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AZ-COM Maruwa to pay 2,300 partners in JPYC yen stablecoin

AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings, Amazon Japan's longstanding logistics partner, will pay nearly 2,300 subcontractors and independent truck drivers in JPYC, the first regulated yen-pegged stablecoin....

Trump hits Brazil with 25% tariff to target Pix via Section 301

On July 22, 2026, Washington imposed a 25% tariff on most Brazilian goods via Section 301. For the first time, this provision has been...

$2.5B Bitcoin Call Spreads Target $72K by Month-End Fed Decision

Institutional traders deployed $2.5 billion in bitcoin call spreads targeting the $72,000 level by July 31, precisely two days after the Federal Reserve's monetary...

Polymarket Traders Slash Clarity Act Odds to Historic Lows Amid Senate Deadlock

Polymarket's predictive market reflects growing pessimism: the Clarity Act, a landmark bill for cryptocurrency regulation in the United States, now has only a 32%...

Nebraska’s NFIA: How One State Is Shaping US Digital Asset Banking

Nebraska has become the second US state, after Wyoming, to establish a legal framework for digital asset deposits. The Nebraska Financial Innovation Act (NFIA),...

Taiwan jails BitShine crypto ringleader for 22 years in $39M fraud scheme

Taiwan's Shilin District Court sentenced Shih Qiren, the mastermind behind the BitShine crypto platform, to 22 years and 16 months in prison for a...

Citadel Securities Pours $400M Crypto.com Bet: Analysis

Citadel Securities, the market-making giant founded by Ken Griffin, has made a strategic investment of $400 million in Crypto.com, valuing the Singapore-based platform at...

Visa Launches Internal Stablecoin Platform: How OUSD Could Transform Cross-Border Payments

Visa has announced the launch of an internal platform dedicated to stablecoins, designed to simplify access to dollar-pegged tokens for banks, fintechs, and its...