Crypto and blockchain experts say this week's moves show the two established finance companies are increasingly competing for control of the infrastructure behind digital payments.
- Swift is expanding a blockchain-based settlement network with more than 40 financial institutions, underscoring how incumbents are racing to build the rails for tokenized payments.
- Stripe’s unsolicited $53 billion bid for PayPal would marry a vast merchant network with one of the world’s largest consumer wallets, aiming to reduce reliance on intermediaries like Visa and Mastercard.
- Executives and analysts say the contest has shifted from proving blockchain technology to controlling distribution, as stablecoins evolve into core payments infrastructure and firms seek to own wallets, merchant acceptance and settlement layers.
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Crypto Flows, Share and the Selective Rotation
Markets repositioned since June, but Binance held share (~55% user funds, ~24% spot) and drew net inflows in early July while the tracked market saw outflows.
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Markets repositioned since June, but Binance held share (~55% user funds, ~24% spot) and drew net inflows in early July while the tracked market saw outflows.
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank plans crypto trading infrastructure by December
North Korea arrests hackers accused of laundering stolen funds from country's bank via crypto
Robinhood Chain's real-world assets jump fivefold as tokenized stocks start trading in bigger size
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