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Cash App Goes Live With Fee-Free USDC Transfers, Framing Stablecoins as a Path to Bitcoin
TradFi & Fintech

Cash App Goes Live With Fee-Free USDC Transfers, Framing Stablecoins as a Path to Bitcoin

Block's payments app, home to 59 million monthly active users, now supports sending and receiving USDC across four blockchain networks with no wallet setup required, even as Jack Dorsey admits he doesn't like it.
SoFi Brings Its Bank-Issued Stablecoin to 14.7 Million Members
TradFi & Fintech

SoFi Brings Its Bank-Issued Stablecoin to 14.7 Million Members

SoFiUSD, first launched in December for enterprise clients, is now live inside the SoFi app — making it the first stablecoin issued by a US national bank available directly on a consumer banking platform.
Mastercard Wins NY BitLicense, Deepening Push Into Stablecoin Settlement
TradFi & Fintech

Mastercard Wins NY BitLicense, Deepening Push Into Stablecoin Settlement

The payments giant, which processed nearly $11 trillion in volume last year, secured one of the US's most demanding state crypto licenses as it moves to settle transactions in digital assets.
DTCC Picks Stellar for Tokenized Securities Rollout as Multi-Chain Push Expands
TradFi & Fintech

DTCC Picks Stellar for Tokenized Securities Rollout as Multi-Chain Push Expands

The post-trade giant plans to make DTC-custodied assets available on the Stellar public blockchain in the first half of 2027, adding a second network to its growing tokenization strategy
Base Launches MCP Agent Gateway for Onchain Portfolio Management
DeFi

Base Launches MCP Agent Gateway for Onchain Portfolio Management

Base introduces Model Context Protocol integration enabling AI agents to execute swaps, trades, and portfolio management across leading DeFi protocols.
Tokenized Stocks Emerge as Fastest-Growing Asset Class on Ethereum
DeFi

Tokenized Stocks Emerge as Fastest-Growing Asset Class on Ethereum

Token Terminal reports that tokenized stocks have become the leading category of tokenized assets on Ethereum, with xStocks and Ondo Finance leading the sector.
Franklin Templeton's Tokenized Treasury AUM Surpasses $2.5 Billion, up 100% Year-to-Date
TradFi & Fintech

Franklin Templeton's Tokenized Treasury AUM Surpasses $2.5 Billion, up 100% Year-to-Date

Franklin Templeton has crossed $2.5 billion in tokenized U.S. Treasury assets under management in 2026, doubling its holdings as the third-largest issuer in the growing tokenized sovereign debt market.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Clarifies Distinction Between Tokenized Securities and Synthetic Instruments
Regulation & Politics

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Clarifies Distinction Between Tokenized Securities and Synthetic Instruments

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce references a staff statement on tokenization to distinguish between issuer-sponsored tokenized stocks and synthetic crypto instruments offering stock exposure.
Hyperliquid ETFs Surpass $69 Million in Net Inflows
Markets

Hyperliquid ETFs Surpass $69 Million in Net Inflows

Spot ETFs tracking Hyperliquid ($THYP and $BHYP) attracted over $16 million in flows yesterday, bringing cumulative net inflows to $69 million.
NEAR Launches Confidential Payments via Intents Protocol
Blockchains

NEAR Launches Confidential Payments via Intents Protocol

NEAR Protocol has launched confidential payments on its Intents platform, enabling private cross-chain swaps between NEAR and ETH.