Mark Zuckerberg Plots Meta Return to Crypto with Stablecoin Strategy: Report

coingape.com Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly planning Meta’s re-entry into the cryptocurrency sector, focusing on stablecoin-based payment solutions. According to reports, Meta is…

Meta exploring stablecoins for cross-border payouts in renewed crypto push

cryptoslate.com Meta is exploring stablecoin-based payment infrastructure in a renewed effort to integrate blockchain technology into its platforms, Fortune reported on May 8, citing people…

Meta exploring stablecoin integration for payouts: Report

cointelegraph.com Tech company Meta is reportedly exploring integrating stablecoin payments into its platforms after a three-year hiatus from cryptocurrencies, Fortune reported, citing…

Meta Is Looking to Enter Red-Hot Stablecoin Market: Fortune

coindesk.com is looking to introduce a stablecoin to manage payouts, Fortune reported, citing five sources familiar with the matter. Meta has also hired a vice president of product,…

Game-changer: Asian stock brokers start accepting USDT and USDC for trading

ambcrypto.com U.S. and global regulators fuel widespread adoption and Bitcoin reserve initiatives. As global financial institutions increasingly embrace crypto, Hong Kong’s Futu…

Reflections on This Week in Austin, Texas

tftc.io Marty's Bent It's been a hell of a week in Austin, Texas. The Texas Energy & Mining Summit was held at Bitcoin Park Austin on Tuesday and yesterday. Around 200 people from…

What Stripe’s new Stablecoin Financial Accounts mean for adoption

blockworks.co This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. If spending $1.1 billion wasn’t enough of a sign that Stripe is serious about stablecoins and…

Stripe Integrates Stablecoins and AI Technology

newsbtc.com Stripe, the global payment solution provider, has launched Stablecoin Financial Accounts. It’s a new feature that will allow users to hold cryptocurrencies in the form of…

Visa Invests in Stablecoin Payment Platform BVNK

peakd.com KEY FACTS: Visa has made a strategic investment in BVNK, a London-based stablecoin payment platform, through its Visa ... by uyobong

AI Rollup: AI Robots and The $10T Arms Race

assets.flightcast.com Welcome to the AI Rollup, from the Limitless Podcast. David, Ejaaz, and Josh break down the week’s most important AI headlines, from OpenAI’s $3B Windsurf acquisition and…

Asian Brokerage Giants Let Clients Trade Stocks with USDT and USDC

beincrypto.com Several traditional financial companies worldwide have been moving toward testing crypto trading. These developments reflect the growing acceptance of cryptocurrencies and…

Stripe Unveils Stablecoin Payment Accounts, AI Features During Annual User Event

decrypt.co Stripe is making a renewed push into crypto and artificial intelligence, unveiling a slate of new features at its annual user event on Wednesday in San Francisco. Two major…

Stripe unveils AI foundation model for payments and deeper stablecoin integration

cryptoslate.com Stripe unveiled a new AI foundation model for payments and expanded support for stablecoins and embedded finance. The firm made the announcement at its annual Sessions…

Payments Giant Visa Invests in Stablecoin Infrastructure Firm BVNK in US Market Expansion

dailyhodl.com Credit card giant Visa is investing in the stablecoin payments network BVNK as a means of upgrading its business-to-business transactions. In a new company blog post, BVNK…

Visa Bets on Stablecoin Demand With Investment in BVNK

decrypt.co Visa announced another crypto venture this week, revealing an investment in stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK. London-based BVNK announced the “strategic investment”…

How to Build Your Crypto Wallet For Free (Almost)

cryptonews.com How to build a crypto wallet? Let’s explore the systems that manage users’ private keys through custodial (centralized) or non-custodial frameworks. Wallets are the heart of…

Visa Backs BVNK in Strategic Move to Boost Stablecoin Payment Networks

news.bitcoin.com Visa’s venture arm has invested in BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure firm, to accelerate the development of global payment networks using blockchain-based currencies.…

Visa invests in stablecoin payment platform BVNK amid pro-crypto push

cointelegraph.com Payments behemoth Visa has invested in BVNK, a London-based startup focused on stablecoin payment infrastructure, signaling continued interest in digital asset innovation.…

The U.S. Is Embracing Stablecoins. But Don’t Expect Yield

forbes.com The U.S. Congress is moving forward with Stablecoin legislation, including the STABLE and GENIUS Acts. Most insiders think the laws will pass before Trump’s term ends. But a…

Visa Doubles Down on Stablecoins With Investment in Blockchain Payments Firm BVNK

coindesk.com Global payments service provider Visa's (V) venture capital arm made a strategic investment in BVNK, a startup building stablecoin-based payment infrastructure, in a move…

Bhutan Partners with Binance Pay for Its Tourism Ecosystem

decrypt.co The Himalayan country of Bhutan has partnered with Binance Pay to enable crypto payments throughout its tourism ecosystem. The integration, powered in conjunction with…

dcs-spotify.megaphone.fm Gm! This week we're back with another weekly roundup live at Token2049. We deep dive into our biggest takeaways form the conference, Ethereum's next chapter, L1 valuations…

PayPal’s Big Bet On AI Agents And Payments Like Stablecoins

forbes.com At its 2025 Dev Days event, PayPal made one of the most significant announcements in recent fintech history: it’s building a Financial Operating System (Financial OS)…

BVNK Lands Visa Backing for $12B Stablecoin Expansion in U.S. Payments

cryptonews.com Key Takeaways: Visa’s investment in BVNK indicates mainstream confidence in stablecoins as the next wave of global payments. BVNK’s U.S. expansion and $12B annual processing…

Ethereum Stablecoin Market Explodes 1M-Fold to $124B

cryptonews.com When Ethereum first crossed the $1,400 mark in January 2018, the network’s total stablecoin market cap stood at a humble $124,500. According to DeFiLlama data, as of May 6,…

Crashes 45% In A Few Hours: What Happened?

beincrypto.com is under intense pressure after a sudden 45% crash wiped out weeks of bullish momentum. Once up 460% since February, the token trades below $1.70 as traders scramble to…

What bankers, CPAs and CFOs need to know about blockchain

cointelegraph.com Why finance veterans are still skeptical about blockchain Blockchain has been part of the finance conversation for over a decade now. Yet many professionals remain cautious.…

Worldcoin Launches in the US, AI Coins Like SUBBD to Skyrocket

newsbtc.com Worldcoin ($WLD), the native crypto of the Altman-backed ‘World Orb’ eye-scanning project, is now available in most parts of the US. Tools for Humanity’s ‘World orb’ is an…

Visa invests in stablecoin platform BVNK as it doubles down on digital asset strategy

cryptobriefing.com Visa Ventures, Visa’s global investment arm, has made an investment in BVNK, a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, as the company strengthens its presence in digital…

Wirex Establishes Italy as Primary Crypto Hub for EEA, Strengthens Local Team with Key Hires

beincrypto.com Editorial Note: The following content does not reflect the views or opinions of BeInCrypto. It is provided for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as…

Worldcoin faces regulatory setback in Indonesia over compliance issues

cryptoslate.com Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital has temporarily suspended World (formerly Worldcoin) and its digital identity platform, World ID, citing registration…

Indonesia Suspends Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning World Project

decrypt.co World, formerly Worldcoin, has been hit with a suspension by Indonesian regulators, who allege the blockchain start-up may have committed a “serious violation” of its…

Over half of World ID holders haven’t scanned their eyeballs

protos.com Sam Altman’s World got its eyeball count wrong by 14 million More than half of World’s 26 million ID holders have yet to verify themselves using the company’s controversial…

Stablecoin fever: 5 major stablecoins are growing crypto adoption

cointelegraph.com Increasing institutional interest and moves toward legal frameworks for stablecoins have seen the space grow, with five major projects slated to expand the market in the…

Ethereum Price Recovery Soon? Key Factors Point To ETH Bull Rally Ahead

coingape.com Ethereum price is poised to reclaim its previous highs in a rally that could see ETH surpass $2,000 in the short term. The optimism is fuelled by a raft of factors,…

How a $500 early investment in XYZVerse ($XYZ) could play out

ambcrypto.com The volatile nature of cryptocurrencies implies that early-stage investments often come with both high risks and high potential rewards. Investors who identify promising…

How Any Business Can Accept Crypto Payments in 2025 to Gain Revenue

cryptonews.com As of early 2025, more than 560 million people hold some form of cryptocurrency – an estimated 6.8% of the global population. This growth reflects a clear shift: digital…

Coinpedia Digest: This Week’s Crypto News Highlights

coinpedia.org The post Coinpedia Digest: This Week’s Crypto News Highlights | 3 May, 2025 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News It’s been a week of jaw-dropping headlines in crypto –…

Will Trump fire Fed chair ‘Too Late Powell’? Polymarket odds are rising

dlnews.com Crypto traders on prediction platform Polymarket are raising their bets that President Donald Trump may move to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell this year. The odds…

Visa teams up with Bridge to integrate stablecoins into 150M-strong network

ambcrypto.com Visa and Bridge will launch stablecoin-linked cards across Latin America for everyday crypto payments • Seamless integration aims to boost stablecoin adoption and financial…

Fold ($FLD) Becomes First Bitcoin Rewards Company to Ring Nasdaq Opening Bell on May 2, 2025

thedefiant.io Fold Holdings, Inc., operating as Fold, became the first publicly traded Bitcoin financial services company and the first Bitcoin rewards company to ring the Nasdaq opening…

Recap: Movement’s Very Bad Week

coindesk.com This week, bitcoin climbed steadily to reach nearly $100K, amid hopes for a China-U.S. trade and better macroeconomic conditions ahead. Institutions like Mastercard and…

Coinbase flashes warning that the crypto winter came early this year

dlnews.com A version of this story appeared in our The Roundup newsletter on April 18. Sign up here. Hi! Eric here. The northern hemisphere may be enjoying the first signs of spring,…

Weekly Roundup 05/02/25 (OP_RETURN wars, Mastercard and Visa push stables, quantum revisited) (EP.618)

castleisland.libsyn.com Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: Will stablecoins disrupt credit cards? The US Treasury Advisory Committee drops a report on…

Stablecoins: Depegging, fraudsters and decentralization

cointelegraph.com Opinion by: Merav Ozair, PhD Lately, stablecoins are everywhere — this time around, headed by “traditional” financial institutions. Bank of America and Standard Chartered…

Pi Network News: Here’s How To Spend Your Pi Coins with VISA Card

coinpedia.org The post Pi Network News: Here’s How To Spend Your Pi Coins with VISA Card appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News A new development from fintech platform Zypto App is…

Sam Altman’s World Launches in US With Eye Scans, Crypto Rewards, and a Tinder Pilot

bitcoinist.com Sam Altman’s crypto-linked human identity project, known as World, is beginning its US expansion with new features that integrate both payment and digital identity…

Visa Integrates Stablecoins Into 150 Million Merchant Network

news.bitcoin.com Visa goes global with stablecoin card rollout, enabling crypto spending at over 150 million merchants. Visa Makes Stablecoin Payments Seamless at 150M Stores Visa and Bridge…

Elon Musk Likely To Integrate Crypto Into X: Scaramucci

bitcoinist.com Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge Capital and a long-time crypto advocate, believes Elon Musk is poised to weave digital assets into the fabric of X’s planned…

Civitai Faces Angry Users After Banning Kinky Content From its AI Art Site

decrypt.co Civitai, once considered the Wild West of AI-generated art—and one of the last remaining havens where almost anything goes— triggered a community-wide meltdown after rolling…

Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Worldcoin (WLD) Launches in US

dailyhodl.com The controversial crypto project Worldcoin (WLD) has launched its biometric identity verification system and WLD cryptocurrency in the United States, expanding to six major…

SEC Ditches PayPal's PYUSD Probe, Removing Key Regulatory Hurdle for Its Stablecoin

coindesk.com The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into PayPal’s dollar-backed stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), without taking enforcement action,…

Sam Altman’s World Launches in 6 Cities in the US

cryptopotato.com Sam Altman’s World has officially launched in the United States, with plans to deploy 7,500 of its eye-scanning orbs across American cities by the end of the year. The…

Sam Altman’s World got its eyeball count wrong by 14 million

protos.com has seemingly inflated the number of eyeballs it’s scanned with its controversial dystopian orbs by 14 million people. The X account for World Chain, the blockchain behind…

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Crypto Adoption

forbes.com Yesterday, Worldcoin’s Alex Blania the company’s latest plans to a room full of crypto industry insiders. The U.S. debut—riding a friendlier regulatory breeze—is noteworthy,…

Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Project ‘World’ Launches in Six US Cities

thecryptobasic.com World, the iris-scanning venture co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Alex Blania, officially launched operations in the United States on Thursday. According to a CNBC…

SOTM April 10

coinmetrics.io Welcome to our 217th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from April 10 – April 16, 2025. This week in crypto markets: Crypto…

Here’s what happened in crypto today

cointelegraph.com Today in crypto, Morgan Stanley reportedly plans to enable cryptocurrency trading on its E*Trade platform by 2026, marking a deeper push into digital assets amid a shifting…