Ripple Launches Ripple Mint for Institutional RLUSD Management and Invests in Notabene
Ripple Mint gives institutions a web console and API to mint, redeem, and manage RLUSD. Ripple also invested in Notabene for pre-settlement compliance.
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XRP Ledger Adds Mastercard's Verifiable Intent to Secure AI Agent Stablecoin Payments
XRP Ledger integrates Mastercard's Verifiable Intent for x402 agent payments, adding verified authorization to RLUSD settlement as agentic transactions top 1.4 million.
Uniswap Launches Permissioned Pools for Compliant Onchain Trading of Tokenized Assets
Uniswap launches Permissioned Pools on v4, enforcing compliance onchain so tokenized funds and securities can trade on the AMM. Partners: Securitize, Superstate, Dowgo.
Samsung Announces Native Stablecoin Support for Samsung Wallet at Galaxy Unpacked 2026
Samsung announced stablecoin support for Samsung Wallet at Galaxy Unpacked 2026. Over 1 billion Galaxy devices could get native stablecoin access. Full details.
Coinbase Opens USDC Payments From AI Agents to All Business Customers via x402
Coinbase lets all Business customers accept USDC payments from AI agents via x402 starting July 23, 2026, as agent traffic overtakes humans on Base docs.
Circle Partners With Kakao Group and Toss Bank to Explore Stablecoin Payment Rails in South Korea
Circle signed MOUs with Kakao Group and Toss Bank on July 23 to explore USDC stablecoin payments, cross-border settlement, and blockchain infrastructure in Korea.
Balance Coin Crashes 99% After $912K Oracle Exploit
Algorithmic stablecoin BLC crashed 99% on July 22 after an attacker faked a Bitcoin price, liquidated healthy vaults, and drained $912,000 from 42DAO.
Aptos Joins Open USD as a Launch Chain Partner Alongside Visa, Mastercard, and BlackRock
Aptos Labs joins Open Standard's 140-plus partner Open USD consortium as a native launch chain alongside Solana, Polygon, and Stellar. Full details.
Japan's First Corporate Stablecoin Rollout: AZ-COM Maruwa Adopts JPYC
Japan's first large-scale corporate yen stablecoin rollout: AZ-COM Maruwa plans JPYC payments to 2,300 truck drivers plus a 1 billion yen investment.
Tether Gold Recognized as Accepted Spot Commodity in Abu Dhabi's ADGM
ADGM formally recognized Tether Gold (XAU₮) as an Accepted Spot Commodity on July 20, letting licensed firms offer tokenized gold services in Abu Dhabi.
Visa Launches Visa Stablecoin Platform to Let Banks and Fintechs Mint, Move, and Manage Stablecoins
Visa's new Stablecoin Platform lets banks and fintechs mint, move, and manage Open USD in a single Visa-managed environment. Beta live July 16, 2026.
The GENIUS Act July 18 Rulemaking Deadline Has Arrived. The Rules Are Not Ready.
July 18 is the GENIUS Act's rulemaking deadline for a $309B stablecoin market. Key agency comment periods run into August. Here's what it means.
Ondo Finance and SBI Group Partner to Tokenize Japanese Equities With Yen Stablecoin Settlement
Ondo Finance and SBI Group will tokenize Japanese equities using the JPYSC yen stablecoin for settlement. ONDO jumped 15% on the announcement. Full details.
DTCC Runs First Live Tokenized Stock and Treasury Trades With BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs
DTCC processed live tokenized trades of QQQ, SPY, and US Treasuries with BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Goldman on July 15. Full commercial launch targets October 2026.
Stripe and Advent International Make $53 Billion Bid to Acquire PayPal
Stripe and Advent International offer $60.50 per share for PayPal in a $53B bid that would combine Bridge's stablecoin infrastructure with PYUSD's 400M+ users.
JCB and Circle Sign MOU to Bring USDC Stablecoin Payments to Japanese Merchants and Cross-Border Settlement
JCB signs an MOU with Circle to test USDC for cross-border treasury settlement and in-store stablecoin payments for merchants and tourists in Japan.