Circle Says Gateway Surpasses $10B in Transfer Volume
Circle says its Gateway service has surpassed $10 billion in total transfer volume, marking a notable infrastructure milestone for the company's cross-chain USDC (USD Coin) transfer product.
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Thailand Bitcoin and Ether ETF Rules Start Friday, CoinShares Expects Modest Flows
Thailand is preparing to allow locally listed crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to begin trading under newly effective rules for Bitcoin and Ether funds. The framework is designed to give r
25 cents to trade, 1.31 euros to withdraw: the Bitvavo fees on 100 euros of Bitcoin
A purchase of 100 euros on Bitvavo costs 25 cents according to the fee table. Move the coins to your own wallet afterwards and with Bitcoin you pay another 1.31 euros. The second item is ther
“Not just for stablecoins, but for every form of money”: Mastercard opens stablecoin payouts to bank accounts
On 15 October 2026 Mastercard launched the Global Money Platform together with the payments provider BVNK. Behind the name sits a single interface through which banks, fintechs and companies
241 scam sites taken offline, the recovery scam lives on: what to check now
On 14 October 2026 the Brooklyn District Attorney's office and the FBI shut down a fraud network: 241 websites went offline and 112 servers were seized. What makes this case unusual is the se
Meta says a pair of Apple Mac Studios can run its 816B-parameter Muse Spark Open
Meta on Thursday pushed out Muse Spark Open, an 816-billion-parameter open-weight model that it says is the most capable US model of its kind. The model runs on a pair of Apple M5 Ultra Mac S
Russia Plans to Ban Direct P2P Crypto Trading From July 2027
Russia is reportedly planning to ban direct peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading, with the restriction set to take effect in July 2027. The proposal would make it illegal for individuals to buy
Cross River Bank Partners With Ripple to Integrate RLUSD on XRPL
Cross River Bank and Ripple have announced a partnership to integrate RLUSD, Ripple’s dollar-pegged stablecoin, directly on the XRP Ledger, bringing a federally regulated U.S. bank into the X
Anthropic lets METR publish safety findings without its approval
Anthropic can no longer block the safety findings that METR publishes about it. The company said on Thursday that it had given six embedded researchers from the nonprofit almost the same acce
Judge Denies Gemini, CFTC Bid to Scrap $5M Biden-Era Deal
A federal judge has denied a joint request by Gemini and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to scrap a Biden-era $5 million matter. The court's denial leaves the $5 million resolution s
Mastercard and BVNK Launch One Account for Fiat and Stablecoins
Mastercard has launched the Global Money Platform, a system that lets businesses hold fiat currency and stablecoins in the same account. It is the first major product to come out of Mastercar
USBC Doubles Its Bitcoin-Backed Credit Line With Kraken to $40 Million
USBC, Inc. signed a Second Addendum to its Master Loan Agreement with Payward Interactive, Kraken’s lending affiliate, raising its total credit commitment from $25 million to $40 million As o