Kraken has become the first cryptocurrency company to gain access to core payment infrastructure used by traditional U.S. banks, marking a significant step toward deeper integration between digital asset platforms and the country’s financial system.

Binance plans to secure five additional cryptocurrency licenses across Asia in 2026, a move that would expand the exchange’s regulatory footprint and push its number of licensed jurisdictions globally to more than 20.

The partnership between Visa and Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure company acquired by Stripe last year, is expanding fast - and it's beginning to look less like a pilot program and more like a long-term infrastructure play.

Ripple has overhauled its payments platform into a single end-to-end system capable of handling both traditional fiat currencies and digital stablecoins - a move that puts it in direct competition with the fragmented stack of legacy financial infrastructure.

Europe’s largest banks are moving closer to launching a regulated euro stablecoin, as the Qivalis consortium accelerates talks with crypto exchanges and liquidity providers ahead of a planned 2026 debut.

Nvidia Corp. is joining forces with a coalition of global telecom operators and technology firms to build the next generation of wireless networks around artificial intelligence, positioning 6G as a foundational layer for autonomous systems and machine-driven infrastructure.

Morgan Stanley has applied for a national trust bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, signaling a deeper push into digital asset custody and regulated crypto services.

A new debate is forming in the crypto space after Reeve Collins, Tether's co-founder, argued that artificial intelligence could be the breakthrough the sector has been waiting for.

MoonPay, PayPal, and M0 have joined forces to introduce a framework that moves stablecoins beyond simple payment tools and into the backbone of the internet economy.

Ripple Labs is entering 2026 with a structural overhaul of its ecosystem, moving the XRP Ledger away from a centrally managed grants model toward what it describes as a decentralized “builder economy.”

Japan is set to enter a new phase of digital finance as SBI Holdings prepares to launch the country’s first trust-bank based Japanese yen stablecoin in the second quarter.

MetaMask has officially partnered with Mastercard to roll out a new crypto payment card in the United States, allowing users to spend digital assets directly from their wallets anywhere Mastercard is accepted.