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Visa CEO Puts Agentic AI at the Center of Payments

CryptoDecember 10, 2025

Visa CEO Ryan McInerneys annual letter to shareholders, released Tuesday (Dec. 9) reads like a technology thesis for where payments is headed, not just a performance recap.In the letter, part of the â...

OCC Says Banks Can Engage in Riskless Principal Transactions in Crypto Assets

CryptoDecember 10, 2025

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published an interpretive letter Tuesday (Dec. 9) saying it confirmed that banks can engage in permissible activities related to riskless principalâ...

Stripe and Paradigm Open Tempo Blockchain Project to Public

CryptoDecember 10, 2025

Stripe and cryptocurrency venture firm Paradigm have reportedly begun a public trial for their blockchain project, Tempo.Thats according to a report Tuesday (Dec. 9) from Bloomberg News, which say...

A Stablecoin History Lesson: The Messy Origins of the Internet’s ‘Digital Dollar’

CryptoDecember 10, 2025

Stablecoins take the most trusted thing in finance, the dollar, and put it onto an open, programmable, always-on network, the blockchain.Over the past 11 years, stablecoins have evolved from a niche â...

PNC Bank Launches Bitcoin Access Powered by Coinbase

CryptoDecember 10, 2025

PNC Bank now enables eligible clients of its PNC Private Bank to buy, hold and sell bitcoin directly through its digital banking system.These direct spot bitcoin trading capabilities are powered by Câ...

Bank CEOs and Senators to Discuss Crypto Market Regulation

CryptoDecember 10, 2025

Bank CEOs are reportedly scheduled to meet with senators from both parties on Thursday (Dec. 11) to discuss crypto market regulation.The CEOs of Citigroup, Wells FargoandBank of America will meet witâ...

Central Bank of Argentina Considers Letting Lenders Trade Crypto for Clients

CryptoDecember 10, 2025

The Central Bank of Argentina is reportedly considering letting traditional lenders trade cryptocurrencies for their clients.The central bank is drafting a measure and could have it ready as soon as â...

3 Takeaways for Banks, Payment Firms From the IMF’s Stablecoin Report

CryptoDecember 9, 2025

Stablecoins, once dismissed as cryptos training wheels for traditional finance, have spent the past year pedaling into the financial mainstream.While they remain a relatively small, even puny, portioâ...

Bybit and Circle Team to Expand USDC Access

CryptoDecember 9, 2025

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit is teaming with an affiliate of Circle, issuer of the USDC stablecoin.The collaboration, announced Monday (Dec. 8), is designed to expand access to USDC across Bybit...

‘Cash to Crypto Swaps’ Use Stablecoins to Bypass Bank Security

CryptoDecember 9, 2025

Criminals are reportedly turning to stablecoins hide wealth from their illicit activities. Thats according to a report Sunday (Dec. 7) by The New York Times (NYT).The newspaper said it analyzed corpo...