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AE Coin and USD Universal are developing a regulated framework for converting between UAE dirham- and US dollar-denominated stablecoins, aiming to support institutional settlement and treasury operations in the United Arab Emirates. The system, powered by Al Maryah Community Bank, is designed as a regulated conversion rail enabling near-instant exchange between the dirham-pegged AE Coin and the US dollar-backed USDU within the UAE’s payment token framework. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the conversion mechanism is intended for liquidity management and cross-border payments. Initial access will be provided through Aquanow and Changer.ae, two regulated digital asset service providers operating…

Public blockchains make transactions transparent enough to trace, audit and police, but that visibility can come at the expense of user privacy. Traditional compliance systems often address accountability by identifying people, but that can undermine one of crypto’s original promises: the ability to transact without exposing personal identity by default. According to panelists at CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami conference earlier this week, those tensions are increasingly solvable through an onchain “intelligence layer” that combines hybrid blockchain architecture with wallet-address-level monitoring.The idea is to split the work across different parts of the system. Private permissioned networks can give institutions the accountability and…

Bitcoin price has formed support over $66,000 as investor hopes for an end to the ongoing U.S. and Iran conflict gained renewed momentum from Trump discussing a potential ceasefire, even if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, U.S. President Donald Trump privately consulted with his advisors on negotiating an end to the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran in the Middle East region over the next four to six weeks. The war, which has entered its fifth consecutive month, has led crude oil prices to multi-year highs above $100…

World Liberty Financial ($WLFI), the decentralized finance project backed by the Trump family, has announced the issuance of its $USD1 stablecoin on the Tempo blockchain. The stablecoin, built under the TIP-20 standard, marks the first native stablecoin on the Tempo chain, a network designed specifically for stablecoin transactions and payment processing. What is $USD1 and Why Tempo? $USD1 is a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, intended to provide a reliable digital asset for payments and decentralized finance applications. By launching on Tempo, $WLFI is leveraging a blockchain that prioritizes fast, low-cost transactions for stablecoins, differentiating it from general-purpose networks…

In a recent tweet, crypto ranking platform CoinGecko shares a fun fact about the first and largest dog cryptocurrency, Dogecoin ($DOGE). CoinGecko noted that Dogecoin is over 8x the entire $NFT market cap. Currently sitting among the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, $DOGE has a market capitalization of $16.51 billion. This significantly surpasses (more than 8x) that of the $NFT market, which is currently $1.97 billion according to CoinGecko data. Fun Fact: $DOGE has over 8x the entire $NFT market cap 🐶 pic.twitter.com/ktRjPXjei4 — CoinGecko (@coingecko) May 8, 2026 The $NFT market cap has shrunk compared to that seen…

Miami Beach, FL — After years of experimentation, crypto today is boiling down to two core uses: trading and payments. Speaking at a fireside chat at Consensus 2026 in Miami, Tempo’s go-to-market lead, Dan Romero, said the industry is settling into a “barbell” shape, with speculative trading like Hyperliquid’s marketplace on one end and stablecoin-based payments gaining traction on the other. “The things that have worked over the last five years are speculation and stablecoins,” he said. “In the middle, it’s a bit of a wasteland,” he added, describing a slew of projects that have struggled to find product-market fit…

Ripple is testing whether its stablecoin can replace the manual payment processes that have slowed cross-border trade for decades, and Singapore’s central bank is giving it a sandbox to prove it. The company said in a note shared with CoinDesk on Wednesday that it is participating in BLOOM, a Monetary Authority of Singapore initiative designed to extend settlement capabilities for tokenized bank liabilities and regulated stablecoins. As part of the plan, Ripple is partnering with Unloq, a supply chain finance technology provider, to pilot a system where cross-border trade payments using $RLUSD are released automatically when predefined conditions are met,…

Uphold will pay more than $5 million to compensate customers affected by CredEarn, a third-party crypto investment product. The New York settlement requires stronger product reviews, broker registration, and transfer of any Cred bankruptcy recoveries to harmed investors. Key Takeaways: Uphold will pay more than $5 million to customers tied to CredEarn losses. Regulators said CredEarn was presented like savings while relying on risky lending activity. Next, Uphold must strengthen due diligence, register as a broker, and distribute recoveries. Uphold Settlement Raises Crypto Investor Protection Stakes New York Attorney General (NY AG) Letitia James announced on April 29, 2026, that…

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has signed a memorandum of understanding with SSI Digital Technology, or SSID, to explore a local digital asset exchange business in Vietnam. SSID is linked to SSI Securities, one of Vietnam’s largest securities firms. The agreement covers the setup and operation of a crypto exchange. The companies plan to work on technology, wallet systems, custody, security, risk controls, compliance support, product development, and institutional services. Deal depends on local approval Bithumb may also make a strategic equity investment in an SSID-linked entity. However, that move depends on approval from Vietnamese authorities as the country builds…

Zama says its full protocol stack is live and integrable, bringing confidentiality to public chains through tooling that now spans developers and end users. The beta SDK provides TypeScript and React packages, ERC-20-style abstractions, adapters, hooks and AI-native documentation to reduce integration complexity. Delegated decryption, token wrappers, portfolio tools, staking and multi-chain bridging extend the stack toward regulated confidential finance, with future focus on yield and agentic payments use cases. Zama said that its full protocol stack is now live and integrable, positioning fully homomorphic encryption as the privacy layer public blockchains still awkwardly lack. The update frames blockchains as…