Argentina’s Peso Crypto Trading Goes 94% Stablecoins, a16z Finds
TLDR: 94% of Argentina’s peso crypto trading volume now flows into dollar-pegged stablecoins. About one in five Argentines use cry...
From Hawala to Swift: Inside the 1,000-year battle to move money safely
Finance has spent centuries decoupling wealth from physical transport, but constantly erasing friction creates vectors for increas...
Swift’s $1.5 quadrillion network faces a blockchain test
Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network...
Inside the high-stakes battle between digital dollars and Swift's massive money...
Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network...
The next trillion-dollar currency may not be a stablecoin — it might not even ha...
AI agents are coming. They will need to pay each other. Crypto executives agree on the problem but disagree sharply on the solutio...
SBI buys 20% stake in Indonesia's Ajaib for $270 million to expand yen stablecoi...
The Japanese financial giant is acquiring a 20% stake in the Indonesian online brokerage to build a cross-border, blockchain-based...
UK Government to Give Bank of England Stablecoin Innovation Mandate
TLDR UK plans to give the Bank of England a second objective to support stablecoin and digital payment innovation. Financial stabi...
Visa doubles down on South Korea with Upbit operator Dunamu on stablecoin paymen...
Following a deal with Shinhan Financial, the global payments giant is widening its footprint in Asia’s major crypto hub through So...
Ethena Foundation Overhauls ENA Tokenomics With Buyouts and Buybacks
TLDR: Ethena Foundation bought out locked tokens from seed investors who sold ENA in nine months. A new Master Framework Agreement...
Mirae Asset eyes $109 billion crypto empire after acquiring Digital X
Park Hyeon-joo, Mirae Asset Financial Group’s founder, outlined his ambitious stablecoin, RWAs, and STOs plan for Digital X, forme...