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Stablecoin On-Ramps Beat SWIFT on Cost, but the Edges Still Bite
Every installment of this series has pointed at the same hidden cost, and this one is about nothing else. A stablecoin payment moves across a blockchain…
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Kentucky Crypto Law Protects Bitcoin Mining as Bourbon Barrels Hit a Record
Kentucky crypto policy has been about one thing: turning cheap electricity into money. In March 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 701, the “Bitcoin Rights”…
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Euro Stablecoins Hit a Record $900M and Still Trail the Dollar 300 to 1
The euro just had its best year as a stablecoin, and it barely registered. Euro-denominated stablecoins passed $900 million in market value by late September 2026,…
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Kansas Crypto Guards Kiosks as a Grain Dealer’s Collapse Hits Farmers
Kansas crypto lawmaking, like most of its neighbors’, leads with the fraud its residents can see. The state’s Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act takes effect…
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Stablecoin Yield Was Banned, and the Ban Built a $19B Market
In July 2025, Congress banned stablecoin issuers from paying interest to the people who hold their coins. Ten months later, stablecoin yield was the largest on-chain…
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Iowa Crypto Guards Kiosks While Its Soil Waits on Carbon Credits
Iowa crypto policy has a clear priority: stop people from getting scammed. In May 2026, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF2296, requiring crypto-ATM operators to hold money-transmission…
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Stablecoin Treasury Hits 13% of Corporates as CFOs Weigh Speed vs Yield
Stablecoin treasury has moved from the crypto margins to the corporate boardroom. By mid-2025, about 13 percent of financial institutions and corporates worldwide were already using…
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Indiana Crypto Law First to Require Retirement Options, Then Bans ATMs
Indiana’s crypto law contains its own contradiction. On March 3, 2026, Gov. Mike Braun signed House Enrolled Act 1042, making Indiana the first state to require…
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Stablecoin Payroll Hits 25% of Firms as Deel Pays Employees On-Chain
In May 2026, Deel, the largest global HR platform, started paying full-time employees their salaries in stablecoins. The rollout, on the Polygon blockchain for workers in…
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Illinois Crypto Tax Becomes First in Nation as Chicago Leads Regulated Trading
The Illinois crypto tax is a national first. On June 16, 2026, Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Digital Asset Tax Act, a 0.2% levy on digital-asset…
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Stablecoin Cards Reach 150M Merchants, but the Networks Still Win
Stablecoin cards have arrived, and their defining feature is that you cannot tell you are using one. Visa’s stablecoin settlement reached a $4.6 billion annualized run…
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Which States Have a Bitcoin Reserve, and What Each Law Actually Says
Three states have enacted one. The laws were read line by line for this piece, and not one of them obliges the state to buy a…