Payments News
Senator Warren Presses Elon Musk Over Risks of X’s Upcoming Payments Platform
Lawmakers are probing X Money’s structure, questioning how crypto features and elevated deposit returns could impact users and the wider s...
XRPL Pushes Into Wall Street Territory With Privacy-Focused Upgrade
XRPL Commons and Boundless unveiled native zero-knowledge proof integration for the XRP Ledger at Paris Blockchain Week. ...
Hougan: Continued Global Instability May See $1 Million Bitcoin Price “Look Like A Starting Point”
Bitwise CIO, Matt Hougan, believes Bitcoin could break US$1 million if it continues to be adopted as an alternative to the US dollar for int...
North Korean Fake Dev Ring Nets Millions as Crypto Firms Face Rising Insider Threat
A network of North Korean IT workers posing as developers reportedly earned over $3.5 million in crypto while infiltrating projects and atte...
Crypto Card Spending Hits $600M Monthly as USDT Leads Global Surge
Crypto debit and prepaid card spending hit a record $607 million in March, more than tripling year-over-year as USDT held its lead but USDC ...
Iran Eyes Crypto Payments for Strait of Hormuz Oil Transit Fees During Ceasefire
A proposed toll system for Hormuz could see tankers paying per barrel in digital assets, raising cost and compliance concerns for global shi...
Javier Milei Linked to LIBRA Token Calls as Investigation Deepens
Phone records linking Milei to a crypto promoter are under review as authorities probe the collapse of a token that erased hundreds of milli...
Mastercard Bets Big on Stablecoins to Bridge Crypto and Traditional Payments
Mastercard will pay up to $1.8 billion for stablecoin firm BVNK, with Mizuho arguing the deal expands its reach into cross-border and B2B pa...
Elon Musk’s X Taps Crypto Veteran to Lead Design as Payments Push Heats Up
X brings in a DeFi product leader to guide design as it prepares to roll out payments, with X Money expected to launch across the US in Apri...
Stablecoins Positioned as Payment Backbone for Emerging AI Agent Economy
Stablecoins are emerging as a potential payment layer for autonomous AI agents, though scepticism among developers still clouds the concept....
Ripple Buyback Program Values Company at $50 Billion
Ripple’s ongoing share buyback program has reportedly valued the company at around $50 billion, according to Bloomberg ...
Aussie Crypto Payments Challenger KAST Raises $80M as It Targets the US Market
An Aussie-led, global crypto payments platform has achieved an US$80M raise after rapid growth in less than two years. ...