Visa Tests Stablecoin Payouts to Speed Payments for Creators, Gig Workers
New Visa Direct pilot lets businesses send dollar-backed stablecoins like USDC to users’ digital wallets for near-instant access t...
Visa Expands Stablecoin Strategy with USDC Payout Pilot for Cross-Border Payment...
TLDR Visa launches a pilot for direct stablecoin payouts, starting with USDC, for freelance workers and creators. The pilot offers...
Coinbase Ends Acquisition Talks for U.K.-Based BVNK: Fortune
The negotiations, which began earlier this year and progressed to an exclusivity agreement in October, were expected to value BVNK...
Google to Integrate Polymarket Odds into Search and Finance Platforms
TLDR: Polymarket data will appear directly in Google Search and Finance for real-time event odds. Integration uses Polygon and USD...
Circle Urges “Same Activity, Same Rules” For GENIUS Act Stablecoins
Circle has submitted comments to Treasury on the GENIUS Act, proposing fully backed payment stablecoins, segregation of reserves,...
Tangem Pay Launches to Let Users Spend USDC with Visa Virtual Card
TLDR: Tangem Pay lets users spend Polygon-based USDC using a Visa virtual card tied to their Tangem Wallet. The rollout begins in...
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Calls Arc ‘an Economic OS for the internet’
In a recent CNBC interview, Jeremy Allaire outlined dollar-priced fees, fast finality, and privacy for Arc, while pointing to risi...
Coinbase Eyes $2B Stablecoin Deal That Could Change Everything
TLDR Coinbase is in advanced negotiations to acquire stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK for approximately $2 billion. The exch...
Multichain Liquidators Win Key Ruling as New York Court Extends Freeze on Stolen...
Stolen in the massive 2023 Multichain breach that shook cross-chain trust, the ruling of freezing the USDC signals a stronger lega...