El Salvador’s latest $100M Bitcoin haul rekindles questions around IMF program
El Salvador says it has bought 1,090 BTC worth over $100 million, raising questions about an IMF loan pledge to limit Bitcoin exposure and fiscal risks.
Mastercard taps Polygon to turn clunky crypto addresses into simple usernames
Mastercard is rolling out verified, human-readable crypto aliases to self-custody wallets, using Polygon for onchain support and Mercuryo for identity verification.
Grab deepens stablecoin push with StraitsX Web3 wallet and settlements
Southeast Asian super app Grab’s MOU with StraitsX shifts its Web3 efforts from pilots to infrastructure, exploring a unified stablecoin settlement layer across Asia.