Coinbase Layoffs 2026: The Organizational Experiment Behind the Headcount Cuts Coinbase is cutting 14% of its workforce and rebuilding around AI-native teams. Here is what the restructuring is actually testing, beyond the headcount numbers.
Russia Crypto Law 2026: The State Legalized What It Needed and Is Closing What Its Citizens Built Russia's new crypto law permits cross-border sanctions evasion for companies. For citizens, it criminalizes the informal channels they already rely on.
CLARITY Act Stablecoin Yield: The Senate Drew Its Line at the Savings Product That Required No Bank Account The Senate's CLARITY Act compromise bans passive stablecoin yield. White House data puts the benefit to banks at 0.02%. A look at who the law actually protects.
Rakuten XRP Japan: How 44 Million Consumers Entered Crypto Without a Crypto Decision Rakuten gave 44 million Japanese users access to XRP through loyalty points. Here is what that reveals about the psychology of crypto adoption.
Why Meta Started Its Stablecoin Payouts in Colombia and the Philippines Meta launched stablecoin creator payouts in Colombia and the Philippines, two of the world's biggest remittance markets. Here is what the choice reveals.
Stablecoin Trust: The Institutional Debate and the Communities That Cannot Wait for It The FT says stablecoins are not yet safe enough for wholesale finance. In Venezuela, 90% of peer-to-peer crypto trading is already USDT. The trust gap runs both ways.