Ethereum stories
Card issuers and acquirers will gain round-the-clock settlement choices as the network adds regulated stablecoins alongside fiat payments.
Privacy fears over centralised ID checks are set to deepen as Aztec Labs brings ZKPassport in-house for wider use.
Cardholders in Europe can now spend yield-bearing crypto from self-custody wallets at Mastercard merchants without first converting it to cash.
The new platform aims to reduce friction for institutions moving money across more than 200 blockchains and into Hyperliquid's stablecoins.
Retail customers in Georgia can now buy and sell 30 cryptocurrencies inside TBC's banking app, as monthly active users on its brokerage platform rise 42%.
Users could let AI assistants pay and move stablecoins under authorisation, as OwlTing ties the wallet to its regulated payment rails.
The update lets app users cap, approve and audit AI-driven payments while keeping control of their funds and spending limits.
Selected users in some regions can now access crypto perpetuals inside Ledger Wallet, with hardware signing kept in the approval loop.
Token holders in Ondo’s ETFs and stocks will soon be able to vote and access issuer documents, narrowing the gap with mainstream markets.
The attack drained about USD $290 million and forced more than USD $9 billion out of Aave, exposing fragile cross-chain collateral links.
Tokenised access could widen distribution for investors in L&G’s liquidity funds, which manage more than GBP £50 billion and remain tradable conventionally.
Stablecoins now underpin most spot trading on major exchanges, with USDT and USDC making up 66.6% of pairs, CoinGecko found.
The test could show whether space systems can swap value directly in orbit, reducing reliance on ground stations for future satellite networks.
Millions of customers can now use a bank-backed digital token in a mainstream finance app, marking a rare move into consumer stablecoins.
The cash will help Otomato expand its DeFi monitoring tools across more blockchains as users seek fewer missed risks and opportunities.
Canadian banks and fintechs now have a regulated on-chain settlement option as CADD enters a market long dominated by US-dollar stablecoins.
Younger investors and cryptocurrency demand helped push Australia’s SMSF sector to a record 33,224 net new funds last financial year.
Canadian app users can now trade more than 20 cryptocurrencies from CAD $1 without leaving KOHO's main platform.
Clearer rules and institutional flows are making digital assets easier for Australians to trade, particularly younger investors seeking diversification.
Middle-income households in Singapore are increasingly using cryptocurrency to diversify portfolios and buffer rising costs, a new survey shows.
