If you are still thinking of blockchains as slow, clunky and expensive, do not feel badly. As is the story of many emerging technologies, they evolve quickly.

The stablecoin issuer has kicked off its initial public offering after reportedly delaying it due to macroeconomic uncertainty caused by Trump's tariff plans last month. It first filed its S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in April.

Infrastructure provider BVNK will enable the new stablecoin offering and crypto firm Fireblocks' integration services will help facilitate the connection to Worldpay.

With licensing bills progressing through both the House and Senate, stablecoins are poised to become part of the regulated financial sector. How the banking and payments landscape will respond to that is up for debate.

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal are among the firms moving the cryptocurrency option closer to the point of sale.

House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters joined fellow Democrats in introducing a bill barring the president, vice president, members of Congress or their families from owning so much of a cryptocurrency that they are able to influence the market.

The Spanish bank is integrating machine learning with cards, payments, financial management, savings and other products, while the American banking giant is assessing risk for business transactions. Plus: The CFPB eases a consent order on Wise.

Jackie Reses stirred debate by dismissing debanking as largely fictional during a Tuesday summit attended by many crypto-focused fintechs.

Everyone should be concerned that the sitting president and his family are using crypto for political advantage and personal financial gain. Democrats can call out crypto grifters while supporting sensible policy.

The Senate's version of a stablecoin regulation bill cleared a key procedural hurdle as the Senate voted 66-32 to invoke cloture on the legislation. A final vote on the Senate floor is expected within weeks.