E-commerce giant Shopify (SHOP) is bringing stablecoin payments to its merchants over Base, crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN)’s Ethereum layer-2 network, the companies said on Thursday. The integration is set to roll out on June 12 to a limited group …
Morpho, a permissionless cryptocurrency lending protocol, unveiled an update that seeks to further align decentralized finance (DeFi) with traditional lending by bringing more in the way of bespoke, predictable loan terms. Morpho V2 delivers market …
VivoPower International (VVPW), the Nasdaq-listed company transitioning into a digital asset treasury play, has plans to put $100 million worth of XRP XRP$2.31 tokens to work. The firm announced Wednesday it has partnered with layer-1 blockchain …
President Donald Trump’s pick to be chairman of the U.S. commodities watchdog, Brian Quintenz, fielded crypto questions more than any other topic at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, and he assured the lawmakers that the agency can walk a …
The U.K.’s financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), appointed a deputy chief executive for the first time, naming Sarah Pritchard to the role as it looks to bolster its oversight of the crypto and digital assets industry …
The future of money has arrived, with 60% of Fortune 500 companies actively working on blockchain initiatives, digital asset exchange Coinbase (COIN) said in its second quarter State of Crypto report published Tuesday. Stablecoin usage is exploding …
Ether posted a sharp 7% gain in the past 24 hours as bitcoin’s steady climb past $109,000 boosted an otherwise flat crypto market. Dogecoin added over 5% to trade near 19 cents as of Asian afternoon hours Tuesday, while Cardano’s ADA rose more than 5 …
SG Forge, the cryptocurrency division of French bank Société Générale, plans to introduce a dollar-backed stablecoin on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains, the bank said on Tuesday. The USD CoinVertible (USDCV) will start trading in early July and …
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is working on policy to exempt decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms from regulatory barriers, said Chairman Paul Atkins. Software developers building DeFi tools have no business being blamed for how they …
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, the Ethereum protocol reporter on CoinDesk’s Tech team. In this issue: Berachain Taps Ethereum’s Pectra Playbook …