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From banks, to asset managers and payments apps, these are the financial firms operating on top of traditional rails and non-blockchain infrastructure.
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Dinari Opens 724 Tokenized US Stocks to Eligible US Investors
Dividends on Dinari's dShares now pay out natively in USDC, while 24/7 trading and T+0 settlement remain future capabilities the company says depend on regulatory requirements.
Mastercard Extends Crypto Credential to Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments in Borderless.xyz Pilot
The pilot, whose first participants are Infinia, Walapay and Koywe, will test whether compliance checks performed once at origination can be relied on across Borderless.xyz's network of stablecoin payment providers.
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Dinari Opens 724 Tokenized US Stocks to Eligible US Investors
Dividends on Dinari's dShares now pay out natively in USDC, while 24/7 trading and T+0 settlement remain future capabilities the company says depend on regulatory requirements.
Mastercard Extends Crypto Credential to Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments in Borderless.xyz Pilot
The pilot, whose first participants are Infinia, Walapay and Koywe, will test whether compliance checks performed once at origination can be relied on across Borderless.xyz's network of stablecoin payment providers.
Western Union and Rain Launch Stablecoin Card in 37 Markets
Stablecard holds remittances as USDPT, the Anchorage-issued Solana token Western Union launched in May, and spends the balance anywhere Visa is accepted. The stablecoin behind it has $7.4 million in circulation.
Wells Fargo to Launch Tokenized Deposits for Corporate Clients This Fall
The bank will start with a limited U.S. dollar-to-British pound corridor and widen it through 2027. It names neither the blockchain it is using nor whether the ledger is permissioned.

Robinhood's Second Venture Fund Targets Y Combinator Startups in $200 Million IPO
Retail investors can request RVII shares at an expected $25 apiece through Aug. 12, ahead of an NYSE listing set for Aug. 13 — five months after Robinhood's first venture fund raised $658.4 million to buy into companies like OpenAI and Stripe.

Crypto Card Volume Hits $748.7M in July, a Fifth Straight Monthly Gain: Paymentscan
Spending on crypto payment cards jumped 19% to a monthly record, with RedotPay handling more than half the volume as flows into stablecoin neobanks crossed $1 billion for the first time.

Banco Santander Discloses Spot Bitcoin ETF Stake in 13F Filing
The Spanish lender's Q2 2026 filing lists a position in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust, the largest spot Bitcoin ETF.

Active Crypto VC Firms Fall to 150, Lowest Since 2020
The July count sits far below the 1,177 unique investors CryptoRank recorded at the March 2022 peak, pointing to a smaller, more selective pool of backers.

Morgan Stanley Launches Spot Ether, Solana ETPs on NYSE Arca
The MSSE and MSOL trusts each charge a 0.14% expense ratio and will stake a portion of holdings, passing rewards to investors.

SoFi Says SoFiUSD Settlement Now Live on Q2 Earnings Call
The bank tied the stablecoin's first live settlements to real-time commercial payments running through its Big Business Banking platform on Solana.