News
Interlace opens Brazil office for stablecoin rails
Stablecoin infrastructure firm Interlace opened a Brazil office on Aug 18 with country manager Guilherme Santos, targeting cards, …
Payments
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Jeonbuk Bank deploys Ripple Payments for remits
On Aug 18, 2026, Jeonbuk Bank became the first Korean regional bank to deploy Ripple Payments for near real-time cross-border …
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Tether gets first Big Four audit from KPMG U.S.
Tether said KPMG U.S. issued an unqualified opinion on its 2025 financials, with reserves $6.814B above liabilities; the full …
Markets
Brazil bought $14.68B of crypto in H1 2026
Brazil’s Central Bank says residents bought $14.68 billion of crypto in H1 2026, up 135% from $6.24 billion. Stablecoins …
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Peso and Yango Food enable USDT at 2,000+ Bolivia restaurants
Tether confirmed on Aug 14 that Bolivian wallet Peso and Yango Food now let users pay USDT at more than 2,000 restaurants; the …
Projects
Koywe: LatAm on/off-ramp API for Pix, SPEI, PSE
Koywe is the Chilean-founded YC W23 API that turns local rails like Pix, SPEI, and PSE into fiat-to-crypto on/off-ramps for LatAm …
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MoneyGram Ramps launches on Solana with Rift
MoneyGram Ramps went live on Solana on Aug 11: a cash-to-crypto API for wallets and apps, deposits in 25+ countries, cash-out in …
News
El Vecino launches WhatsApp stablecoin remits to Mexico
El Vecino, RISE, and Movement launched a WhatsApp digital-dollar path for U.S.–Mexico remittances on Aug 7: stablecoin settlement, …
News
BTCPay Server 2.4.2: patch now after active exploit
BTCPay Server shipped 2.4.2 after attackers exploited a flaw exposing LND macaroon credentials. Update, audit your node — and note …
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Western Union launches Stablecard with Rain in 37 markets
Western Union and Rain launched Stablecard on August 4: a USDPT wallet plus Visa card live in 37 markets, so remittance receivers …
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Wells Fargo launches tokenized deposits this fall
Wells Fargo will roll out tokenized bank deposits for corporate clients this fall, starting with USD–GBP on its proprietary …
News
Mastercard closes BVNK deal for stablecoin rails
Mastercard completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK on August 3, folding on-chain payments into the card …