Jun 3, 20264m 04s
Stripe, Visa and Mastercard Said to Back a New Stablecoin Platform
CoinDesk reports Stripe, Visa and Mastercard are among the backers of a soon-to-launch stablecoin platform, with Coinbase exploring a role. Here is what it means.
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Jun 3, 20264m 32s
Euroclear and Banque de France Set 2026 Pilot to Tokenize Europe's $310B Short-Term Debt Market
Euroclear and Banque de France will pilot tokenized NEU commercial paper in late 2026, putting the euro area's largest short-term debt market on a ledger.
Jun 3, 20264m 49s
BitMine and Strategy Sit on a Combined $16.5B in Crypto Treasury Losses
BitMine is down $8.9B on its ETH stack and Strategy is $7.6B underwater on Bitcoin, per Cointelegraph, as BTC and ETH both slide on June 3, 2026.
Jun 3, 20264m 23s
Mastercard Adds USDC, RLUSD and PYUSD to Its Settlement Layer
Mastercard expanded settlement to regulated stablecoins USDC, RLUSD and PYUSD across Ethereum, Solana, Base, Arbitrum and XRPL. Here is what changes for card rails.
Jun 3, 20264m 41s
EBA and New York's NYDFS Sign Stablecoin Oversight Pact
The European Banking Authority and New York's NYDFS signed a June 3 memorandum to share stablecoin data and coordinate supervision across the Atlantic.
Jun 3, 20265m 06s
Sanders and Warren Move to Block Crypto in 401(k) Plans
Senators Sanders and Warren are pushing back on a Labor Department plan to let crypto into 401(k) retirement accounts, warning it puts savings at risk.
Jun 3, 20264m 19s
Bitcoin's BVIV Volatility Gauge Jumps ~20%, Most Since Feb 5
Bitcoin's BVIV implied volatility index jumped nearly 20% to 46.45% on June 3, 2026, its biggest move since the February 5 crash, as BTC fell to about $67K.
Jun 3, 20264m 26s
Trump Revives a 10% Tariff Wall on a Forced-Labor Finding as Crypto Slides
The US is proposing tariffs of at least 10% on most major trading partners, rebuilding the wall the Supreme Court struck down. BTC fell 6.4% the same day.
Jun 3, 20264m 08s
Binance Shuts NFT Marketplace, Moves the Service to Binance Wallet
Binance is closing NFT support on its main exchange and shifting the service to Binance Wallet, a custodial-to-self-custody move during a market-wide selloff.
Jun 3, 20264m 29s
UK Banks and Fintechs Launch a Recurring-Payments Scheme to Rival Cards
The FCA backed the UK Payments Initiative on June 2, 2026, an industry scheme for commercial variable recurring payments that lets account-to-account rails handle subscriptions.