Cryptocurrency giants Circle and Binance are joining forces to promote the wider adoption of stablecoins. The partnership is designed to expand the adoption of Circle’s USDC stablecoin and support the development of the digital asset ecosystem, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 11) press release. “With...
There are a handful of publicly listed cryptocurrency companies in the United States. These firms tend to serve as a good barometer of the state of the digital asset industry, at least domestically. If cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s third-quarter 2024 earnings results Wednesday (Oct. 30) were...
For almost their entire history, despite designs to the contrary, the primary role of cryptocurrencies and digital assets has been confined largely to trading and speculation. But recent advancements in blockchain infrastructure are positioning digital assets as more functional tools for real-world financial transactions. And...
Money movement platform Thunes has launched a partnership with stablecoin issuer Circle. The collaboration is designed to “accelerate innovation in stablecoin liquidity management,” letting members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network to fund and execute cross-border transactions using USDC, the companies said in a Tuesday (Oct. 29) news release. This...
February 16, 2024
Renewed investor enthusiasm for crypto has been good news for U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. And while 2023 wasn’t the greatest year for crypto, it was no 2022, and Coinbase’s latest quarterly results, announced Thursday (Feb. 15), highlight that the famously volatile digital asset sector could, once again, be on the upswing. The company’s fourth-quarter revenue beat […]
May 19, 2023
To access central bank accounts in the European Union (EU) today, electronic money token (EMT) issuers, and by extension all electronic money institutions (EMIs), have no choice but to rely...
December 19, 2022
For FinTechs looking to go public, 2023 will not be the year of the SPAC stock listing. If they opt to go public at all, that is. As PYMNTS’ own...
October 05, 2022
In a pair of papers today, financial messaging service SWIFT claimed that it has solved two of the thorniest problems digital assets must overcome if they are to revolutionize the...
December 11, 2024
Cryptocurrency giants Circle and Binance are joining forces to promote the wider adoption of stablecoins. The partnership is designed to expand the adoption of Circle’s USDC stablecoin and support the development of the digital asset ecosystem, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 11) press release. “With the growth and worldwide adoption of USDC as one of […]
October 29, 2024
Money movement platform Thunes has launched a partnership with stablecoin issuer Circle. The collaboration is designed to “accelerate innovation in stablecoin liquidity management,” letting members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network to fund and execute...
October 17, 2024
Payments infrastructure provider BVNK has launched a partnership with USDC-issuer Circle. The collaboration is designed to accelerate the utility of the USDC stablecoin for BVNK customers, according to a Thursday (Oct. 17) news...
October 10, 2024
In the first 24 hours of allowing its merchants to accept stablecoin payments for online transactions on its platform, Stripe reportedly saw that customers from more than 70 countries made...
