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Japan Blockchain Foundation is lining up EJPY, a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin for Japan Open Chain, with Ethereum support also planned. The target is plain enough: build a serious tool for B2B payments, corporate settlements, and other real-money use cases instead of yet another token chasing vibes and exit liquidity. EJPY is being prepared as a […]
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Square has turned on Bitcoin payments for roughly one million U.S. merchants, and while that won’t send every latte into sats overnight, it’s still a serious step for Bitcoin payments in the real economy. Roughly 1 million U.S. sellers can now accept Bitcoin through Square Payments use the Lightning Network for faster, cheaper settlement Merchants […]
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Vietnam is moving toward a regulated crypto asset market, with official activity now eyed for as early as Q3 2026. The plan could pull a massive, already-active trading scene out of offshore exchanges and into a domestic framework with real rules, real oversight, and real consequences. Q3 2026 target: Vietnam could see official crypto market […]
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Alchemy Pay has joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program, a pretty clear sign that crypto payments are inching further into the mainstream plumbing where real adoption lives. Alchemy Pay joins Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program Focus on crypto payments, stablecoins, and payment rails No product launch date or rollout details announced yet Mastercard’s crypto push keeps expanding […]
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Bitcoin has climbed back above $81,000, but that doesn’t mean the coast is clear. ETF outflows, overhead resistance, and a looming US crypto policy vote are still hanging over the market. BTC rebounds above $81K after testing support near $80,000 Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $233.25 million in outflows, signaling caution from institutions The Clarity Act […]
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Congress has dropped a new 309-page CLARITY Act draft, and the fight over U.S. crypto market structure is now entering its ugliest phase: last-minute lobbying, ethics drama, and a Thursday markup vote that could still go sideways. 309-page draft hits Congress Stablecoin rewards, DeFi, and token rules still unresolved Banks, unions, crypto PACs, and Trump-linked […]
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Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn sees a fresh bipartisan opening for the CLARITY Act, a sign that Washington may finally be moving toward real U.S. crypto regulation instead of the usual parade of posturing, turf wars, and bureaucratic brain fog. Alex Thorn sees a bipartisan opening for the CLARITY Act The bill could revive U.S. crypto […]
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Kraken’s parent company Payward has teamed up with Franklin Templeton to push tokenized assets deeper into institutional finance, with retail access possibly following later if regulators stop acting like progress is a controlled substance. Payward + Franklin Templeton: A major TradFi and crypto partnership xStocks traction: Reportedly over $30 billion in trading volume since launching […]
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The Senate Banking Committee’s CLARITY Act markup is turning into a legislative brawl, with more than 100 amendments filed and crypto once again under heavy fire from the usual suspects in Washington. 100+ amendments are now in play Elizabeth Warren is leading a broad anti-crypto push Jack Reed and Tina Smith are targeting stablecoin yields […]
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Ethereum is finally taking a serious swing at one of crypto’s worst security habits: blind signing. Backed by the Ethereum Foundation and major wallet providers, a new clear signing standard is designed to turn unreadable transaction blobs into human-readable prompts before users hit confirm, making it harder for scammers, drainers, and phishing kits to turn […]
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