Tether looks to move on from stablecoin reserves woes: After the blockchain-based cryptocurrency’s legal trouble with US regulators, its chief technology officer said that it’s cutting reserve exposure to commercial debt.
FIS follows its rivals’ expansion into BaaS: Its Hub product will let financial institutions (FIs) embed banking products like cards and accounts.
An Ethereum expert was given a prison sentence for helping North Korea use cryptos to evade US sanctions.
Open banking eliminates many of A2A payments’ pain points, making them an even more attractive option for merchants.
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The country’s biggest banks more than doubled funding into highly polluting tar sands projects to $16.8B last year.
Circle’s $400M round is a vote of confidence in stablecoin: Funding from Fidelity and BlackRock, which is also partnering with the USD Coin issuer, shows investors are optimistic about the future of stablecoin.
The card lets customers earn unlimited 2% cash back and may signal a broader move into general-purpose cards.
As trading slows, Robinhood adds Shiba Inu trading support: The “meme token” is one of four cryptos the US-based digital brokerage is including in its lineup—and its latest of several product releases.