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The Governance Problem Stablecoins Weren’t Built to Solve

Crypto January 14, 2026

By any reasonable definition, stablecoins work. But working is not the same as working compliantly.Built to move value at internet speed, stablecoins promise and provide a cleaner, faster alternativeοΏ½...

Kraken-Affiliated KRAKacquisition Plans to Go Public

Crypto January 14, 2026

KRAKacquisition, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by an affiliate of crypto exchange Kraken, filed Monday (Jan. 12) to go public with a $250 million initial public offering (IPO). οΏ½...

Ingenico and WalletConnect Launch Stablecoin Payments Partnership

Crypto January 14, 2026

The collaboration is designed to allow merchants to accept stablecoin payments directly at checkout, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 13) press release. Stablecoins have become an important payment instοΏ½...

Polygon Makes $250 Million Investment in Stablecoin Payments

Crypto January 14, 2026

Polygon Labs announced a pair of acquisitions designed to boost its stablecoin payments business.The company is due to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Coinme and crypto wallet infrastructure providerοΏ½...

Senate Unveils Legislation Covering Stablecoin Rewards

Crypto January 14, 2026

New Senate legislation could allow digital asset companies to continue offering rewards to stablecoin holders.The Senate Banking Committee on late Monday (Jan. 12) introduced a Β­mangers amendment bef...

Citi Links Regulation and Reality in the Next Phase of Digital Assets

Crypto January 14, 2026

Explore more conversations like this From the Block.Β  When PYMNTS and Citi launched the From the Block podcast, the goal was not to unpack the mechanics of blockchain or recap legislative fine print...

Behind the Top Scams Consumers Face and the Defenses That Work

Crypto January 14, 2026

Fraudsters are nothing if not creative, constantly reshaping old tricks with new technology to stay one step ahead of consumers and the institutions that serve them.That adaptability is a central theοΏ½...

BitGo Targets $1.9 Billion IPO for Crypto Custody Firm

Crypto January 13, 2026

BitGoΒ has become the latest cryptocurrency sector company with plans to go public.The crypto custody startup said Monday (Jan. 12) that it was seeking a valuation of up to $1.96 billion in itsΒ U.S. ...

Robinhood Takes On Coinbase as Stock and Crypto Overlap

Crypto January 13, 2026

Are Robinhood and Coinbase contemporaries in the digital asset space, or rivals?A report Sunday (Jan. 11) from The Information argues its the latter, with the companies increasingly competing head toοΏ½...

Crypto ATMs Under Fire Following Wave of Fraud

Crypto January 12, 2026

The rise in cryptocurrency-related fraud cases is leading a push to ban crypto ATMs.Thats according to a report Saturday (Jan. 10) by CNBC, which focuses on efforts by police and lawmakers in the citοΏ½...