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Why Japan’s Stablecoin Push May Be the Most Practical Crypto Story in the World Right Now

Japan’s biggest financial institutions are quietly dismantling the correspondent banking system using stablecoins, and the infrastructure is already live. Key Takeaways: Japan’s Payment Services Act, revised in June 2023 and…

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Polymarket’s April 2026 Upgrade: New Stablecoin, Faster Order Matching, Smart Contract Wallet Support

Polymarket announced on Monday that it is replacing bridged USDC.e with a new 1:1 USDC-backed collateral token called Polymarket USD, paired with a rebuilt order book and upgraded smart contracts…

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USDC Freeze Controversy: ZachXBT Says Circle Froze 16 Legitimate Wallets, Missed Real Hacks

Onchain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed thread this week, accusing Circle, the issuer of USDC, of compliance failures tied to more than $420 million in illicit stablecoin flows the firm…

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US Attorney Connecticut Forfeits $600,000 in Tether Linked to Ledger Phishing Letter

Federal prosecutors in Connecticut recovered more than $600,000 in tether ( USDT) after tracing stolen cryptocurrency from a phishing scam that used a physical letter to deceive a hardware wallet…

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US Treasury Seeks Industry Input as Stablecoin Regulation Enters Federal Rulemaking Phase

U.S. Treasury moves to align state and federal stablecoin oversight, opening public comment on a new framework that could redefine how digital payment issuers operate across jurisdictions under the GENIUS…

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OpenFX Raises $94 Million Series A to Scale Global Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments

The New York-based infrastructure firm OpenFX has secured $94 million in Series A funding to expand its real-time stablecoin settlement rails across global markets. OpenFX announced on March 31, 2026,…

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