A group of 21 major financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citi and Deutsche Bank, plans to establish a new company to issue a U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin in the first half of 2027. According to the announcement from the institutions on September 1, they intend to form a
GoMining, a platform for tokenized Bitcoin mining, has launched Instant Funds, a new feature that lets eligible holders use digital miners as collateral to access stablecoin liquidity such as USDT or USDC without selling their miners. The feature is now available to eligible users in supported markets after previously being
OpenPayd, a financial infrastructure provider, has integrated with Circle Payments Network (CPN) to enable near-instant cross-border fiat payments for businesses. The integration uses stablecoin infrastructure for settlement, without requiring businesses to manage blockchain technology directly. This allows businesses using OpenPayd to send and receive fiat currencies, while stablecoins such as
The wallets associated with TRUMP pulled out $3.39 million worth of USDC from liquidity pools on Solana amid a strong rally. According to LookOnChain, the wallets are connected to the TRUMP crew and had been engaging in liquidity on Meteora. The wallets were using a one-sided position, which made it
Binance continues strengthening connections between traditional financial markets and cryptocurrency by distributing stock dividends directly in stablecoins. The exchange recently paid eligible holders of Orchid Island Capital (NYSE: ORC) a $0.50 dividend per share in USDC. It rewards investors who qualified before the July 10, 2026 record date. The distribution
AI will help to foster cryptocurrency adoption by generating demand for programmable digital payments, according to Brian Armstrong. In his X post dated July 26, he contended that AI will make blockchain technology the backbone of finance for autonomous systems. AI agents will buy data, computing power, and digital services
A new and significant hack on a bridge system is just another problem in the string of problems affecting the crypto world this month. AFX Trade, which runs on Arbitrum, lost $24.15 million worth of USDC. Attackers exploited AFX’s bridge, and several blockchain security firms detected the attack almost immediately.
This week, the topic of crypto security became a relevant one because of blockchain researcher ZachXBT’s remarks on the reliability of hardware wallets in relation to self-custody of funds. In fact, his views were in contrast to the current practices and drew attention to the issue of crypto wallets’ protection
Coinbase has taken a major step toward its Everything Exchange vision by launching stock perpetual futures for Magnificent 7 names and major ETFs, offering eligible international traders outside the U.S. with 24/7 exposure to major U.S. equities and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). According to the Coinbase official blog on March 20,
The announcement follows Cardano’s introduction of its new stablecoin, USDCx, which Circle backs 1:1 with its widely used USDC. The launch of USDCx has further enhanced Cardano’s footprint in decentralized finance. Cardano introduced the new stablecoin as an interoperable asset that can operate across connected blockchain networks. The team introduced
