After months of sliding digital asset prices, public companies that embraced Bitcoin (BTC) as a treasury strategy are facing renewed scrutiny. Activist investors are now challenging those balance-sheet bets, echoing…
Blockchain infrastructure company Alchemy has launched a system that allows autonomous AI agents to buy compute credits and access its blockchain data services using onchain wallets and USDC on Base. According to the…
Japan is preparing its financial system for a world of stablecoins and tokenized assets, with banks, regulators and financial conglomerates working to bring the yen economy onchain. The country is the world’s…
UK banking giant Barclays is reportedly exploring blockchain technology for core banking services, the latest sign that major financial institutions are evaluating digital ledger infrastructure to modernize legacy…
Payment giant PayPal is expanding access to its stablecoin through a new platform it says will allow devleopers to create their own US dollar-pegged tokens backed by PayPal USD. PayPal, MoonPay and stablecoin platform…
The United Kingdom’s Gambling Commission is exploring how cryptocurrency could be used for payments at licensed online casinos, as the country prepares to bring more crypto activity under a new regulatory regime led by…
The world’s leading broker continues its journey with the back-to-back Constructors’ Championship-winning Formula 1 team. LONDON, Feb. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — FxPro, a globally recognised leader in online trading, is…
Startale Group, a Tokyo-based blockchain infrastructure firm behind Japan’s largest public network Astar, and SBI Holdings, one of the country’s leading financial conglomerates, have unveiled JPYSC, a trust bank-backed…
Update (Feb.27, 1:25 Am UTC): This article has been updated to include more information on Block’s job cuts and earnings results. Jack Dorsey’s payments company Block will cut roughly 40% of its staff in a major…
Self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask is rolling out its Mastercard-enabled spending card in the United States, with first-time availability in New York. MetaMask parent company Consensys on Thursday announced…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a US financial regulator, reissued a staff letter on Friday to expand the criteria for payment stablecoins to include national trust banks, recognizing their eligibility…
The week of February 1-7, 2026, recorded $251.9 million in crypto VC funding across 12 projects, with Anchorage Digital’s $100 million strategic round leading. Summary Crypto VC funding reached $251.9M across 12…