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.

Axiom, a newly launched crypto trading platform built on Solana, has stunned the market by generating $100 million in revenue just months after its early-access debut in late January 2025.

Launched in August 2021, Arbitrum One is an Ethereum layer-2 network that uses optimistic rollups to process transactions more efficiently while settling data on Ethereum.

Crypto faucets are platforms that distribute small amounts of cryptocurrency as rewards for completing simple tasks, such as solving CAPTCHAs, playing games, or referring new users. Businesses use these faucets to promote initial coin offerings (ICOs) and encourage crypto adoption.