The project, supported by Visa, Mastercard and many crypto companies, could be in a position to challenge Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC, currently the two largest stablecoins by market capitalization.
Financial companies join forces for US dollar stablecoin, keeping reserve earnings
BNY, Huntington Bank, U.S. Bank, American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and Coinbase are just a few of the companies that have signed on to use the dollar-backed stablecoin issued by technology firm Open Standard.
Big payment firms, banks and fintechs add heft to Open USD stablecoin
The crypto industry has contributed $189 million to the 2026 U.S. election cycle so far, pushing political spending beyond 2024 levels months before voters head to the polls. According to a report published Tuesday by consumer advocacy group Public Citizen,…
Ripple-backed PACs fuel record $189M crypto election spending
Key Takeaways MiCA’s transition period ends July 1, 2026, with no extensions. Only a small fraction of Europe’s pre-MiCA crypto firms have secured a license. Licensed exchanges cluster heavily in Malta, Austria, and Luxembourg. Even Binance is halting EU services after failing to secure a license in time. The headline number is stark. According to The Crypto Register, only a few
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The partnership extends distribution of Nasdaq's TotalView market data to blockchain applications and other software platforms through Pyth's marketplace.
Nasdaq brings proprietary market data onchain through Pyth
Flare Network has scheduled a community governance vote from July 6 to July 13 to deploy Flare confidential compute on its Songbird canary network. Enhancing Cross-Chain Consensus Blockchain platform Flare has scheduled a community governance vote to deploy Flare Confidential Compute (FCC) on its Songbird canary network. The voting period will run from July 6 […]
Flare Targets XRPL Expansion With July 6 Vote on Songbird Confidential Compute Rollout
Late June and early July bring new crypto rule deadlines in the EU, UK, Australia and California, with Europe’s MiCA transition ending July 1 and firms facing authorization pressure. (Read More)
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The Stripe- and Coinbase-backed stablecoin consortium can challenge Circle's business model, but analysts say building a network is harder than assembling big-name partners.
Why OpenUSD's 'real threat' that tanked Circle stock still faces a steep uphill battle for adoption
Ethereum has remained under pressure near $1,560 as Robert Kiyosaki’s long-term $95,000 price forecast has returned to focus while the cryptocurrency continues testing a key support zone. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) traded around $1,560 on June 30,…
Robert Kiyosaki revives $95K Ethereum call as ETH tests support
Gadi Eizenkot launched Yesh!’s election campaign with a speech warning Israel is at a crossroads and criticizing years of divisive rhetoric ahead of what he called the country’s most consequential (Read More)
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Bitcoin faced downside pressure as the US dollar hit its highest levels against the Japanese yen since 1986, while BTC price analysis revealed "capitulation" by 2025 top-buyers.