Samsung is poised to become a dominant stablecoin distributor, analysts say
Samsung seeks to turn 800 million Galaxy phones into wallets for digital assets and blockchain payments, backed by a deeper play in crypto infrastructure.…
Wells Fargo joins JPMorgan and Citi in the race to tokenize Wall Street’s settlement rails
Payments will run on the bank’s proprietary blockchain and be routed automatically through its existing client interface. Source：CoinDesk
Mastercard completes $1.8B BVNK acquisition in stablecoin push
Mastercard said the tieup would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services. Source：Cointelegraph
Strategy sells 1,638 Bitcoin to fund dividends and STRC repurchases
Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 1,638 Bitcoin in its secondlargest sale of the year to fund dividend payments and repurchase its preferred STRC stock.…
The future of crypto payments won't include on-ramps or bridges, Fun CEO says
Alex Fine said standalone crypto payment rails are becoming obsolete as platforms shift toward unified funding flows that abstract away blockchain complexity…
Strategy books $8.2 billion Q2 loss on bitcoin price decline
The world's largest corporate bitcoin holder says it has built a cash reserve covering more than two years of dividend payments after investors questioned its…
Global banks test tokenized money for cross-border payments in $1 million BIS pilot
Twentyeight banks, including JPMorgan, Citi and UBS, moved real money across borders in a live test of blockchainbased settlement. Source：CoinDesk
UK policy sprint finds cross-border payments are stablecoins’ top use case
Industry participants said stablecoins offer the biggest nearterm benefits for crossborder payments, while domestic UK retail adoption is likely to remain…
Cross River to enable P2P payments, banking services for X Money
The bankingasaservice provider will power X Money’s peertopeer payments, FDICinsured accounts and Visa debit cards as the platform expands its financial…
Coinbase CEO touts agentic finance as Base tops 100M AI payments
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says AI agents will expand crypto adoption, pointing to Base, USDC and x402 as key pieces of agentic finance. Source：Cointelegraph
Triple-A confirms treasury-wallet breach after losses reach $11.8M
The stablecoin payments company said client funds were unaffected and that the financial impact would be absorbed through its treasury reserves.…
South Korea’s largest bank to launch payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys
South Korea’s largest lender will use JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support US dollar crossborder payments for import and export businesses across 10…