Partnerships & Ecosystem

According to an announcement on Monday, stablecoin payments startup Rain became a Mastercard Principal Member, enabling it to offer stablecoin-powered credit and prepaid cards on the payment network. Rain, which also has an existing partnership with Visa, will now allow card programs to expand

According to SBI Holdings announcement on May 1, 2026, six listed subsidiaries including SBI Shinsei Bank and SBI Insurance Group began distributing XRP rewards to eligible shareholders. Investors holding at least 100 shares as of the March 31 record date qualify for rewards ranging from 500 yen to

Tetra Trust has launched CADD, a new stablecoin backed by institutional investors including Shopify and National Bank of Canada. The stablecoin is designed for 24/7 cross-border settlement, real-time corporate treasury management, and direct fintech transfers, according to the announcement.

Clear Street has partnered with Kalshi to provide institutional investors with regulated access to prediction markets. As the first institutional futures commission merchant to join Kalshi's exchange, Clear Street will offer clearing, settlement, derivatives execution, and block trading services

According to The Block, FINRA has approved Securitize to underwrite tokenized IPOs and secondary offerings, and to custody tokenized securities through its broker-dealer subsidiary. The approvals make Securitize the first firm to receive such comprehensive regulatory green light for onchain securiti

According to V Systems Malaysia, on May 4 Malaysia launched its first tokenized sukuk pilot program with a RM100 million issuance under Khazanah Nasional's Sukuk Danum Programme. The initiative, overseen by Securities Commission Malaysia, utilized the Aeris Chain private blockchain to digitize the s

According to BlockBeats, Circle received approval from France's Financial Markets Authority (AMF) on April 20 to provide crypto asset services under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework. Circle France is now authorized under MiCA Article 60(4) to offer custody and transfer servic

According to Lava Network, the blockchain infrastructure protocol announced a strategic partnership with Bitcore Capital, an Israel-based digital finance firm, on May 2. The collaboration aims to integrate decentralized RPC routing with enterprise-grade financial systems to enhance blockchain

Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has closed its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial. The deal grants Payward a full CFTC-regulated derivatives stack in the U.S., according to the

According to The Block, Nasdaq-listed Solana ecosystem treasury company SOL Strategies announced a definitive acquisition agreement for HoudiniSwap at $18 million. The payment structure includes $8.25 million in cash, $5.75 million in six-month promissory notes, and $4 million in STKE stock

According to ChainCatcher, stablecoin infrastructure startup Rain has reached a partnership with Mastercard at a valuation of $1.95 billion. The collaboration will enable Rain to issue credit and prepaid cards while exploring stablecoin-based payment settlement. This marks Rain's expansion into a "d

According to its statement on Monday, Western Union launched USDPT, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin on the Solana blockchain designed to enable 24/7 cross-border settlements across its network spanning more than 200 countries. The token will be issued by Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federa

According to Visa, on April 29 the company expanded its stablecoin settlement pilot to support 9 blockchains, up from 4. The five newly added networks are Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo. The expansion allows card issuers and payment processors to select blockchains aligned with their

South Korea is pushing a won-pegged stablecoin after $115B flowed into dollar-backed tokens, raising FX and policy concerns. The Bank of Korea favors a bank-led rollout with strict oversight, warning of risks to monetary stability and reporting compliance. Competing KRW stablecoin

Amy Oldenburg, head of digital asset strategy at Morgan Stanley, stated at a Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas that there is a high probability US banks will include Bitcoin in their financial statements in the future. However, Oldenburg emphasized that regulatory barriers remain a significant variabl

According to Ethereum Korea, the Ethereum Applications Guild (EAG), a global nonprofit collaborative organization, was launched recently to support the Ethereum application ecosystem. EAG focuses on native Ethereum application development rather than infrastructure, reflecting a shift in the ecosyst

Rakuten Wallet added XRP access to one of Japan’s largest consumer payment networks, a rollout highlighted by a Ripple manager on April 30. Users can convert Rakuten Points into XRP, trade in-app, and charge Rakuten Cash through Rakuten Wallet for spending via Rakuten Pay across more than 5

According to Bisq, the protocol was attacked on May 4 due to missing verification mechanisms, resulting in approximately 11 BTC being stolen, primarily from altcoin trades. The platform is discussing compensation options for affected users, who can choose between Bitcoin or BSQ token reimbursement p