Boerse Stuttgart taps SocGen, flatexDEGIRO for EU blockchain settlement push
Boerse Stuttgart’s Seturion has partnered with Societe Generale, SG-FORGE and flatexDEGIRO to build a pan-European blockchain securities settlement system. Go to Source
Month: May 2026
Fed seeks input on limited payment accounts after Trump order
The US Federal Reserve proposed a limited “skinny” payment account framework for fintech and crypto firms and called for a temporary pause on Tier 3 applications. Go to Source
Why the Agentic Economy Needs its Native Settlement Layer, and a Fundamental Rethink of AI Payments
I spent years at Google as a software engineer and tech lead building the systems that decide which ad you see, when you see it, and whether you clicked. Recommendation engines. Tracking pipelines. Conversion funnels. The whole architecture of the attention economy, wired together. Then, somewhere around 2024, I started noticing something. When a user … Read more
Blackrock Leads Bitcoin ETF $70M Loss as Outflow Streak Reaches Fourth Day
Crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) markets remained under pressure on Wednesday as bitcoin funds extended their losing streak to four consecutive sessions, while ether ETFs marked an eighth straight day of outflows. XRP ETFs Attract Fresh Inflows While Solana Products Pause After Strong Run The selling wave across digital asset ETFs has slowed in size, but … Read more
OSL Strengthens Asia’s Digital Asset Ecosystem with Listing of State-Supervised Gold-Backed Stablecoin USDKG
OSL Group (863.HK) (OSL), a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, today announced that its Hong Kong-licensed digital asset exchange OSL HK has officially listed USDKG, the gold-backed stablecoin issued by the Kyrgyz Republic. Go to Source
Qivalis Adds 25 Banks as Europe Pushes Euro Stablecoin Infrastructure
25 additional banks have joined Qivalis, a European stablecoin initiative now backed by 37 financial institutions across 15 countries. The project reflects growing efforts by European lenders to build blockchain-based payment infrastructure independent of U.S.-dominated networks. European Banks Expand Qivalis to 37 Members Across 15 Countries A growing coalition of European banks is accelerating efforts … Read more
ZEC Hits $686 Amid $28M Liquidations as Analyst Warn of Coordinated Squeeze
The privacy coin Zcash jumped over 17% in six hours, hitting a new year-to-date high on May 20. The rally pushed its monthly gains past 90% and its market capitalization over the $11 billion threshold, eclipsing rival monero. Zcash Hits New YTD High Privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) surged to a new year-to-date high on May … Read more
Silvergate’s Fraher breaks silence on settlement with Gensler’s SEC
Former Silvergate executive Kate Fraher said the rule that prevented her from sharing her side of the story was unconstitutional. It was finally lifted by the SEC this week. Go to Source
Tax evaders are trying ‘novel digital assets’ to dodge authorities: Chainalysis
Italian authorities uncovered a tax evasion scheme in which an individual allegedly used Bitcoin Ordinals and the BRC-20 token standard to generate and conceal $1.1 million. Go to Source
Syndicate Labs winds down after 5 years, citing shrinking rollup market
The Ethereum rollup market is dominated by Arbitrum and Base, which have a combined 68% market share, according to L2Beat. Go to Source