Ripple Builds Türkiye Footprint With Bank Custody and RLUSD
Ripple’s Turkish strategy combines Garanti BBVA’s crypto custody platform with RLUSD access through BiLira, Bitexen and Bitlo.
Tether Plans USDT Return to Bitcoin With Utexo’s RGB Rollout
Utexo plans private USDT transfers and BTC/USDT swaps through RGB, with Lightning expansion to follow as wallet partners prepare for the rollout.
Fiserv Launches Roughrider Coin on Solana for North Dakota Banks
Bank of North Dakota’s Roughrider Coin is the first live deployment on Fiserv’s digital asset platform, with VersaBank handling issuance and reserves.
Robinhood Plans Thousands of Stock Tokens, Eyes Private Markets
Vlad Tenev says Robinhood will expand its on-chain stock token selection into the thousands and pursue private company tokens at scale, with launch details still to…
Open USD Launches With 200+ Partners, Including Visa, Mastercard and Stripe
Visa, Mastercard and Stripe are among more than 200 Open Standard partners backing OUSD, whose model shares reserve income with participating businesses.
Michael Saylor Sees Bitcoin “Gold Rush” Through 2035
Michael Saylor expects bank lending to support Bitcoin’s next growth phase, while Strategy ties further purchases to its ability to raise capital.
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Goldman Sachs Opens $100B Treasury Fund to Crypto Firms Through Lynq
Goldman Sachs is offering its flagship Treasury fund through Lynq, giving eligible institutional crypto firms a new cash management option while retaining the fund’s traditional structure.
Citi and Coinbase Expand Strategic Partnership to Integrate Fiat Banking with Stablecoin Payment Rails
Citi has deepened its infrastructure collaboration with Coinbase to solve operational friction for institutional clients, launching automated fiat-to-stablecoin conversion tools and merchant payment acceptance gateways.
Bitget Confirms Over $350 Million Stolen Following Major Exchange Exploit
Bitget has suffered a $351.6 million security breach, marking the largest crypto hack of 2026, though CEO Gracy Chen confirmed platform reserves will fully reimburse affected…
Japan Bond Yields Reach Multi-Decade Highs: Is Crypto at Risk?
Following the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike to 1.25%, Japanese government bond yields reached levels unseen in decades, triggering discussion over yen carry trade unwinding…