Iran demands Bitcoin, crypto payments for Strait of Hormuz passage: FT
Iran demands Bitcoin payments for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, Hamid Hosseini, a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas...
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Bitgo CEO Proposes Using a Public Blockchain as the Ultimate Solution for Government Fraud
Key takeaways: On social media, Belshe stated: “There is a solution to all this state and federal fraud which doesn’t...
Rwanda swats Bybit’s P2P platform offering franc-to-crypto trading
The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) has warned the public that crypto payments and trades using the local currency remain...
How Brazil’s Instant Payment Network Pix Might Influence the Presidential Election
Pix Gets Into Political Commentary In Brazil As Elections Loom President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has defended Pix, even...
Linux Foundation and Coinbase Launch x402 Foundation for AI Agents
The Linux Foundation announced the launch of the x402 Foundation on April 2, 2026, during the MCP Dev Summit North...
OpenFX Raises $94 Million Series A to Scale Global Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments
OpenFX announced on March 31, 2026, that it raised $94 million in Series A funding led by investors including Accel,...
Flexa Retires SPEDN After 7 Years, Shifts to Scalable Crypto Payment Infrastructure
Flexa SPEDN Shutdown CryptoBealls Partners With Flexa to Accept Bitcoin, Ether, and More at 660 US Retail StoresFlexa ended SPEDN...
Is Ripple Moving Away From XRP? The Convera Deal Raises Questions
One of the world’s largest commercial payments companies just tied itself to Ripple’s blockchain infrastructure, and the announcement is already...
Ripple Expands Cross-Border Payments With Faster, Reliable Settlements in Convera Collaboration
Ripple Convera Partnership Targets Faster Global Payments Using StablecoinsIt improves settlement speed and efficiency by combining blockchainIt uses regulated stablecoinsThey...
Square Begins Automatic Bitcoin Payment Rollout to Millions of U.S. Merchants
Square, the payments platform owned by Block, has begun automatically enabling bitcoin payments for eligible U.S. sellers starting today, marking...
Square auto-enables Bitcoin payments for US sellers with zero fees through 2026
Square has begun rolling out automatic Bitcoin payments to eligible U.S. sellers, enabling businesses to accept Bitcoin at checkout with...
Binance Pay Reaches 21M+ Merchants Signaling Mainstream Shift in Crypto Payments
Binance Drives Global CryptoIt signals rising real-world utility that could drive long-term cryptoIt enables gas-free transfers and flexible asset selection...
Stablecoin-to-Fiat Payments Startup Tazapay Raises $36M Led by Circle Ventures
Tazapay Raises $36M to Accelerate Agentic Payment Infrastructure in Emerging MarketsThe extension adds CMT Digital and Coinbase Ventures as new...
Visa Bridges Capital Markets and Onchain Payments on Canton Network
Digital Asset Giant Visa Named Super Validator for Canton NetworkThe payments giant Visa (NYSE: V) announced Wednesday that it will...
Bitget Wallet expands stablecoin payments with Visa, Mastercard, and Ripple integration
Bitget Wallet has launched its Onchain Payments Matrix, a global infrastructure layer designed to connect fragmented financial systems and enable...
