N3XT, a new bank built on blockchain technology to leverage breakthrough innovation in finance, has launched the first fully blockchain-powered, fully regulated U.S. “narrow bank,”
Exodus, a leading self-custodial cryptocurrency platform, will acquire W3C Corp, including payments providers Monavate and Baanx, for $175 million, giving it full ownership of card-issuing,
LevelField Financial, a U.S. financial services firm seeking to unite traditional banking and digital asset products and services in one trusted platform, received conditional approval
Paystand, a blockchain-powered B2B payments network, has acquired Bitwage to embed stablecoin payouts directly into enterprise AR/AP and treasury workflows, enabling faster, lower-cost, cross-border B2B
Coinbase, a secure online platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing digital currency, is reportedly in late-stage negotiations to acquire stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK for
A 175-year-old payments industry firm, Western Union, is preparing to issue a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin called USDPT on the Solana blockchain in the first half
Tempo, a payments-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, has raised $500 million in Series A funding at a $5 billion valuation, led by Thrive
Citi Ventures has made a strategic investment in BVNK, a global stablecoin infrastructure platform processing over $20 billion annually for enterprises like Worldpay and Flywire.
Coinflow, a stablecoin payment startup, raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, and Jump Crypto to help