Visa and Bridge, a fintech firm owned by Stripe, plan to bring stablecoin-linked payment cards to more than 100 countries by the end of 2026, with the first rollout already covering 18 nations across Latin America. Why Traditional Finance Is Winning The Crypto Payments Race Grocery runs and restaurant bills are now among the most […]
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Key Takeaways Hashport and Sumitomo Mitsui Club partnered to let cardholders trade reward points for JPYC next Monday. Yoshihiro Yoshida said points tap a 2.8T yen annual market, driving stablecoin adoption across Japan. On June 1, a 50% point cashback program will launch to boost JPYC usage and exchange. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Club and Hashport Launch Reward Point To Stablecoin Exchange Program Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Club, a financial services company, and Hashport, a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet, have joined forces to launch a trading service for credit card reward points and stablecoins. The service, labeled as the first of its kind, will allow cardholders of Diners Club and Trust Club cards to trade their accumulated points for JPYC stablecoins, which are pegged to the value of the Japanese yen. Hashport will serve as the platform to complete the
On May 27, decentralized finance platform Stake DAO suffered an infinite-minting exploit on its Arbitrum protocol. However, Stake DAO core contributors quickly secured the mainnet funds backing the tokens, shut down the vsdCRV bridge, and successfully contained the exploit. Infinite-Minting Loophole Triggers Exploit Decentralized finance ( DeFi), platform Stake DAO confirmed May 27 that its […]
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“StablR Freeze” has become shorthand for a broader fear in crypto: the moment a stablecoin issuer or its controllers flip a contract switch and user balances stop behaving as expected. Whether or not you hold a euro-pegged coin, the lesson applies to every stable asset—one brittle multisig or poorly scoped admin role can chill trust across an entire market. This article unpacks how freeze controls work, where multisig governance can fail, and how to evaluate stablecoins before you rely on them for payroll, DAO treasuries, trading, or DeFi integrations. No sensationalism—just practical steps, examples, and risk signals to watch. None of this is financial advice. Stablecoins carry market, technical, operational, and regulatory risk. Your goal is to understand those trade-offs and decide what you’re comfortable with.
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The Ethereum and Solana-based SoFiUSD has become the first national bank-issued stablecoin to launch on an official banking platform. SoFi Has Made Its Stablecoin Available On Its Retail Banking App As announced in a press release, SoFi Technologies has rolled out its stablecoin to the official SoFi banking app, which hosts a userbase of nearly […]
Circle joins FXC Intelligence’s Top 100 list for 2026 as USDC payment use expands through cross-border settlement solutions. Circle has been named to FXC Intelligence’s “Top 100 Cross-Border Payment Companies for 2026,” as stablecoin use grows in global payments. The recognition comes as businesses and financial institutions test faster settlement tools, wider payment access, and […]
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The announcement constitutes the first initiative of its kind in Japan, allowing users to exchange their loyalty points received for JPYC, Japan’s first onchore yen stablecoin. The initiative has the potential to bring ¥2.8 trillion to the stablecoin ecosystem, powering massive adoption. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Club and Hashport Launch Reward Point To Stablecoin Exchange Program […]
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UniCredit director Elena Carletti has warned Europe may struggle to contain a crypto bank crisis under MiCA rules. Summary UniCredit’s Elena Carletti warned Europe lacks tools to backstop crypto-linked deposits the way US regulators did after SVB. MiCA pushes stablecoin issuers closer to banks but EU deposit insurance is capped at €100,000. Carletti cited Circle’s $3.3 billion stuck at SVB in 2023 as the model risk Europe has not solved. UniCredit deputy vice chair Elena Carletti has warned that Europe may struggle to contain a crypto-linked banking shock under MiCA. The Italian bank executive said EU tools are weaker than the US emergency response of 2023. The comments land as MiCA pulls stablecoin issuers closer to traditional lenders. Carletti, who chairs UniCredit’s board risk committee, said at an IESE Business School conference in Madrid that the same systemic-risk exception used to guarantee a
After years of regulatory pressure, Ripple’s CEO has affirmed that US President Donald Trump and voters have beaten the last administration’s broader, “nonsensical crackdown on the crypto industry.” Related Reading: Mastercard Secures NYDFS BitLicense To Advance Stablecoin, Tokenized-Deposit Strategy US Anti-Crypto Era Is Over? On Thursday, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse criticized the previous US administration’s […]
