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Payments platform Infinite announced the launch of Infinite Accounts, a product that combines traditional banking and stablecoin functionality. The accounts are issued through Erebor Bank, N.A., which provides the underlying infrastructure and is a member of the FDIC. The new offering gives businesses access to dedicated bank accounts with unique routing numbers. These accounts support deposits, withdrawals, ACH transfers, and domestic and international wires. At the same time, they allow interaction with stablecoin networks through a single interface. Infinite also supports minting and burning of stablecoins linked to fiat funds. The system handles routing between blockchain networks and traditional payment…

Circle and Coinbase are expanding their operations within the Hyperliquid ($HYPE) ecosystem, a decentralized derivatives exchange. According to on-chain data, Circle began purchasing $HYPE tokens after investing approximately $5 million in $USDC. The company currently holds approximately 97,300 $HYPE tokens, all staked, with a total value estimated at around $4 million. The development comes after Coinbase announced it would become the official “treasure broker” for $USDC on Hyperliquid. According to the announcement, Coinbase will manage $USDC reserves under Hyperliquid’s AQAv2 system and share a significant portion of the reserve yields generated from the supply on the protocol with Hyperliquid. Related…

In brief Digital assets will have a transformative impact on U.K. financial markets, said Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby. She highlighted their improvements to efficiencies including quicker capital flows. Rigby pointed to the need to “minimize frictions” between the U.K. and U.S. regulatory regimes for digital assets. Digital assets have the potential to effect sweeping changes on U.K. financial markets, according to Lucy Rigby, Economic Secretary to the Treasury. Speaking at the Financial Times Digital Assets Summit, Rigby said that digital assets offer benefits including “efficiencies generally, but also just everything happening much more speedily.” She added that…

Revolut has apointed Michael Schroeder, formerly Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director for Europe at Coinbase, as Global Head of Crypto Expansion. Schroeder spent nearly three years at Coinbase overseeing European risk and regulatory operations. In a LinkedIn post announcing the move, he said his focus at Revolut would include “licensing, regulatory readiness, operations, and market launches”. Michael Schroeder, Global Head Crypto Expansion, Revolut, Source: LinkedIn The wording is revealing. This is not the sort of hire associated with customer acquisition or product marketing. It suggests that regulatory and licensing capabilities will be as important as product expansion. The move…

ARK, a layer-1 blockchain development platform that allows developers and businesses to build their own custom blockchain easily, has announced its strategic partnership with Tencent. Tencent is the Chinese multinational tech giant’s role as a major enterprise developer, Web3 infrastructure provider, and patent holder rather than the creator of a decentralized cryptocurrency. The main purpose of this partnership is to combine enterprise cloud computing with decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) agent infrastructure. Basically, the foundation of this partnership is entirely based on bringing more advancement in Web3 for users’ satisfaction. Ark has released this news through its official social media X…

Key Takeaways Wartime dynamics could lead to significant increases in Bitcoin prices. The implosion of private credit may expose systemic issues in the financial system. Rising rates are beginning to correlate with rising Bitcoin prices, challenging previous assumptions. Bitcoin’s role may shift between wartime and peacetime, affecting its market perception. Bitcoin is increasingly viewed as a conduit for financial freedom, akin to the Strait of Hormuz for oil. Gold and Bitcoin are expected to show similar correlations as proxies for money debasement. Dislocations in financial markets, including Bitcoin, often result from liquidity gaps and asset-liability mismatches. The current Bitcoin drawdown…

United States President Donald Trump executed 175 financial transactions in March 2026, trades that mainly involved purchases. According to his periodic transaction report filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on April 20, 2026, the activity recorded only 11 sales, with transactions centered on fixed-income securities, particularly bonds. The 26 largest transactions fell in the $1 million to $5 million range. Most involved municipal bonds issued by states, counties, school districts, and other government-linked or public-private entities. U.S. Treasuries also appeared prominently in this category. Two corporate bond purchases stood out in the same range, one from Weyerhaeuser and…

ZachXBT, a well-known on-chain researcher in the cryptocurrency world, has made new accusations against the $LAB project. ZachXBT suggested that the $LAB token’s market structure is largely insider-controlled, posing a significant risk to small investors. According to the analyst, more than 95% of the project’s total token supply may be controlled by insiders. A detailed review published by ZachXBT stated that the $LAB token’s fully diluted market capitalization (FDV) quickly reached approximately $6 billion, but the structure behind the project was extremely opaque. It was also noted that Vova Sadkov and Mark, presented as the project’s founders, had previously experienced…

The Brazilian Central Bank has emphasized that crypto compliance is not just a formality. According to the regulator’s supervisor, the action taken on Banco Topazio serves as a model for future enforcement cases, and not as a one-off punishment. The ruling came after Copas identified several irregularities in the bank’s operations from October 2020 to September 2021. Within those years, the bank executed over-the-counter cryptocurrency transactions without putting proper checks in place to ensure the identities and qualifications of third-party beneficiaries. The flagged transactions made up 63% of the bank’s outbound foreign exchange transfers that period and 47% of its…

Pepperstone has deployed Fireblocks’ full digital asset stack to power its Australian spot crypto exchange, the two firms has confirmed, with the announcement also flagging that the broker’s crypto product roadmap extends into staking and decentralized finance. The deployment covers MPC custody, transaction policy enforcement, AML and Travel Rule compliance, and smart contract execution, according to Fireblocks. It sits underneath Pepperstone Crypto, the spot exchange that went live for Australian clients in February with five tradable assets paired against the Australian dollar. Infrastructure Split Reframes the “In-House” Pitch When Pepperstone launched the spot exchange three months ago, Group CEO Tamas…