crypto payments

Pornhub Drops USDT for USDC Citing Reliability and Regulatory Strength

Adult platform Pornhub is making a major shift in its crypto payment strategy, dropping USDT (Tether) in favor of USDC (Circle) for creator payouts, signaling…

2 days ago

Scammers Demand Bitcoin and USDT for Strait of Hormuz Clearance Amid Rising Tensions

A new wave of crypto-related scams is emerging in one of the world’s most critical shipping routes, as fraudsters are…

4 days ago

Iran Demands Crypto Payments From Oil Tankers Crossing Hormuz, Challenging Global Trade Norms

Iran is making a bold geopolitical and financial move by requiring oil tankers to pay transit fees in cryptocy—specifically Bitcoin—to…

2 weeks ago

Circle Launches USDC “Nanopayments” Testnet Targeting AI Agents and Machine-to-Machine Payments

Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched a new USDC Nanopayments testnet, introducing a payment rail designed to enable ultra-small, high-frequency transactions for emerging AI and machine-to-machine…

2 months ago

Iran Moves to Accept Crypto Payments in Weapon Sales to Evade Sanctions

Iran is looking to accept crypto payments in its sale of ballistic missiles, warships, and other advanced weapons, The Financial…

4 months ago

JPMorgan Launches JPM Coin Bank Deposits on Base, Beating The Fed to 24/7 Settlement

For decades, wholesale dollar settlement has meant waiting for Fedwire to open, and JPMorgan just stopped waiting. The bank converted…

5 months ago

Coinbase’s New Payments Protocol Lets AI Agents Autonomously Transact Using Stablecoins

Coinbase is linking artificial intelligence directly to crypto payments with a new system built on the Model Context Protocol that lets AI agents…

6 months ago

MoonPay Launches Unified Crypto Payments Platform ‘MoonPay Commerce’

MoonPay has launched MoonPay Commerce, a unified crypto payments platform built on technology from its acquisition of Helio, the company…

6 months ago

Gucci Begins Accepting Ethereum and Dogecoin at Select US Stores

Gucci has begun accepting a range of cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum ($ETH) and the meme-inspired Dogecoin ($DOGE), for purchases at select…

8 months ago

Hip-Hop Icon RAKIM Launches AI-Powered Fintech Platform To Provide Artists With Capital And Financial Literacy

Serial entrepreneur and former recording artist Victor D. Lombard, also known as DIVINE, announced this week the launch of a new…

1 year ago