According to Business Wire, Western Union launched USDPT, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin on Solana, on Monday. The token will be fully backed by U.S. dollars and issued by Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., with Fireblocks providing wallet and settlement infrastructure. Western Union will initially

Gate News message, April 25 — Evan Tangeman, 22, from Newport Beach, California, was sentenced to 70 months in prison on April 24 for his role in laundering $263 million obtained through a massive cryptocurrency fraud scheme. The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., imposed the sentence

Gate News message, April 24 — Jane Street has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Terraform Labs' bankruptcy estate, which accuses the quant trading firm of precipitating the collapse of the UST/LUNA algorithmic stablecoin. The motion was filed at the Southern New York District

Gate News message, April 22 — B2B stablecoin technology provider Infinite has launched Infinite Accounts, a banking account service for enterprises that supports deposits, withdrawals, ACH transfers, domestic and international wire transfers, as well as stablecoin minting, burning, and on-chain tran

ASMPT lifts Q2 revenue guidance to $540–600m on AI-driven demand; Q1 revenue was $507.9m with record bookings. Growth from TCB and HBM4, photonics, wire/die bonding, and AI-driven SMT demand; SMT segment options under review. ASMPT announced a higher second-quarter revenue outlook of $540 million to $600 million, driven by AI-related semiconductor demand, following first-quarter revenue of $507.9 million and record bookings. Growth is led by Thermo-Compression Bonding tools for logic chips, HBM4 modules, and photonics for data centers, with contributions from wire/die bonding and AI-driven SMT demand. The company reported no material impact from the Iran conflict and is evaluating strategic options for its SMT Solutions Segment to focus on the higher-growth Semiconductor Solutions Segment.

Zoom has partnered with Sam Altman's World to launch a feature detecting real participants versus AI deepfakes during video calls. This aims to combat increasing deepfake fraud, with verification options for hosts and participants.

Keeta Network rolled out multiple major feature updates on April 1, including support for multi-asset accounts, SWIFT international transfers, Visa Direct payments, and more—users can invest in government bonds and stocks. The official website has been updated, and features will be gradually made available to users.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire revealed that Circle has completed internal entity transfers using USDC through the Circle Mint platform, transferring over $68 million in the first month, with significantly higher efficiency than traditional bank wire transfers. The platform will launch a fund management update in March to optimize account transfers and integrate with accounting system APIs.

Coincheck Group N.V. announces the completion of the acquisition of approximately 99.8% of 3iQ Corp., further strengthening its global expansion in institutional clients, ETFs, and staking services. 3iQ is known for its compliant digital asset funds, and the acquisition will promote synergistic development with its existing subsidiaries.