SoFi just turned a regulated bank into a 24/7 stablecoin bridge, and that's the real news. SoFi launches a banking hub that lets businesses hold dollars and convert to stablecoins inside a federally regulated bank account
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Paul Grewal just told banking lobbyists to stop pretending stablecoin yields will kill their business model. Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer says lawmakers are "very close" to a deal on stablecoin yield provisions in the Clarity Act, the legislative framework for U.S. stablecoin regulation
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OpenEden just launched tokenized high-yield corporate bonds, and it's the first real test of whether crypto rails can handle actual credit risk. OpenEden introduced tokenized high-yield corporate bonds, moving beyond the T-bills and cash equivalents that make up 90%+ of the RWA tokenization market
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The bond market just got a blockchain interface, and it's not a startup doing the tokenizing. OpenEden launched HYBOND, a tokenized wrapper for BNY Investments' Global Short-Dated High-Yield Bond strategy, putting institutional fixed income onchain.
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Corporate treasury departments just got their first native on-ramp for crypto balance sheets. Ripple launched Ripple Treasury, a system that lets CFOs manage XRP and RLUSD stablecoin directly inside their existing treasury workflows, no separate custody setup required
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The Treasury just opened comment on a rulebook that could fragment the $300 billion stablecoin market across 50 states, or finally give it the regulatory clarity it's been begging for.
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Charles Schwab and Citadel's crypto exchange just asked to become a bank, joining six other firms in a quiet regulatory land grab that rewrites who controls digital asset infrastructure.
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Tether's executive chairman just joined a crypto super PAC while Congress fights over whether stablecoin issuers should share yield with holders. A crypto super PAC appointed Tether's executive chairman as debate over stablecoin rewards threatens to derail the Clarity Act
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Hong Kong just missed its own deadline for approving the first regulated stablecoins, and the silence is louder than the excuse. Hong Kong's monetary authority failed to issue any stablecoin licenses by its March 2026 target, offering only vague assurances it's "advancing the process"
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Stablecoins just got their own Stripe for plastic cards. Kulipa raised $6.2 million seed funding to build card-issuing infrastructure specifically for stablecoin payments The platform lets fintechs and crypto wallets white-label payment cards without building card operations from scratch
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CoinShares just became the latest crypto firm to take the SPAC route to Nasdaq, and the parade of companies choosing U.S. listings over Europe tells you everything about where regulatory clarity actually lives.
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Australia just made crypto platforms get the same licenses as banks—and the template matters more than the law.
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CoinShares just became the latest crypto firm to choose public markets over private control, valuing itself at $1.2 billion through a SPAC deal that says more about where institutional crypto is going than the deal itself.
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MercadoLibre is killing its loyalty token but doubling down on stablecoins, and that tells you everything about where crypto actually works in commerce. MercadoLibre is shutting down Mercado Coin, its rewards-based cryptocurrency that functioned like airline miles on the blockchain.
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Coinbase just told you exactly what Web4 infrastructure looks like, and most people missed it. Base announced a strategic pivot toward tokenizing major asset classes, scaling stablecoin infrastructure, and supporting AI agent commerce
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A16z just bet $10 million that stablecoins need middleware, and the partner list suggests they're right. A16z crypto led a $10 million round in The Better Money Company, building what they call stablecoins' "missing layer"
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A crypto payments company just hit $45 billion in annual volume and nobody's heard of them yet. OpenFX raised $94 million at a $500M valuation while processing $45B annually using stablecoins for cross-border FX settlement
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A forex startup just raised $94 million to replace correspondent banking with stablecoins, and the implications for B2B payments are bigger than the round suggests. OpenFX raised $94 million to scale stablecoin-powered cross-border payments for businesses
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When a Bitcoin treasury company dumps $20 million in BTC at a 40% loss, that's not just bad timing—it's a stress test for the whole "Bitcoin as corporate treasury" thesis.
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The U.S. just cracked open the door to let $7 trillion in 401(k) money touch crypto. The Labor Department proposed a rule following Trump's executive order directing regulators to expand digital asset access in retirement accounts
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