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The rise of digital currencies is reshaping finance, making payments news vital for tracking blockchain-based transactions. From stablecoins to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), crypto payments are transforming commerce. As merchants, fintech firms, and regulators adapt, the push for faster, cheaper, and borderless payments continues to accelerate.

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AI agents get legal guardrails from U.S. arbitration giant

AAA and Integra Ledger launch Legal Context Protocol to make AI-agent terms, consent and dispute paths verifiable as machine commerce grows.

17 hours ago

Coinbase opens Luxembourg MiCA hub as EU deadline nears

Coinbase opens its Luxembourg MiCA hub, giving the exchange EU-wide crypto access as Ripple advances licensing and Binance faces pressure.

18 hours ago

Ripple and SBI launch RLUSD in Japan after JFSA approval

Ripple and SBI launch RLUSD in Japan after JFSA approval, giving retail and institutions access to the dollar stablecoin via SBI VC Trade.

20 hours ago

Ripple exec: crypto payments may be where e-commerce was in 2000

Ripple executive Reece Merrick says crypto payments are following e-commerce’s path as stablecoins and payment rails mature worldwide.

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2 days ago

Tether-backed Oobit brings USDT payments to Brazil’s Pix network

Oobit adds USDT payments to Brazil’s Pix, letting users deposit reais, hold dollar stablecoins and spend through Pix keys or QR codes.

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2 days ago

Ripple nears full MiCA compliance after Luxembourg CASP approval

Ripple gets preliminary MiCA CASP approval in Luxembourg, opening a path for crypto and stablecoin payments across 30 EEA countries in 2026.

3 days ago

South Korea’s Toss Bank tests Solana rails for global payments

Toss Bank signed an MOU with the Solana Foundation to test Solana-based remittances and review stablecoin use in overseas payments in Seoul.

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4 days ago

Ripple seeks GenAI staff as XRPL adds AI agent payments

Ripple seeks GenAI staff as XRPL adds x402 payment, letting AI agents use XRP and RLUSD for automated on-chain transactions across services.

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5 days ago

XRP and stablecoins are not rivals, XRPL validator says

XRPL community debate says stablecoins and XRP can work together, with XRP serving as a neutral bridge asset where direct pools do not scale.

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1 week ago

CoinMENA taps Standard Chartered for UAE payment rails

CoinMENA uses Standard Chartered for UAE fiat rails as Revolut secures central bank payment licenses before its planned local launch in UAE.

1 week ago

BitGo Singapore, dtcpay team up on global crypto payments

BitGo Singapore and dtcpay partner to expand secure digital asset payment infrastructure as regulated crypto payments keep growing globally.

1 week ago

Ripple takes stake in Flutterwave, betting on Africa’s payment boom

Ripple has acquired an equity stake in African fintech company Flutterwave in a deal that has valued the payments firm at $3.3 billion, adding another regional payments network to Ripple’s growing global infrastructure strategy. According to Bloomberg, Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga…

1 week ago

Ripple joins Matt Damon’s Water.org campaign with RLUSD

Ripple joins Water.org’s Get Blue campaign, using RLUSD to move funds to microfinance partners backing safe water loans in emerging markets.

Jun 10, 2026 at 5:48 AM UTC

edgeX pays half of June 2 losses now, delays rest until April 2027

edgeX has paid 50% of approved June 2 claims in USDC, with the remaining half due in EDGE tokens in April 2027 and claims closing on June 9.