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MoonPay has expanded its virtual accounts product to New York, allowing businesses to convert fiat into stablecoins and settle funds without prefunding across jurisdictions. MoonPay has launched fiat-to-stablecoin virtual accounts in New York, allowing businesses to convert incoming funds from bank rails such as ACH and SWIFT into stablecoins and settle them directly to non-custodial wallets through a single API. The product is underpinned by technology provider Iron and allows platforms to issue named, dedicated accounts that receive fiat and automatically convert it into stablecoins, enabling payment, trading and treasury flows without relying on prefunded balances or multiple intermediaries. The rollout in New York follows MoonPay’s acquisition of Iron in 2025 and builds on integrations with platforms including Deel and Paysafe, extending its stablecoin infrastructure across payroll and payments networks, according to Thursday's announcement. Read more

Data from Japan could reframe the entire SWIFT replacement debate. Japanese banks have confirmed XRP-powered remittances settle in under four seconds at 60% of SWIFT's cost, eliminating intermediary fees across real cross-border corridors between Japan and Southeast Asia. The post XRP Price Prediction: Japan Bank Tests 4-Second Transfers – Ripple to Replace SWIFT? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The emergency response prevented stolen funds from moving, but sparked debate over governance, control and the limits of decentralization on Layer 2s.

ChatGPT for Clinicians is designed to save doctors time, and OpenAI says it scored higher than human physicians—on the AI giant's own test.

Tencent just open-sourced Hy3 preview, a new model that punches above its weight on coding agents, reasoning, and search—built in under three months.

More than 120 entities associated with the crypto and blockchain industry signed onto a letter urging US Senators to move forward with a crypto market structure bill. More than 120 entities affiliated with the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry are urging US lawmakers to stop stalling on the advancement of a digital asset market structure bill. In a Thursday letter to leaders in the US Senate Banking Committee, the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and Blockchain Association said that the body should “proceed towards a markup of the CLARITY Act to provide a comprehensive federal market structure framework for digital assets.” The legislation, expected to be one of the most significant laws to potentially impact the crypto industry, passed the House of Representatives in July 2025 but has been delayed due in part to government shutdowns and debates over stablecoin yield and other issues. Read more

Publicly traded Bitcoin services firm Fold is rolling out a program to let companies grant employees bonuses in crypto.

FIGR stock retreated after a brief rally as shifting sentiment hits crypto-linked equities, even as analysts point to strong growth in the fintech's blockchain-based lending. It's been a volatile week for the shares of Figure Technology Solutions as crypto-linked stocks react to shifting investor sentiment and early signs of a broader market rebound. FIGR stock fell more than 9% in early Thursday trading, slipping back to the mid-$32 range after climbing near $37 earlier in the week. The earlier gains were driven by momentum in crypto-related equities and growing investor interest in companies tied to blockchain-based lending. Today's decline extended Figure's more than 20% year-to-date slide, reflecting ongoing uncertainty around both crypto markets and higher-growth technology stocks. The sharp swings highlight how sensitive the stock has become to changes in market sentiment.  Read more

Pantera Capital and other investors pressure Satsuma to dump $50M Bitcoin as stock collapses over 98%.

Ethereum signalled a potential rally to $6,000 as bullish technicals, tightening supply, and rising institutional demand are starting to look like major tailwinds. Ether’s (ETH) 33% rally from its sub-$1,800 multi-year lows appears to be cooling, but several key metrics suggest the top altcoin is primed for a bigger rally toward $6,000 or higher. Key takeaways: Ether is currently displaying a technical setup similar to past cycles that ignited a massive rally in ETH price.  Read more

US banking groups are pressing regulators to slow parts of the federal rollout of the GENIUS Act, opening a new front in their broader fight over how far stablecoins should be allowed to move into territory long dominated by bank deposits. On April 22, the American Bankers Association (ABA) and three other banking trade groups […] The post US Bankers association push for 60 day pause to stop stablecoin rules going live appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Di Bartolomeo argues that last weekend the market achieved – in real time – a notable feat that no regulator, auditor or commentator has ever done.

Benjamin Pasternak faces criminal charges following an investor class action lawsuit and accusations of breaching an OTC token deal.

The KelpDAO attack left behind bad debt and frozen positions across Aave, the conditions the USDC pool has been stuck in ever since.

President Trump's administration says foreign actors are using jailbreaking techniques and fake accounts to extract American AI capabilities.

Bitcoin brought its bull market support band as a key level for BTC price action to reclaim during the weekly candle close. Bitcoin (BTC) slipped from near three-month highs on Thursday as attention turned to the weekly close. Key points: Bitcoin retraces after its latest trip to its highest levels in several months. Read more

The disgraced FTX founder's parents have reportedly pushed for a pardon from President Donald Trump behind closed doors.

Spanish police seized crypto cold wallets tied to an alleged illegal manga site, as questions remain over whether officers can access the funds. Spanish police seized two crypto cold wallets containing about 400,000 euros ($467,000) during a raid on what authorities described as the country’s largest illicit Spanish-language manga distribution platform. Police in Almería arrested three suspects and confiscated two cold wallets hidden inside a wall thermometer, seized from what authorities called the largest portal for illegal manga distribution that generated over 4 million euros ($4.6 million) over the past decade, according to Spain's Interior Ministry. The ministry said the website had offered free access to pirated manga since 2014 and generated most of its revenue through advertising. Read more

AI agents are executing transactions, forming “agentic finance.” Crypto is the financial backend for these autonomous systems. Learn use cases, risks, and what experts say.

Long-shot bets on a market tied to the daily maximum temperature in Paris have raised eyebrows—and triggered a police complaint.