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Layer 1 blockchain Sei ($SEI) has officially joined Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program, the project announced on its official X account. The program is designed to help blockchain, stablecoin, and Web3 companies build real-world payment, remittance, and settlement infrastructure by linking with Mastercard’s global payment network. What the Partnership Entails Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program is an industry collaboration platform that connects select blockchain and digital asset firms with the company’s payment infrastructure. For Sei, this means access to Mastercard’s network of financial institutions, technology partners, and regulatory expertise. The goal is to explore how Sei’s high-speed, low-cost blockchain can support payment…

Morgan Stanley is Pushing Bitcoin and Crypto, But Says Wall Street Isn’t Chasing FOMO Morgan Stanley is accelerating its bitcoin and crypto strategy, but the bank’s digital asset head says it’s the result of years of preparation, not a sudden rush to catch up. Speaking at the Digital Asset Summit on Tuesday, Amy Oldenburg emphasized that Wall Street’s move into digital assets reflects a long-term effort to modernize financial infrastructure. “We’ve been on a journey around the entire modernization of financial infrastructure for years,” she said, rejecting the idea that banks are acting out of fear of missing out. Morgan…

A group of cryptocurrency executives, investors and public figures is set to speak Saturday at a private event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. The event, billed as “the most exclusive conference in the world,” started with Bill Zanker, co-founder of $TRUMP memecoin and was followed by legendary boxer Mike Tyson. Other high-profile speakers include stablecoin issuer Tether’s CEO Paolo Ardoino, who is expected to address the link between financial inclusion and the U.S. dollar’s global role. Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood and crypto infrastructure provider Alchemy’s CEO Nikil Viswanathan will also…

Digital asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks has partnered with Iagon, an enterprise-grade node service provider for the Cardano ecosystem, to offer institutional investors secure access to $ADA staking, on-chain governance voting, and native token management. The integration, first reported by Crypto Briefing, marks a significant step in bridging institutional capital with Cardano’s proof-of-stake network. What the Fireblocks-Iagon Partnership Entails Through this collaboration, institutional clients of Fireblocks can now directly stake $ADA tokens, participate in Cardano’s decentralized governance votes, and manage native tokens—all within Fireblocks’ existing secure custody and operational environment. Iagon provides the underlying enterprise-grade node infrastructure, ensuring reliable connectivity and…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized the updated Clarity Act on Tuesday, alleging it would worsen conflicts of interest stemming from President Donald Trump’s family ventures. Warren Presses For Ethics Guardrails The Senate Banking Committee released the new draft of the Clarity Act—a major legislation seeking to establish a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrency in the U.S. The updated text addresses the sticking point of stablecoin yields. Warren, however, who is a Ranking Member of the committee, was still unconvinced. “Among other flaws, it will turbocharge the massive conflict of interests posed by Donald Trump and his family’s crypto ventures,” the…

Legend, a decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol operating in the cryptocurrency space, has announced it will cease business operations and shut down its service on July 12. The company made the announcement via its official X (formerly Twitter) account, marking the end of the platform’s availability for trading and asset management. Immediate Actions for Users Effective immediately, Legend has halted new user registrations. The protocol’s primary directive for existing users is to withdraw all funds from the platform before the shutdown date. Failure to do so by July 12 could result in the permanent loss of access to assets held within…

Alchemy Chain has unveiled a roadmap that aims to do something the crypto industry has talked about for years but has struggled to deliver at scale: build a stablecoin payment network that can actually work across major jurisdictions without running into compliance walls at every turn. At its core, the project is trying to position itself as a bridge between traditional finance and blockchain-based payments. That may sound familiar in a sector full of similar promises, but Alchemy Chain’s pitch is more specific. Instead of focusing only on speed or low fees, it is putting regulation at the center of…

The US, through the primary intermediary Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff), has sent Iran a 15-point plan aimed at bringing an end to the prevailing war. In the plan, the US proposes the lifting of all active sanctions on Iran, with a guarantee that the sanctions will not be re-imposed. The West has also floated the suggestion that Iran freeze its nuclear program and restrict its use for defensive purposes alone. Iran should also decommission its most critical nuclear facilities, namely: Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow. Additionally, Iran may retain a certain amount of its enriched…

The world’s central banks stopped arguing about whether stablecoins are risky long ago. Their main concern now is about who will control them and how. On April 20, BIS General Manager Pablo Hernandez de Cos called for global cooperation on stablecoins, describing it as “critically important.” The Bank for International Settlements, often called the central bankers’ central bank, has raised concerns about stablecoins before, but the language they’ve used is much sharper now. De Cos warned about runs that could trigger market stress, about dollar-pegged tokens accelerating the dollarization of developing economies, and about fragmented regulatory frameworks that private firms…

Why Keurig Dr Pepper’s Quiet Treasury Move Could Be a Big Ripple Story for $XRP According to research by RippleXity, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), a $50 billion global beverage giant, has silently integrated Ripple Treasury technology into its corporate treasury operations for years. The findings highlight a broader institutional adoption narrative, connecting KDP’s financial infrastructure to systems originally developed through GTreasury and now incorporated into Ripple’s ecosystem following its acquisition. Interestingly, Ripple Treasury volumes recently exceeded $13 trillion, signaling rapidly growing enterprise-level usage and deepening corporate adoption. KDP is a verified customer of GTreasury, the treasury management platform that Ripple…