By Marco Piccolo Key highlights: David Schwartz to step down as Ripple’s CTO at the end of 2025, ending a 13-year tenure. Schwartz will transition to a CTO Emeritus role and join Ripple’s board of directors. Ripple SVP Dennis Jarosch will assume the CTO position in 2026 amid growing competition in blockchain-based payments. Schwartz’s departure […]
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By Aaron Watts Key highlights: Aleo and Paxos Labs are introducing USAD, the first U.S. dollar stablecoin to combine zero-knowledge privacy with enterprise-grade issuance. The move follows growing regulatory clarity, with U.S. and European lawmakers advancing stablecoin oversight frameworks. USAD differentiates itself from market leaders like USDC and USDT by encrypting identities and amounts while […]
By Emir Abyazov Key highlights: Circle and Crossmint target billions of potential USDC users worldwide AI agents may become key stablecoin users in the future economy Tether keeps its dominance despite USDC’s growing partnerships Stablecoin issuer Circle and crypto infrastructure platform Crossmint have partnered to expand USDC’s presence across global blockchain networks. Their goal is […]