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Reform UK fundraising surges on crypto billionaire donations
Reform UK is drawing more political funding than its main rivals this year after receiving major backing from two cryptocurrency billionaires. The donations reinforce the party’s pro-crypto ...
Coinbase expands crypto-backed mortgage payments for U.S. homebuyers
Digital assets are moving deeper into mainstream housing finance as lenders test ways to use crypto wealth for home purchases. Coinbase and Better Home & Finance say qualified borrowers will be ...
Advisors revisit crypto due diligence as stablecoin rules and AI risks evolve
Financial advisors are reassessing crypto due diligence as stablecoins gain traction, regulation shifts and AI-linked trading infrastructure becomes more common. The review centers on client cash ...
Reform UK draws £7mn from crypto donors in first quarter
Britain's political funding landscape is showing a widening gap between Reform UK and its main rivals as Nigel Farage's party attracts large cheques from a small group of wealthy backers. In the ...
Revolut U.S. bank plans stablecoin offering as it prepares FDIC-insured accounts
Revolut is expanding its U.S. banking push by planning stablecoin services through a future national bank expected to launch next year. The move would combine federally insured deposit products ...
Coinbase, Ethena partnership lifts ENA as DeFi distribution expands
Coinbase Ventures' open-market purchase of Ethena's ENA tokens comes days before Ethena products are expected to reach Coinbase's broad retail user base. The move points to a potentially important ...
Defend Developers PAC targets crypto policy influence in U.S. midterm races
As U.S. midterm campaigning gathers pace, a new crypto-focused political action committee is entering a field already dominated by larger industry-backed groups. Defend Developers PAC says it ...
U.S. crypto policy debate puts consumer payments and tokenized ETFs in focus
Debate over the CLARITY Act is widening beyond industry lobbying to questions about consumer banking costs, payment access and U.S. competitiveness in digital assets. At the same time, advocates ...
Tether launches Visa card with cashback in XAUt
Tether is moving its gold-backed token into everyday payments through a new Visa card built with digital banking platform Fasset. The product will let users spend fiat at Visa-accepting ...
UK committee urges regulators to ease stablecoin rules as market growth lags
Britain is at risk of falling further behind the U.S. and the EU in stablecoins as lawmakers push for a lighter regulatory approach to support a still-small domestic market. The warning comes as ...
UK stablecoin rules risk slowing digital payments growth
Britain’s approach to stablecoin regulation is drawing scrutiny as policymakers weigh how to support a fast-growing digital payments market. A House of Lords inquiry says excessive regulatory ...
Coinbase Ventures backs Ethena as savings product launch nears
Ethena is preparing to roll out its first Coinbase integration next week, extending its products toward the exchange's base of more than 100 million users. The move comes as Coinbase Ventures buys ...
Coinbase backs ProShares stablecoin reserve ETF in U.S. market push
Stablecoin infrastructure is drawing fresh backing as U.S. regulatory rules for reserve management continue to take shape. Coinbase says it is investing in ProShares' GENIUS Money Market ETF, a ...
Franklin Templeton expands BENJI distribution through MoonPay partnership
Franklin Templeton is widening institutional access to its BENJI tokenized money market fund by integrating it into MoonPay Trade. The tie-up also positions the firms for a broader strategic ...
MoneyGram launches MGUSD stablecoin for global payments network
MoneyGram is placing a proprietary U.S. dollar stablecoin at the center of its cross-border payments strategy as it expands digital asset services for more than 60 million active customers. The ...
U.S. Senate advances crypto market structure debate as CLARITY Act vote looms
Washington is returning to digital asset legislation this week as the U.S. Senate resumes work on the CLARITY Act after the Memorial Day recess. The bill could reshape oversight of ...
U.S. crypto policy deadlines and jobs data set the agenda for the week ahead
Early June brings a critical stretch for crypto markets as U.S. stablecoin rulemaking deadlines begin to bite and lawmakers reopen debate on broader market structure legislation. The week also ...
Faucets, testnets and airdrops: Does free cryptocurrency really exist?
Looking for easy money in the crypto space has become a thankless task. The modern market has finally lost the romance of quick profits, while developers have learned to instantly filter out ...
JPMorgan plans to oppose Clarity Act as Dimon attacks Coinbase lobbying push
U.S. banks are intensifying their resistance to proposed crypto market structure rules as debate over stablecoin incentives grows in Washington. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says the Clarity ...
Tether’s U.S.-focused USAT stablecoin posts rapid monthly growth, trails larger rivals
Tether’s U.S.-focused stablecoin USAT expands sharply in April as regulated dollar tokens gain traction across finance and payments. The token’s circulating supply rises above $140 million by ...
U.S. crypto PACs expand election spending as Republican tilt tests bipartisan strategy
The U.S. cryptocurrency industry's political spending is widening ahead of the congressional midterms, with Texas primaries showing how sector-backed PACs are helping shape House and Senate races. ...
