MoneyGram unveils stablecoin-backed card as digital dollars move into everyday spending
The remittance giant is rolling out a Visa card that lets customers hold dollars and spend from a stablecoinbacked balance. Source:CoinDesk
Nasdaq, Boerse Stuttgart, others ask EU to remove or increase cap in tokenization trial
The coalition warned that the current limit is too low, noting some existing European projects already exceed it. Source:CoinDesk
BIS chief warns AI capex arms race relies on opaque debt, posing systemic risks
Pablo Hernandez cited historical railway and dotcom bubbles to caution that spending driven by hype over actual profits risks broad economic corrections.…
Crypto exchange giant Bybit to offer European ‘super-app’ with stocks, derivatives
Bybit has an electronic money institution license in Austria and is about to snag a MiFID license too, CEO Ben Zhou told Coindesk. Source:CoinDesk
Nasdaq invests $100 million in Kraken parent company Payward at $21 billion valuation
The investment expands a strategic partnership to bring tokenized, votingenabled equities to crypto exchange users. Source:CoinDesk
Indian agri warehouse giant is putting $2 billion in grain-backed loans onchain
Arya.ag is using Avalanche technology to tokenize grain deposits to help lenders verify crops backing agricultural loans. Source:CoinDesk
Live updates: Bitcoin ETFs post a second straight outflow while every other fund turns green
The bitcoin funds shed $120 million on Wednesday, more than double Tuesday's loss. Ether, XRP and solana all took money in. Source:CoinDesk
Consensys to split into MetaMask and institutional blockchain company
The restructuring will separate MetaMask’s consumer business from Consensys’ Ethereum protocols and institutional blockchain infrastructure operations.…
TRM Labs doubles valuation to $2B in Series C expansion
The blockchain intelligence firm said its annual recurring revenue has quadrupled over the past three years as it expands its AIpowered investigations…
Tether pushes into private credit with $400 million fund with Fasanara
The USDT issuer will help source lending opportunities and provide stablecoin payment infrastructure for Fasanara's private credit network. Source:CoinDesk
Consensys to split MetaMask into its own firm while staying silent on IPO
The existing company, Consensys Software Inc., will rebrand as MetaMask under Ethereum cofounder Joe Lubin as chairman and CEO. Source:CoinDesk
PayPal expands stablecoin rails with custom token issuance platform
The PYUSDx stablecoin developer platform, backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD), is built with the help of M0 and MoonPay. Source:CoinDesk