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Cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay has received authorization to operate across the European Union under the bloc’s landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, the company announced Thursday (July 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Circle’s Gateway and Circle Payments Network (CPN) are now natively accessible within Fireblocks’ stablecoin infrastructure, Fireblocks said in a Thursday (June 16) blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
If Stripe’s reported pursuit of PayPal signals anything, it is that the next competitive frontier in payments may not be creating new consumer experiences at all. It may be replacing the financial plumbing beneath the ones consumers already trust. Get the Full Story Complete the...
The U.S. Treasury Department and HM Treasury have unveiled a joint blueprint for closer regulatory cooperation on digital assets. It features a series of measures designed to align the two countries’ approaches to stablecoins, tokenization and digital financial infrastructure while laying the groundwork for more...
Revolut furthered its expansion strategy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by gaining in-principle approval to provide crypto services in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
The upcoming launch of Open Standard’s Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin could pose an “existential threat” to Circle’s USDC, but it depends on how things play out, a CoinShares analyst said Monday (July 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Cyclops raised $20 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the development of its stablecoin rails for the payments industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
The U.S. government has transferred approximately $288 million worth of seized cryptocurrency to Coinbase Prime, fueling speculation over whether federal authorities are preparing to liquidate some of their digital asset holdings or simply moving them into institutional custody. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Blockchain financial products are no longer merely standing at the edge of banking. They are beginning to reproduce some of its most profitable functions across banking’s own regulated landscape. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
