Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase form consortium to launch stablecoin

Coinbase said a Michigan couple closed on the first-ever conventional, Fannie Mae-backed home mortgage by pledging Bitcoin as collateral.

Visa has launched a proof-of-concept initiative with stablecoin infrastructure provider Brale to evaluate private, blockchain-based settlement for institutional payment flows using the SBC stablecoin on the Canton Network. Visa Expands Stablecoin Strategy The collaboration centers on SBC, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Brale, and will examine whether privacy-enabled blockchain infrastructure can support faster and […]

Coinbase's SpaceX pre-IPO perp runs on USDC and auto-converts after IPO, joining a wave of exchanges including Binance, Hyperliquid, Crypto.com.

The CFTC cleared Coinbase to offer crypto perpetual futures to US traders for the first time, ending a long offshore exclusion. What changed and why it matters.

Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets starting with SpaceX, offering non-US users perpetual futures tied to private company valuations amid rising competition.

The U.S. Justice Department said a joint public-private operation disrupted more than 1.4 million accounts linked to Southeast Asian scam networks. The effort also helped freeze more than $3.8 million in cryptocurrency tied to funds stolen from Americans. DOJ Targets Southeast Asia Scam Networks, Freezing $3.8M in Stolen Crypto The U.S. Justice Department said it […]

Coinbase's move democratizes access to private market investments, potentially reshaping how retail investors engage with pre-IPO opportunities. The post Coinbase launches SpaceX perps futures for traders outside the US appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX is set to IPO, with current estimations making him the world's first trillionaire on its completion.