Payment

Fraudsters have been posing as reporters and representatives of the China Business Journal, a well-known state-affiliated business newspaper in China, to demand ransom payments in Bitcoin.

Bitcoin (BTC) markets have experienced significant pressure throughout the first week of June 2026, dropping toward the $60,000–$64,000 range.

A significant regulatory conflict is brewing between the United Kingdom and the United States over the future of global payments.

On April 29, 2026, Visa announced that its stablecoin settlement pilot has officially reached a staggering $7 billion annual run rate.

The global financial plumbing is getting a long-awaited blockchain upgrade.

The United Nations is officially moving from "experimentation" to "infrastructure."

The SEC and CFTC issued a historic 68-page joint interpretation yesterday, March 17, 2026, that finally draws a line in the digital sand.

Mastercard announced today, March 17, 2026, a definitive agreement to acquire BVNK, a leader in stablecoin payment infrastructure, for a staggering $1.8 billion.

The concept of the "Agentic Economy" moves from whitepapers to reality.