Year: 2026

Cumberland has secured a Major Payment Institution licence from Singapore’s central bank, allowing its local unit to offer regulated digital payment token and cross-border money transfer services. Summary Cumberland has…

JCB has partnered with Circle to test USDC for internal treasury transfers and merchant payments in Japan, extending stablecoin use into cross-border corporate settlement and retail transactions. Summary JCB and…

Robinhood Chain has renewed debate over how much value Ethereum captures from Layer 2 networks. Summary Robinhood Chain generated $843,000 in fees while paying Ethereum about $1,600 for settlement and…

HashKey Exchange, Shanghai Commercial Bank and Visa launched a co-branded credit card in Hong Kong.  Summary HashKey members can earn up to 4% rewards, converted monthly into HKD cash vouchers…

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt will take a months-long leave at the end of July to complete mandatory military legal training with the Georgia Army National Guard.  Summary Patrick…

Stablecoin cross-border payments priced below interbank foreign exchange rates in every month of the second quarter, according to Borderless.xyz’s Q2 2026 benchmark.  Summary Stablecoin cross-border payments priced below interbank rates…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Base’s content coin strategy failed and confirmed that the network changed direction earlier in 2026.  Summary Brian Armstrong admitted Base’s content coin strategy failed and…

Binance.US has set a goal of reclaiming 20% of the U.S. crypto trading market after two years of regulatory setbacks.  Summary Binance.US aims to reclaim 20% of the U.S. crypto…

The U.S. government transferred nearly $297 million in seized Bitcoin and Ether to Coinbase Prime on Monday, according to blockchain data.  Summary U.S. government wallets transferred nearly $297 million in…

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has secured support from a second law enforcement organization before a Senate push.  Summary FLEOA backed the CLARITY Act while requesting tighter accountability rules…