bitcoin
Schwab Completes Retail Bitcoin and Ether Rollout, Adds Crypto Transfers
Charles Schwab finishes its retail Bitcoin and Ether trading rollout and launches crypto transfers, with Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink targeted by year-end.…
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stablecoin
Mastercard and BVNK's $1.8B Bet on a Single API for Fiat and Stablecoins
Mastercard's first major post-acquisition move with BVNK launches a unified platform letting banks and fintechs hold, convert, and spend fiat and stablecoins via one API.…
regulation
Russia's P2P Crypto Ban Sets July 2027 Deadline for Decentralized Trade
Russia plans to outlaw direct peer-to-peer crypto trades by July 2027, a move that centralizes control and threatens market freedom and Bitcoin price dynamics.…
regulation
Russia Bans Self-Custody Transfers While Sberbank Gets Crypto Exchange Approval
The Bank of Russia prohibits transfers from regulated accounts to self-custody wallets, while state-backed Sberbank simultaneously wins approval to offer crypto exchange services.…
stablecoin
Mastercard's Global Money Platform Wires Stablecoins Into Card Payment Rails
Mastercard's new Global Money Platform, built on its BVNK acquisition, lets Nuvei and Marqeta route stablecoin balances through traditional banking and card infrastructure.…
stablecoin
Cross River Bank Embeds Ripple's RLUSD Into Core Banking Infrastructure
Cross River Bank has integrated Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin directly into its core banking system, marking a meaningful step toward institutional stablecoin adoption.…
usdc
Visa Direct Takes USDC Cross-Border Prefunding Live With Inyo Global
Visa Direct has moved its USDC stablecoin prefunding capability into full production alongside Inyo Global, enabling eligible payment providers to fund cross-border payouts 24/7.…
security
Ledger's Tampered Wallet Crisis Exposes the Weak Link in Hardware Security Chains
Ledger has traced a months-long hardware wallet tampering campaign to an organized group, pulling devices from reseller displays and reinforcing bans on resold returns.…
stablecoin
Tether's $6.3M Payment Trail to Hines-Linked Firm Raises Ethics Questions
The Wall Street Journal reports Tether routed payments to Nxum, a firm tied to White House official Hines, netting $6.3M — while his rep denies personal benefit.…
hack
Supply Chain Blind Spots Drive Q3 Crypto Losses Toward $1.2B
Compromised developer tools and infrastructure outside audit scope drove 77% of Q3's $1.2B in crypto losses, with Bitget and Liquid among the hardest hit.…
cryptocurrency
Brooklyn DA Dismantles 112-Server Crypto Scam That Preyed on Russian Speakers
Brooklyn prosecutors have seized 112 servers powering a sophisticated crypto fraud network that targeted Russian-speaking victims — then hit them again with a fake recovery service.…
fraud
Brooklyn DA Tears Down 241-Domain Crypto Scam That Preyed on Russian Speakers Twice
Brooklyn's DA office, with FBI help, seized 241 domains and 112 servers powering a crypto fraud that bilked Russian-speaking victims out of tens of millions.…