Crypto
AI Agents and Stablecoins: BlackRock and Mastercard Build the Machine Economy
Autonomous AI agents may soon settle their own cloud, data and API bills using stablecoins and next-generation payment rails. BlackRock and Mastercard are betting...
Finance
Fed’s Collins backs rate hike, warns inflation could stay above 2%
Boston Fed President Susan Collins confirmed her support for last week's 25-basis-point rate hike, warning that the risk of inflation staying durably above the...
Crypto
Coinbase launches fixed-rate USDC loans against Bitcoin via Morpho Midnight
Coinbase has expanded its crypto credit suite with fixed-rate USDC loans backed by Bitcoin, executed fully onchain through Morpho Midnight on Base. The exchange's...
Finance
Canada’s Big Six Banks Unite on Shared Blockchain for Tokenized Deposits
Canada's six largest banks — BMO, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank and TD — are jointly exploring a shared blockchain to settle tokenized deposits...
Crypto
Zcash Leads Crypto Majors With 10% Gain as Bitcoin Holds at $87K
Zcash (ZEC) climbed 10% Wednesday morning in Asia, breaking above $1,616 to lead all large-cap crypto tokens. The privacy-focused coin outperformed as bitcoin held...
Crypto
ECB pushes to scrap MiCA’s 60% bank deposit rule for stablecoins
The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) released on September 22, 2026 its response to the European Commission's consultation on the Markets in Crypto-Assets...
Crypto
Spot Bitcoin ETFs pull $999M, largest single-day inflow in 11 months
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $998.95 million in net inflows on Monday, their largest single-day haul in eleven months. The return of institutional money...
Crypto
Binance Faces Fresh US Federal Probe Over Iran Sanctions Violations
In September 2026, U.S. federal prosecutors are probing Binance over transactions that may have violated Iran-related sanctions between January 2018 and May 2022, reopening...