SecurityAdoption2 SourcesHackers Compromise Microsoft's X Account to Promote Fake Clippy TokenHackers gained access to Microsoft's official X account Tuesday and posted promotions for an unauthorized Clippy-themed ...Oct 3, 2026, 10:01 AMMicrosoftX
StablecoinsAdoption2 SourcesLloyds and Visa Complete USDC Cross-Border Settlement PilotLloyds Banking Group and Visa settled a $750,000 cross-border payment obligation using USDC stablecoin in under an hour ...Oct 3, 2026, 05:02 AMLloyds Banking GroupVisa
AdoptionStablecoins4 SourcesLloyds and Visa Complete USDC Settlement Pilot for Cross-Border PaymentsLloyds Banking Group and Visa concluded a seven-day live stablecoin pilot settling $750,000 in cross-border obligations ...Oct 3, 2026, 05:02 AMLloyds Banking GroupVisa
DeFiAdoption2 SourcesCentrifuge Launches Three Tokenized Funds on Arc PlatformCentrifuge confirmed three tokenized funds are now live on Arc, offering exposure to US Treasuries and credit instrument...Oct 3, 2026, 01:03 AMCentrifugeArc
RegulationAdoption3 SourcesCommunity Bankers Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Charter RuleThe Independent Community Bankers Association filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the OCC's authority to grant crypto tr...Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 PMOCCICBA
AdoptionExchanges3 SourcesAbsa Becomes First African Bank to Offer Bitcoin and Digital-Asset CustodySouth African lender Absa launched a custody service for bitcoin and other digital assets, becoming the first bank on th...Oct 2, 2026, 07:11 PMAbsaBitcoin
ExchangesAdoption2 SourcesBNY Mellon in Talks With Kraken Parent Payward on Custody and PaymentsBNY Mellon and Payward, the parent company of exchange Kraken, are negotiating a partnership covering digital assets cus...Oct 2, 2026, 07:01 PMBNY MellonPayward
RegulationAdoption3 SourcesIMF Approves $138M for El Salvador After Waiving Bitcoin RuleThe International Monetary Fund approved a $138 million disbursement to El Salvador after waiving a prior condition proh...Oct 2, 2026, 06:20 PMEl SalvadorIMF
AdoptionStablecoins3 SourcesVisa Reports Business Payments Now 17% of Stablecoin Card VolumeVisa disclosed that business and commercial card programs account for approximately 17% of its stablecoin-linked card vo...Oct 2, 2026, 04:11 PMVisaStablecoins
