Independent Crypto Payments Analysis

Uphold launched instant crypto-backed loans through Exactly Protocol, letting users borrow against holdings instead of selling. Terms and rates were not disclosed.

The BIS says Project Agora settled 800,000 Swiss francs in real-value tokenized payments across six currencies, with 28 banks running 17 transaction scenarios.

The xrpld 3.3.0 release brings back Batch and Permission Delegation, two XRP Ledger features pulled in 2025 and 2026 after critical signature and fee-drain bugs.

Tether's Q2 excess reserves reportedly halved and the quarter's overall result may have exceeded a $4 billion loss, raising fresh questions for USDT holders.

Bitget Wallet's Assetback card now returns up to 3% on purchases in BTC, gold, or tokenized stocks, credited straight to your portfolio. Here is what it means for cardholders.

Russia will keep crypto mining banned in Moscow and several regions until 2032, tightening control over one of the world's largest mining bases.

Pump.fun reportedly laid off employees months before their token allocations vested, reigniting debate over how crypto startups handle equity and worker pay.

The Bank of Italy says stablecoins only gain a real efficiency edge when users can spend them end-to-end without converting back to cash. Here is the takeaway.

Real-world asset perpetual futures reached 99.2% of Bitcoin perp volume on Hyperliquid and Binance, per Cointelegraph. What the tokenized asset surge means.

Aviva Investors launched a tokenized share class of its US Dollar Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger after Central Bank of Ireland approval. What it signals.