Mastercard Now Licensed to Operate In New York
@Mastercard has secured a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), a milestone that clears the way for the global payments giant to handle regulated digita
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Italy's Leading Bank is Offering Crypto Services...
Banca Sella has become the first Italian bank to clear the regulatory hurdle that opens the door to crypto services under European law. The Biella-based lender has completed the notification
DTCC to Bring Stocks and ETFs Onchain via Stellar
Wall Street's Settlement Giant Moves Onchain @The_DTCC and the @StellarOrg Development Foundation have officially announced a partnership to tokenize DTC-custodied assets directly on the Stel
Ripple Targets DeFi Growth With New DEX and Liquidity Provider Trademark Filings
Key Points Ripple files DeFi trademarks covering decentralized exchange and liquidity services. XRP price dips as institutional expansion raises questions about token demand. Ripple submitted
Next Week Could Be Crucial for Internet Computer
Internet Computer ($ICP) is stepping up its institutional outreach in Europe, with @Dfinity executive @PierreSamaties set to present the project's sovereign cloud capabilities to government a
SoFi Rolls Out $SoFiUSD Stablecoin to 14.7 Million Retail Banking Users
@SoFi has taken a significant step in bringing stablecoins into mainstream retail banking, making $SoFiUSD available to its 14.7 million members directly within its digital banking interface.
Falcon Finance Launches fUSD Stablecoin Compliant with GENIUS Act
A Federally Regulated Stablecoin Built for Institutions @falconfinance and @Anchorage have officially launched $fUSD, a U.S. dollar stablecoin designed from the ground up to comply with the G
Polygon Shatters Traditional Payment Limits With This New Feature...
Bridging Card Rails and On-Chain Liquidity @0xPolygon has introduced Auth/Capture primitives to its Open Money Stack, a move designed to close the gap between how traditional card payments wo
UK risks crypto "sakoku" as FCA rules threaten to wall off the country
A Regulatory Perimeter That Could Shut Out the World The Solana Research Institute (@Solana_SRI) has raised the alarm over the UK's approaching cryptoasset regime, arguing that the rules as c
BIS confirms tokenized payments work, next stop real-value testing
The Bank for International Settlements (@BIS_org) has published the findings of Project Agora, confirming that tokenizing central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits can deliver atomic
White House quietly reviews CFTC plan to lock in prediction market rules
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing a new proposal from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (@CFTC) that would set formal guidelines for event contracts, a
Cash App turns into a stablecoin rail for 60M users
Block's Cash App has begun rolling out USDC stablecoin payments to about a quarter of its nearly 60 million users, with plans to reach all users by the end of the week.Cash App will support $