@Techmeme@techhub.socialWestern Union plans to launch a dollar-backed stablecoin, USDPT, that is built on the Solana blockchain and issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, in H1 2026 (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/wes…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialKlarna launches KlarnaUSD, its first stablecoin, running on Stripe and Paradigm's Tempo blockchain, aiming to "reduce costs" in international payments (Pritam Biswas/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/k
@publicvoit@graz.socialThe ten biggest #TechCompanies spend three(!) times more for lobbying than the top 10 spenders of #pharma #finance #automotive
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA new simulation from the European Central Bank shows that the digital euro could trigger a deposit outflow of up to €700B during a run on commercial banks (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/digital…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCoinbase plans to launch a platform to let individual investors buy digital tokens before they are listed on its exchange, reviving 2017 and 2018's ICO craze (Vicky Ge Huang/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/f…