A group of Drift Protocol investors are seeking to bring stablecoin issuer Circle to court, blaming the company for its inaction following the Drift Protocol hack.

Elizabeth Warren has launched one of the first direct political challenges to a Big Tech crypto-finance product, questioning Elon Musk’s X Money ahead of its expected rollout at the end of this month.

Crypto wallet provider Exodus is rolling out a new “Exodus Pay” feature in its self-custodial storage wallet with aw very simple goal in mind: to making digital assets usable for everyday payments, even for beginners.

Hong Kong has issued its first stablecoin issuer licences under its new regulatory regime, approving HSBC’s Hong Kong banking arm and a Standard Chartered-linked consortium led by Anchorpoint Financial.

South Korea is moving to fold stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) into its existing financial system, a shift that could accelerate institutional adoption while significantly tightening regulatory oversight across the digital asset sector.

Crypto card transactions hit $607 million in March, more than three times the amount from a year earlier, with USDT still the most used stablecoin.

UBS and a consortium of leading Swiss lenders are launching a 2026 sandbox to test a Swiss franc stablecoin, signaling a coordinated push to bring blockchain-based payments into the heart of traditional finance.

The FDIC has put forward rules for stablecoin issuers, covering reserves, redemptions, capital, and risk management. It confirmed stablecoins will not have deposit insurance and is asking the public for feedback over the next 60 days.

The central banks of South Korea and France held a two-day seminar in Seoul to discuss how digital assets like stablecoins and CBDCs affect payments and monetary policy.

Polymarket, the largest fully onchain prediction market, is overhauling its exchange infrastructure, replacing bridged USDC.e with a native USDC-backed token, revamping its trading engine, and rolling out multisig wallet support—marking the platform’s boldest move since launch.