Stripe's Bid to Become the AWS of Payments With Stablecoins and Blockchain
Stripe is integrating stablecoins and blockchain across its entire payments stack, aiming to become the AWS of money. Visa, Mastercard and OpenAI are already on
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Banks play a central role in global finance and now face challenges driven by digitalization, cryptocurrencies, and new regulations. Explore analysis, news, and insights on the evolving relationship between traditional banks and innovations such as blockchain, stablecoins, and decentralized finance.
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Goldman Sachs Enters Bitcoin With a Monthly Income ETF
Goldman Sachs has filed a Bitcoin monthly income ETF with the SEC. After Morgan Stanley, Wall Street's biggest names are all in. Here's what changes.
France Challenges Dollar Dominance: Lescure Backs Qivalis Euro Stablecoin
Euro stablecoin volumes are just 0.2% of on-chain transactions. France's Finance Minister and 12 EU banks want to change that — fast.
Saxony Eyes 57,000 More Bitcoin From the Movie2k Case
57,000 Bitcoin worth over $4.2 billion could flow to the German state of Saxony under a landmark plea deal proposed at the Leipzig court. Will Saxony hold this time — or repeat the sell-off that made it infamous in 2024?
Goldman Sachs Files Bitcoin Premium Income ETF — Wall Street's Yield Play on BTC
Goldman Sachs filed a Bitcoin Premium Income ETF with the SEC on April 14, 2026 — using covered calls on IBIT and FBTC to generate monthly yield. Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas called it "boomer candy." The race with BlackRock is on.
Legal & General Tokenizes £50 Billion On-Chain with Calastone
Legal & General Asset Management has tokenized over £50 billion in money market funds via Calastone's CTD Network, live on Ethereum. The largest single institutional RWA move of 2026 — and it's already on-chain.
XRP Enters Payments for 44 Million Rakuten Users
XRP is now spendable at 5 million Japanese stores for 44 million Rakuten Pay users, with $23 billion in loyalty points convertible to crypto. Ripple calls it a historic milestone — and the on-chain data backs it up.
The Next Fed Chair Has Invested in DeFi and Solana
Kevin Warsh, Trump's Fed chair nominee, has disclosed a crypto portfolio spanning Solana, Optimism, dYdX, Polymarket, and Blast. His Senate confirmation hearing is expected the week of April 21, 2026.
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