Blockchain.com is entering Brazil to offer institutions faster cross-border payments using stablecoin rails like USDC and USDT, but the pitch runs straight into tighter FX rules from the central bank. Big demand, real utility — and a regulator with a very large say in how far it goes.
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SBI Remit and Fasset are teaming up to build stablecoin-powered rails for cross-border payments, aiming to cut costs, speed up settlements, and expand into wallets, debit cards, and AI-driven financial tools. It’s a practical crypto use case with real upside — if execution isn’t garbage.
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MassPay and Coinbase are joining forces to take a proper swing at one of finance’s most annoying relics: expensive, slow cross-border wires. The partnership uses USDC-based settlement to move enterprise payouts across 180 countries with less friction, less capital trapped in limbo, and fewer reasons for businesses to hate international payments. USDC-based cross-border payouts Enterprise […]
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Mastercard is moving deeper into crypto infrastructure, with a push to enable stablecoin settlement across its global payments network. That’s not a gimmick with a blockchain sticker slapped on it — it’s a sign that digital dollars are creeping into the guts of mainstream finance. Mastercard is backing stablecoin settlement across its payments network Stablecoins […]
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Stablecoins are moving from crypto’s trading floor into the rails of everyday commerce. What started as a parking spot for traders is now powering remittances, payroll, vendor payments, and online purchases with the kind of speed and predictability the old banking system still struggles to deliver. From speculation to utility: Stablecoins are increasingly used for […]
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Checker has raised $8 million to do the unglamorous but increasingly valuable work of making stablecoins usable for institutions that need payments, liquidity, treasury, and credit without duct-taping a dozen vendors together. $8 million raised from Galaxy Ventures, Al Mada Ventures, and Framework Ventures $3 billion in TPV processed in the past 12 months, according […]
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Brazil’s central bank has slammed the door on crypto use in regulated cross-border payments. Crypto can still move in Brazil, but stablecoins and other virtual assets are no longer welcome in the supervised channel where foreign exchange payments are finalized. Resolution BCB No. 561 bans virtual assets from settlement inside regulated eFX services Crypto transfers […]
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DoorDash is putting stablecoin rails to work for one of the most boringly important jobs in finance: getting money from point A to point B fast, across more than 40 countries, without making merchants and delivery workers wait on old-school banking delays. DoorDash Is Now Paying Drivers and Merchants Using Stablecoin Rails in Over 40 […]
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BIS Chief Slams Stablecoins: Why They Fail as True Money in 2023 The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a heavyweight in the global financial arena, has delivered a scathing verdict on stablecoins, declaring they fall short of being true money. Speaking at a Bank of Japan seminar in Tokyo, BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de […]
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XRP vs. XLM: Ripple’s ETF Triumph Marks a Wall Street Win While Stellar Struggles to Keep Pace In the high-stakes battle to redefine global money movement, XRP has landed a knockout punch with its spot ETF success, leaving Stellar (XLM) scrambling for relevance. Ripple’s bold statement on XRP’s institutional breakthrough reveals a clear divide: one […]
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