As the news Thursday (Jan. 9) that FV Bank is expanding its stablecoin capabilities via a partnership with PayPal underscores, businesses need a blockchain strategy. The problem? At a technical and business level, certain blockchain applications remain cramped by interoperability. At their core, blockchain payments like stablecoins...
The cryptocurrency industry has seen many milestones since bitcoin’s launch in 2009, but 2025 could be a watershed year. The sector stands at a crossroads. Proponents believe that, buoyed by regulatory clarity, institutional adoption, and rapid innovation in payment systems, digital assets are moving from speculative...
It finally happened. In 2024, bitcoin topped $100,000, capping off a year of growing mainstream adoption and technological innovation. Will 2025 bring cryptocurrency fans similar good fortune? Certain experts think bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, could double its record-high valuation and reach $200,000. But bitcoin’s rise...
BlackRock’s bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is reportedly a record-breaker, in more ways than one. The company’s iShares unit offers 1,400-plus ETFs, including its Bitcoin Trust, which launched this year, Bloomberg reported Monday, (Dec. 30). That trust, known as IBIT, now has more than $50 billion...
For once in its recent history, the cryptocurrency sector is likely ending the year on a high. Bitcoin, despite dropping below the $100,000 mark as of reporting, is up over 110% for the year having hit a successive series of all-time highs. Institutional adoption of...
With bitcoin rising, the luxury world is reportedly showing more interest in allowing cryptocurrency payments. As Reuters reported Wednesday (Dec. 18), until recently just a handful of brands — including Gucci and LVMH watch labels Hublot and Tag Heuer — had permitted crypto payments. But...
Regulatory clarity sits at the center of the convergence of crypto and traditional finance. And, from the point of view of payments professionals, CFOs and treasury teams, stablecoins sit at the center of crypto’s potential within enterprise and corporate finance applications. These digital assets —...
Payment protocol Aeon has introduced an authorization payment feature built on the TON blockchain. “By contributing to the TON ecosystem’s infrastructure, Aeon enhances the usability of blockchain technology in everyday scenarios,” the Singapore-based company said in a news release Friday (Nov. 29). “The first real-world...
Crypto’s reputation is undergoing a makeover as the sector matures. Driven by regulatory clarity, technological innovation, and a shift toward solving real-world problems — particularly in payments and financial services — the industry’s evolution is coming to reflect a growing synergy between traditional finance and...
