News
Onda Finance first in BCB VASP auth process
BCB Comunicado nº 45.986, published 21 September 2026, names Onda Finance as the first virtual-asset firm in a formal …
Payments
News
TOYOSA adds Bitcoin checkout for Toyota sales in Bolivia
TOYOSA, the official Toyota distributor in Bolivia, began taking Bitcoin for vehicle purchases at Expocruz 2026 on 18 September, …
Projects
Lulubit wires local bank rails across Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala in one custodial app, and the open question is whether that three-country plumbing holds before Panama enacts a VASP law
Lulubit is Panama City’s crypto app with PA/CR/GT local bank rails, Lulucard, and a U.S. virtual account: a small custodial …
Policy
91 Fed. Reg. 53368 would let only permitted U.S. issuers and certain foreign issuers mint payment stablecoins in the U.S., while platforms selling those coins to people located there would face 2027 and 2028 limits if Treasury keeps its location test
Treasury’s 18 August 2026 proposed rule at 91 Fed. Reg. 53368 (Doc 2026-16796) would implement GENIUS section 3 on issuance …
News
Bolivia's VIVA first carrier live on Iris
Bolivia’s VIVA is the first carrier live on Iris, an Avalanche-based telco finance network, settling in Agora-issued USDi …
News
Nu launches U.S. banking and Nu Global
Nu Holdings started U.S. operations on Sept. 10 via FDIC-insured Lead Bank and launched Nu Global, converting deposits into Circle …
News
U.S. Bank completes USBDC Stellar pilot
U.S. Bank completed a live intercompany USBDC payment between its North American and European entities on Stellar on Sept. 9, …
News
Liquid restarts; Blockstream refuses 598 BTC ransom
Liquid resumed blocks and transactions on 10 September with peg-outs still off. Blockstream rejected the exploiter’s 10% …
News
MoneyGram Card launches Visa spend in Colombia
MoneyGram launched a USDC-backed Visa card in Colombia on Sept. 10. Eligible users can hold a dollar balance in the app, spend at …
News
Bybit Pay connects to Bre-B QR in Colombia
On 8 September 2026, Bybit said Bybit Pay can scan Colombia’s Bre-B merchant QR codes and pay from a crypto balance—no local …
News
RedotPay Instant QR live in Brazil, Colombia, Peru
On 8 September 2026, RedotPay said users can scan local merchant QR codes in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru and pay from stablecoin …
Guides
What is Bre-B? Banco de la República's instant-payment keys move pesos in about 20 seconds, and you can buy or cash out USDT only when the venue's deposit screen actually lists that rail instead of PSE
Bre-B is Colombia’s instant-payment rail: a llave, about 20 seconds, 24/7. Buy or cash out USDT only if the venue lists …