Digital currency stories

Bitcoin's classic four-year halving cycle may be evolving, with institutional demand smoothing volatility and creating a more mature market phase.

Visa partners with Nium to pilot stablecoin settlement, enabling near-real-time cross-border payments and reducing traditional delays and costs.

Mastercard partners with Thunes to enable near-instant payouts to stablecoin wallets via Mastercard Move, enhancing global digital payment options.

By 2026, AI agents will streamline one-third of B2B payments, while stablecoins and biometrics reshape global payment security and standards.

Equals Money x Railsr teams up with BVNK to enable businesses to accept USDC stablecoin payments, settled in USD within 30 seconds, simplifying crypto transactions.

Loon will develop a Canadian-dollar stablecoin to offer a domestic alternative to US-dollar stablecoins dominating Canada’s digital market.

Political leaders remain unaware and sceptical amid calls for clearer regulation and support as stablecoin rises amongst Canadian investors.

Swyftx signs landmark multi-year crypto sponsorship with New Zealand Warriors, marking the first crypto deal with a pro sports team in New Zealand.

Almaviva and Fabrick will develop the European Central Bank's Digital Euro app in a EUR €153M deal, aiming for secure digital payments across the EU.

Locate Technologies appoints Janine Grainger to its board as it plans to become New Zealand’s first listed Bitcoin treasury firm on the NZX exchange.

Cloudflare launches NET Dollar, a US dollar-backed stablecoin, to enable fast, secure payments for AI-driven services on the emerging agentic web.

RYT will host a TOKEN2049 event in Singapore, highlighting blockchain's shift from pilot projects to core national systems like digital ID and payments.

Crypto adoption stalls near 20% in Australia amid regulatory fears, but clear rules could boost trust and unlock widespread growth and investment potential.

Gartner’s 2025 Hype Cycle spotlights four automation trends-machine customers, AI agents, decision intelligence and programmable money-reshaping business.

Australia's High Court grants ASIC special leave to appeal over legal definitions of Block Earner's discontinued digital asset product, with costs ordered against ASIC.

While global banking leaders embrace stablecoins for innovation, Canada remains cautious, delaying adoption amidst evolving digital currency trends.

IREN reports record FY25 revenue of USD $501 million and net income of USD $86.9 million, driven by rapid growth in AI Cloud and Bitcoin mining sectors.

Retailers worldwide are embracing AI-driven personalization and immersive tech to boost holiday sales and reduce returns this peak season, says new survey.

Nutanix has been named a Challenger in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management after launching its Nutanix Kubernetes Platform last year.

Localcoin ATM has paid Jolly Billboards in Bitcoin for a Christchurch campaign, marking a pioneering use of crypto in New Zealand's traditional advertising sector.