Stablecoin growth hinges on education, trust and agentic rails
Stablecoins are gaining traction, driven by trust and education, with significant growth in cross-border transactions and domestic peer-to-peer activity.
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EU, S. Korea explore tokenization while Russia sets crypto limits
ECB, South Korea, and Russia take different approaches to digital assets, from tokenized securities and payments to stricter crypto exposure limits.
Prediction markets behaving badly, but will regulators act?
Prediction markets face fresh wash-trading allegations as platforms expand beyond sports betting, with crypto price wagers emerging as a potential new focus.
Philippines digital payments surge as EUDI moves forward
Digital payments surge in the Philippines, EUDI Wallet rollout advances in Europe, and digital wallets drive U.S. checkout demand.
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.
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.