On Friday, July 18, President Donald J. Trump signed into law historic legislation to establish a legal framework for the payment stablecoin industry in the United States, S.1582, the Guiding and Establishing National...more
7/28/2025
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According to a recent press release, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, First National Digital Currency...more
7/14/2025
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Major US Payment Card Company Announces Multiple Digital Asset Initiatives -
A major U.S. payment card services company recently announced multiple digital asset partnerships and products. ...more
6/30/2025
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Crypto Payments Companies Achieve Licenses, Enhance Product Offerings -
A U.S. digital asset payments company, MoonPay, recently announced that it has been granted a BitLicense by the New York Department of Financial...more
6/9/2025
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Artificial intelligence (AI) as a field encapsulates machine learning, deep learning and generative AI. As the impact of these technologies continues to grow, industry leaders and regulators have been grappling with how to...more
Companies Announce Digital Asset Payment Networks -
The issuer of the USDC stablecoin recently published a white paper outlining its plans to launch “CPN,” a new payments network that aims to “bring[] financial institutions...more
4/28/2025
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US Crypto Companies Expand Via New Licenses, Products, Integrations -
A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that it has “secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from Argentina’s...more
2/3/2025
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