Bolivia mulls recognizing USDT as payment currency amid dollar shortage
As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the world’s largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and…
Hyundai completes USDT treasury settlement pilot between US and Mexico
Hyundai completed a proofofconcept using Tether's USDT to settle a crossborder treasury transfer between its US and Mexican subsidiaries, highlighting growing…
Bolivia weighs adding Tether's USDT to its national payments system
Crypto usage has spiked in the country, with transaction volumes hitting $430 million in the year after the central bank removed restrictions in mid2024.…
Japan stablecoin payments advance with Lawson trial, Netstars launch
Lawson will test yen stablecoin payments in Tokyo as Netstars launches a merchant service supporting USDC, USDT and JPYC. Source：Cointelegraph
Pakistan crypto chief seeks dialogue after scholar rules against crypto payments
Pakistan’s virtualassets regulator called for continued dialogue on the treatment of digital assets after meeting an Islamic scholar who backed a ruling…
OKX, MetaMask, Matter Labs back dispute resolution court for AI agents
The Genlayer Foundation is leading the 27firm consortium that makes AIbased payments, escrow and dispute resolution interoperable. Source：CoinDesk
Swift rolls out new blockchain ledger to bring 24/7 banking to 17 global giants
HSBC, UBS, Wells Fargo and Citi are among the 17 banks now preparing to pilot live transactions using tokenized digital assets on Swift’s new blockchain…
SWIFT launches blockchain ledger with 17-bank tokenized deposit pilot
SWIFT launched its new blockchain ledger that will host a tokenized bank deposit pilot for 17 major banks seeking faster crossborder payments.…
Officials set to revise MiCA to cover non-EU stablecoin issuers: Report
EU officials reportedly plan to consider changes to the Markets in CryptoAssets framework, dubbed by some as “MiCA 2.0,” in response to a US stablecoin law and…
Stablecoin-settled TradFi perpetual trading tops $1.1T: Binance Research
A new Binance Research report said stablecoins are fast becoming a preferred settlement layer for tokenized TradFi markets while gaining traction in payments…
Kazakhstan president signs decree to accelerate crypto adoption
Kazakhstan targets gaspowered electricity for mining, income tax exemptions for regulated crypto transactions and crossborder stablecoin payments in a new…
Mobile app Toss and blockchain Optimism to conduct Korean won stablecoin POC : report
Toss has reportedly partnered with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs for a proof of concept on the feasibility of a Korean wonbased stablecoin for payments.…