Uzbekistan Starts Government Bond-Backed HUMO Payment Pilot
Uzbek regulators have started a controlled pilot for HUMO, a soum-pegged token backed by government securities, with more than 20 merchants prepared to participate.
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OCC Gives Revolut and OpenReserve Preliminary Bank Approvals
The OCC granted preliminary conditional approval for proposed national banks from Revolut and OpenReserve, both with planned digital-asset payment services.
Mantle Adds Native USDG and Joins Global Dollar Network
Paxos-issued USDG is now natively minted on Mantle, adding a regulated dollar settlement asset and bringing the network into GDN’s reward-sharing model.
Ethena Pay Opens Limited USDe Payments Beta on Avalanche
Ethena Pay has opened a limited iOS beta built on Avalanche, combining USDe balances, card spending, bank transfers and fiat on-ramps.
SBI Leads Fasset Series C as Stablecoin Banking Plans Expand
SBI is deepening its investment in Fasset as the companies plan a Malaysian digital bank and wider distribution of Fasset-issued tokens.
Cloudflare Opens Wallet Handles, Plans Stablecoin Agent Payments
Cloudflare has opened wallet-handle registration while outlining programmable stablecoin wallets with delegated controls for AI agents.
Triple-A Says Treasury Wallets Breached, Client Funds Unaffected
Stablecoin payments provider Triple-A says unauthorized access affected company treasury wallets, while client funds remained segregated and services were restored.
Tether Announces $20M Investment in Mercado Bitcoin
Tether announced a $20 million investment in Mercado Bitcoin, with the Brazilian platform planning to expand payments, tokenization and credit infrastructure.
Cloudflare Unveils x402 Gateway for Stablecoin Micropayments
Cloudflare announced a planned gateway that will let customers charge for web resources through x402, with stablecoin settlement and payment checks at the edge.
MetaMask Launches Money Account for Stablecoin Yield and Card Spending
MetaMask launched a unified mUSD balance that combines variable DeFi yield, wallet trading and spending through its Mastercard-linked card.
Open Standard Unveils Open USD With 140-Plus Partners
Open Standard announced Open USD, a planned dollar stablecoin with shared governance and reserve economics backed by more than 140 payments, banking and technology partners.
SQRIL Expands Stablecoin QR Payments Into Central Asia
SQRIL announced stablecoin-funded QR payment support in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, extending its local-rail model into Central Asia.