July 9 (Crypto-News.Net) – The Swift blockchain ledger is ready for initial use, the payments network said, with 17 banks from six continents preparing tokenized deposit payment pilots. Key Takeaways Seventeen banks are preparing tokenized […]
Key Takeaways SWIFT launched a blockchain ledger for tokenized deposits, enabling 24/7 global interbank transactions. Seventeen banks will pilot the network, easing liquidity limits and improving fund management efficiency. Swift developed the ledger in just […]
Key Takeaways Flexa expanded across 37 SEPA countries and territories, enabling digital asset acceptance with euro settlement. Merchants can accept digital asset payments without managing custody, volatility, chargebacks, or new checkout infrastructure. The expansion creates […]
Stablecoins keep inching closer to the part of crypto that matters most in the long run: actual usage. Stripe’s move to support merchant settlement using USDC on Solana is another reminder that the payments story […]
Key Takeaways AEREDIUM joined Lava Tokenization Sandbox in July 2026 to test multi-chain real estate settlement models. Testing on the 1 major Alba Bay development aims to remove fragmented treasury barriers for asset developers. The […]
A request for the UK standards watchdog to examine Nigel Farage’s reported interactions with the Bank of England has turned the UK’s digital-pound fight into an access fight: who gets to shape public payment infrastructure […]
Bitcoin keeps trading when Wall Street stops. Independence Day turns that design choice into a market demonstration. Official exchange calendars list all NYSE markets as closed Friday, July 3, while Nasdaq lists U.S. equity and […]
Stablecoin economics are having a moment. Open USD just walked in with a new playbook that hands reserve yield back to partners, not just the issuer. If you care about payments, DeFi liquidity, or treasury […]
Key Takeaways Autonomous AI agents need programmable payment rails available around the clock. Agentic payments remain two to three years away from mainstream commercial use. A separate study found AI models favored bitcoin and stablecoins […]
ISIS-K, the Islamic State affiliate active across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of Central Asia, had USDT balances frozen on 131 TRON addresses after an OFAC sanctions update, creating an enforcement test for stablecoins. Once public-chain […]
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