in multiple countries... more

bunq Brings Crypto Investing to Its Secure Banking App

5 months 3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, today launched bunq Crypto, empowering its users to safely and effortlessly invest in the cryptocurrency market. Starting today, users in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, and Belgium can begin their crypto investing journey right in the bunq app. The challenger plans to gradually expand bunq Crypto to the rest of the European Economic Area, as well as the US and the UK where it has... more

Circle Secures In-Principle Regulatory Approval From ADGM’s FSRA

5 months 3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

Circle Internet Group, Inc., a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader, today announced it has received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM to operate as a money services provider.

Kraken Launches Embed, a Crypto-as-a-Service Enabling Banks and Fintechs to Provide Clients Seamless Access to Crypto

5 months 3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

Kraken, one of the longest-standing, most liquid and secure cryptocurrency exchanges, today announced the launch of Kraken Embed, a new Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution for neobanks, fintechs, traditional banks to seamlessly provide clients with direct access to cryptocurrency.

New Cryptoasset Rules to Drive Growth and Protect Consumers

5 months 3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrencies

Firms offering services for cryptoassets like Bitcoin and Ethereum will be subject to new, clear rules, boosting investor confidence and driving growth through the Plan for Change. At a major summit in London to mark UK Fintech Week, the Chancellor revealed that the UK has published draft legislation for regulating cryptoassets – better protecting millions of people across Britain.