Crypto News

Coinbase Gives Platforms 24/7 USDC Settlements—Faster, Cheaper, Borderless

Coinbase unveils a groundbreaking full-stack USDC payment engine, slashing global commerce friction with instant settlements, lower fees, and seamless integration, while redefining stablecoin utility across regulated markets. Coinbase Payments Launches Full-Stack USDC Engine to Obliterate Commerce Friction Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) announced on June 18 its new solution to simplify stablecoin payments: Coinbase Payments.Source link

Ohio House Approves Bill Exempting ‘Bitcoin Users’ From Minor Tax Burden

The bill, which seeks to grant crypto users and miners certain rights, now moves on to the Ohio State Senate.Source link

Ripple-Backed 3IQ XRP ETF Launches as Institutions Race to Capture Crypto’s Next Wave

3IQ’s XRP ETF launch opens broad institutional access to XRP, backed by Ripple, secured with cold storage, and offered with zero management fees, positioning it strongly in the expanding crypto ETF market. 3IQ Unleashes XRP ETF With Ripple Backing Digital asset manager 3IQ Corp. announced on June 18 the launch of the 3IQ XRP ETFSource link

Ethena, Securitize Enable Round-the-Clock Atomic Swaps for Blackrock’s BUIDL via USDtb 

Securitize and Ethena Labs have partnered to enable nonstop atomic swaps between Blackrock’s tokenized treasury fund, BUIDL, and the stablecoin USDtb, enhancing onchain liquidity and flexibility. Institutional Crypto Liquidity Enhanced: BUIDL Now Swappable 24/7 for USDtb Ethena’s USDtb is a blockchain-based stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar. It is primarily backed by shares inSource link

How Far Would You Go to Pump Your Meme Coin?

Leland King Fawcette aims to make it across all 50 U.S. states in time to break a record—and pump his Solana meme coin in the process.Source link