Blockchain

Ethereum plans stablecoin gas payments for network transactions in 2027

Ethereum plans stablecoin gas payments in 2027

Ethereum is preparing to let users transact without holding ETH for gas, potentially allowing someone with only USDC or another supported stablecoin to send funds on the network. The feature...
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Australia removes 45 cryptocurrency and remittance firms from official registers

Australia removes 45 crypto, remittance firms from registers

Australia’s financial crime regulator has cancelled, suspended or refused to renew the registrations of 45 remittance and virtual asset service providers over the past year as it increases scrutiny of...
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Philippines proposes 12-month freeze on new payment operators

Philippines Proposes 12-Month Freeze on New Payment Operators

The Philippines is taking a closer look at how payment companies operate, particularly where digital payments, merchants and crypto businesses meet. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has proposed suspending...
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U.S. House cancels September voting days as CLARITY Act faces potential delay

House Cancels Eight September Voting Days, Putting CLARITY Act at Risk

The CLARITY Act just lost two weeks it didn’t have to spare. House Republican leadership canceled the chamber’s final two September session weeks, wiping eight voting days off the calendar....
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Coinbase launches regulated crypto derivatives for eligible Canadian traders

Coinbase launches regulated crypto derivatives in Canada

Coinbase has launched regulated crypto derivatives trading in Canada, giving eligible traders direct access to perpetual and dated futures through its platform for the first time. The launch, announced on...
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Anthony Armstrong, former X and xAI CFO, joins Coinbase board of directors

Coinbase adds former X CFO to board

Coinbase has appointed Anthony Armstrong, a former Morgan Stanley investment banker and chief financial officer at Elon Musk’s xAI and X, to its board of directors. The appointment, announced on...
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Singapore proposes tougher regulations for stablecoins and digital assets

Singapore proposes tougher rules for stablecoins

Singapore is proposing tougher rules for stablecoin issuers, including a requirement for reserves to fully back the tokens and restrictions on issuers using reserve assets to generate or distribute yield....
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Digital visualization of connected international banking nodes across a 3D globe with Standard Bank branding, representing the 21-firm global stablecoin network.

Standard Bank joins 21-firm consortium to launch stablecoin

Standard Bank is the only African financial institution among 21 global firms preparing to launch a new US dollar-denominated stablecoin, giving Africa a seat in one of the banking sector’s...
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A cracked digital asset block bound by heavy metal chains next to an illuminated red emergency alarm in a dark server room.

Cronos halts network after Tectonic exploit hits $75M

The Cronos blockchain has halted block production after an attacker exploited Tectonic, its largest lending protocol, in an incident estimated to have affected about $75 million in assets. Cronos validators...
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Chelsea FC players Reece James, Cole Palmer, Lauren James, and Erin Cuthbert wearing the blue home kit featuring the USDC by Circle front-of-shirt sponsor logo.

Circle partners with Chelsea as USDC takes front-of-shirt spot

Circle has partnered with Chelsea FC as the club’s Principal Partner and official front-of-shirt partner for the 2026/27 season, bringing its USDC stablecoin brand to the club’s men’s, women’s and...
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