Author: John Smith

PayPal partnered with the DeFi liquidity platform Spark to bring $1 billion in liquidity to its PYUSD stablecoin. Summary PayPal partnered with the DeFi liquidity platform Spark The goal is to boost PYUSD liquidity to $1 billion in the coming weeks Spark’s Liquidity Layer will deploy $8 billion in reserves into PYUSD pools The battle for stablecoin dominance is heating up. On Thursday, Sept. 25, PayPal partnered with DeFi liquidity platform Spark to expand on-chain liquidity for its PYUSD stablecoin. The goal is to grow available liquidity to $1 billion, enabling PYUSD to challenge USDT and USDC. Since its addition…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. September closed with sharp volatility in crypto markets, highlighting renewed investor interest in regular cash flow models such as cloud mining. Summary The Quid Miner platform features adaptive hashrate scheduling, multi-asset coverage, and renewable-powered data centers. Security is reinforced through McAfee® and Cloudflare® integrations, with settlement records fully traceable and exportable. Services extend to more than 150 countries with multilingual support and standardized SLAs for reliable operations. As of the end of September 2025, the crypto market was volatile…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The global payments system isn’t outdated. It’s broken. Today, banks charge an average remittance fee of 13% to send just $200 across borders, and often it takes two days. That’s not just a costly or inefficient aspect of the system; it’s the system itself. Simply put, it’s a tax on people and businesses who can least afford it. Summary From experiment to infrastructure: Stablecoins grew from a $4B niche in 2020 to a $250B market today, on…

South Korea’s largest table ordering service t’order has chosen the Sui blockchain to jointly develop a stablecoin infrastructure for commercial applications nationwide by leveraging the company’s extensive network. Summary t’order partners with Sui to launch a stablecoin payments system across 300,000 point-of-sale devices in South Korea. The platform will use an upcoming won-pegged stablecoin that will be deployed on Sui. Decentralized storage protocol Walrus will store transaction data. Sui network announced the partnership via a Sep. 24 blog post, and said the collaboration will integrate t’order’s advanced QR code and facial recognition technologies to make everyday stablecoin payments more seamless.…

Gate introduces a high-speed layer 2 network with upgraded GT tokenomics to lower fees, increase efficiency, and expand the token’s on-chain utility.  Summary Gate has released Gate Layer, a high-performance layer 2 network built on OP Stack. Gate layer 2 network enables smoother DeFi, NFT, and meme token interactions while supporting cross-chain transfers. GT becomes the exclusive gas token for all on-chain activity on Gate Layer, with dual deflationary mechanisms. Gate has officially launched Gate Layer, a high-performance layer 2 network designed to scale blockchain transactions, while also introducing a new tokenomics model for its native GateToken. The dual initiative, announced on Sept.…

Crypto is racing to Wall Street as Solana and XRP ETFs are widely expected to hit the market as soon as October. Summary Following newly shortened SEC approval timelines, financial firms including Canary Capital and VanEck are updating filings to launch the first altcoin ETFs. The accelerated regulatory process reportedly reduces the review from 270 to 75 days. This could usher in a wave of Solana- and XRP-linked products, marking a significant step toward mainstream institutional access to crypto markets. Financial institutions are lining up to launch crypto exchange-traded funds, following new listing rules, Reuters reported on Wednesday, Sept. 24.…

Griffin AI has launched a tool that allows users to execute DeFi transactions using natural language commands. Summary Griffin AI launches Transaction Execution Agent, enabling users to interact with DeFi in natural language The agent will work on BNB and be able to interact with DeFi platforms such as Pancakeswap DeFi has long suffered from an accessibility issue, especially for new users. However, AI could be a potential solution. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Griffin AI announced the launch of its Transaction Execution Agent Turbo on the BNB chain. The AI agent will enable users to interact with DeFi platforms and…

Crypto firms are jockeying for a political presence, and Kraken is one of them. Co-CEO Arjun Sethi announced Wednesday that the exchange has committed $2 million to two crypto-aligned political action committees. Summary Kraken is doubling down on political influence, pledging $2 million to pro-crypto PACs—the Freedom Fund and America First Digital. While the exchange frames the move as a fight for digital freedom, both PACs largely support Republican candidates and Trump. The donations come amid a booming crypto market, now up 45% since January. Most Americans fear the rest of Trump’s economy is on the wrong track, a Reuters/Ipsos…

Jiuzi Holdings is planning to deploy a billion-dollar corporate treasury mandate into a trio of digital assets, a move guided by new COO Dr. Doug Buerger that positions crypto as a core strategic reserve. Summary Jiuzi Holdings approved a $1 billion crypto treasury plan focused on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB. The move follows the appointment of crypto veteran Dr. Doug Buerger as COO. A new risk committee led by CFO Huijie Gao will oversee policy execution. In an announcement on Sept. 24, the Nasdaq-listed EV charging company revealed its board has formally adopted a Crypto Asset Investment Policy. This framework…

Coinbase Ventures led a VC round with participation from Sony Innovation Fund, a16z crypto, Samsung Next and Hashed to back Bastion, a provider of licensed stablecoin issuance. Summary Coinbase Ventures led a $14.6 million round in Bastion, joined by Sony, a16z, Samsung Next, and Hashed. The funding pushes Bastion’s total raised above $40 million as it expands regulated stablecoin infrastructure for enterprises. Backers see Bastion’s compliance-first model as key to meeting surging institutional demand for stablecoins. According to a press release dated Sept. 24, the $14.6 million strategic round, which also attracted capital from Samsung Next and Hashed, pushes Bastion’s…