Dutch payments firm Quantoz Payments becomes a Visa principal member, enabling it to issue Visa-branded virtual debit cards backed by regulated e-money tokens USDQ, EURQ, EURD and sponsor fintechs to launch stablecoin payment products across Europe.
Mastercard is widening settlement support to USDC, PYUSD, USDG, USDP, and RLUSD, starting in the US and Latin America as it pushes toward round-the-clock payment infrastructure.
VanEck's spot AVAX ETF (VAVX) begins trading on Nasdaq, while Avalanche price consolidates around $12. Spot volume drops but open interest rises, pointing to an impending breakout between $11.50 support and $13.00 resistance.
MoonPay and M0 have launched PYUSDx with PayPal support, giving developers a way to issue branded stablecoins backed by PYUSD in days. USD.ai is the first adopter.
Circle shares climbed more than 15% after strong earnings beat guidance and analyst estimates, driven by USDC growth. Still, recent declines in USDC supply and rising competition could pressure future revenue.
RLUSD supply on XRP Ledger hit $801.8 million, surpassing Ethereum's $795.6 million for the first time. RLUSD's total market cap stands at $1.598 billion, ranking 8th globally. Ripple pursues a multi-network strategy to expand RLUSD adoption.
Crypto market down 2.2% to $2.35T. BTC at $65,799, ETH falls 4.46%. Fear & Greed Index at 11. Tether freezes $4.2B USDT. Chiliz, Virtuals Protocol, Pi buck trend. Detailed 24-hour breakdown.
Paxos subsidiary obtains SEC clearing agency registration, becoming the first blockchain-native central securities depository. This marks Wall Street's shift from crypto investment to rebuilding post-trade infrastructure with same-day settlement.
