The digital asset sector took another step toward integration with traditional finance this week when Kraken secured direct access to the US Federal Reserve’s payment rails — a milestone that could reshape how crypto…
Payments company Strike received a virtual currency license and a money transmitter license (MTL) from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), allowing the company to offer its Bitcoin services to…
Supermarket chain Spar now accepts ADA payments at 137 stores in Switzerland as crypto payment options expand in the country. Switzerland’s push to position itself as a crypto-friendly hub is expanding into retail…
Cardano’s native token ADA is drawing renewed attention after the Cardano Foundation announced that the cryptocurrency can now be used for payments at Spar supermarkets across Switzerland, marking a real-world adoption…
Blockchain infrastructure firm Zerohash has announced it has applied for a US national trust bank charter — a move that could strengthen the company’s position as a crypto payment rail provider to the TradFi sector. On…
Elon Musk’s new payment app X Money has rolled out limited external beta testing this week, with early screenshots suggesting that users will be eligible for cashback and yield on deposits. One of the beta testers was…
Versan Aljarrah of Black Swan Capitalist is making a broader case for XRP than the usual market-cycle prediction. In a X post titled How XRP Becomes a Global Reserve Asset, he argues that XRP’s long-term role is not…
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…
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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…
Institutional trading and lending desk Secure Digital Markets (SDM) said it sent a $1 million payment to cryptocurrency exchange Kraken over the Lightning Network on Jan. 28. SDM claimed in a Thursday statement shared…