Binance takes $100M Circle stake but can’t shake Iran probes
Binance expands its USDC partnership with Circle in a five-year deal, taking a $100 million stake as new reports raise scrutiny over sanctions ties.
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Stablecoin banks get US licenses, even if customers are robots
OCC approves crypto bank charters, including an AI-agent bank, as GOP support for CLARITY stablecoin rewards changes emerges.
AI could eliminate jobs, but may create new class of entrepreneurs
Banking experts discuss how AI is reshaping jobs and entrepreneurship for solo entrepreneurs in the Philippines in a recent Fintech News Network webinar.
Stablecoins and CBDCs dominate the evolving digital money scene
The global landscape of digital money evolves as Brazil tightens eFX rules, Saudi Arabia exits mBridge, and Hong Kong advances 24/7 CBDC settlement.
Could AI agents kill Circle’s new layer-1 blockchain Arc?
Circle’s USDC leads AI-agent payments as Apple, Google and Tether expand into stablecoins, tokenized finance and blockchain infrastructure.
CLARITY blame + crypto guilt = midterm revenge
CLARITY Act stalls as the CFTC and SEC advance crypto rules, while Coinbase's CEO faces scrutiny and Fairshake plans new political spending.
Agent payments rail becomes an official standard: BRC-166 for AIs
BRC-166 proposes a BSV standard for AI agents to make pay-per-use web payments in satoshis via HTTP 402, without accounts or special wallets.
Nigeria, Ethiopia push digitalization across Africa
Kazakhstan advances a tenge-pegged stablecoin and $50M Iconic Tower tokenization as Nigeria and Ethiopia expand digitalization efforts.
Digital assets' promise faces growing regulatory setbacks
Digital assets gain ground as tokenized real-world assets exceed $30 billion, but regulatory gaps and inconsistent rules continue to limit wider adoption.
CLARITY Act died: So, let's make BSV red, white & blue!
Senate rejects the CLARITY Act, but the SEC and CFTC enable digital asset innovation with new guidelines for tokenized stocks and software solutions.