Digital Asset and Kinexys by JPMorgan are expanding the reach of JPM Coin (JPMD) beyond bank-controlled systems, planning to deploy the dollar-denominated deposit token natively on the Canton Network.

One of Europe’s largest banks is taking a cautious but meaningful step into the stablecoin economy.

Rumble is redesigning how money moves on its platform by embedding cryptocurrency payments directly into the user experience.

Instead of launching a new product, Tether has chosen a quieter route: changing how digital gold is counted. On January 6, the company introduced Scudo, a smaller denomination for its gold-backed asset, designed to make transactions more intuitive at a time when gold prices are anything but small.

RAKBank is preparing to enter the United Arab Emirates’ rapidly developing stablecoin landscape after receiving in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) to issue a UAE dirham-backed payment token.

China’s central bank has outlined plans to significantly expand the role of the digital yuan in 2026, with a particular focus on cross-border usage and international payment infrastructure.

Crypto-linked payment cards moved decisively into the mainstream in 2025, with spending activity surging as users increasingly turned digital assets into everyday purchasing power.

Coinbase is quietly laying the groundwork for a much broader role in global finance, one that stretches well beyond its roots as a crypto exchange.

The global contest over digital money is starting to look less theoretical and more strategic. While U.S. lawmakers debate how tightly to restrict stablecoins, China is actively upgrading its own state-backed digital currency in ways that could reshape user incentives worldwide.

As private stablecoins continue to spread through global finance, India’s central bank is pushing back hard.

A senior executive at Coinbase has warned that potential changes to the U.S. stablecoin framework could undermine Washington’s competitiveness in global digital payments, particularly as China accelerates efforts to enhance its state-backed digital currency.

SoftBank has completed its massive investment in OpenAI, closing out a funding commitment that totals roughly $40 billion, according to a CNBC report.