PayPal Expands PYUSD Stablecoin Access to 70 Countries
PayPal has expanded access to its PYUSD stablecoin to customers in 70 countries, aiming to improve cross-border payments and strengthen its role in the growing digital dollar ecosystem.
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PayPal has expanded access to its PYUSD stablecoin to customers in 70 countries, aiming to improve cross-border payments and strengthen its role in the growing digital dollar ecosystem.
Bybit EU has integrated PayPal as a fiat funding and withdrawal option across the European Economic Area, aiming to simplify access to digital assets under the EU’s MiCA regulatory framework.
South Korea’s National Police Agency is drafting new guidelines for handling seized cryptocurrencies as authorities seek stronger custody procedures.
The DeFi Education Fund and Beba have withdrawn their lawsuit against the SEC over crypto airdrops, citing a changing regulatory stance and ongoing work by the agency’s crypto task force.
Visa and Coinbase are building rival infrastructures for AI-driven payments as autonomous agents begin executing microtransactions across the internet economy.
World Liberty Financial token holders approved a proposal requiring a 180-day staking lock-up to maintain governance voting rights, aiming to strengthen long-term participation in the protocol’s decision-making process.
Crypto trading and lending firm Blockfills has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after suspending withdrawals and reporting about $75 million in losses. The restructuring follows legal action alleging misuse of customer assets.
An Australian Senate committee has recommended passing a bill that would require crypto exchanges and tokenization platforms to obtain financial services licenses.
Rising energy demand from artificial intelligence data centers is accelerating interest in nuclear power. Bitcoin miners were early adopters of nuclear energy for high-performance computing infrastructure.
Hong Kong regulators are reportedly preparing to issue the city’s first stablecoin licenses, with HSBC and a Standard Chartered-led venture expected among the initial approved issuers.
Organizers of TOKEN2049 have postponed the Dubai edition of the conference to April 2027 due to regional security concerns affecting travel and logistics.
BlackRock has introduced a Nasdaq-listed staked Ethereum ETF that combines spot ETH exposure with staking rewards. The product expands the firm’s digital asset investment lineup.
OP Labs, the team behind Ethereum Layer 2 solution Optimism, laid off 20 employees to focus on core initiatives amid a transitional year for the protocol. The move is strategic, not financial.
A Bloomberg strategist renewed his warning that Bitcoin could fall below $10,000, citing macroeconomic pressures. Other analysts argue that such a decline would require an extreme global liquidity shock.
US prosecutors have asked a federal judge to deny Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, arguing that the testimony cited by the defense does not qualify as newly discovered evidence.