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Mastercard and Yellow Card have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate stablecoin-enabled payment innovation across EEMEA with plans for global expansion.

Stablecore, the platform enabling community and regional banks to offer stablecoins, tokenized deposits and digital asset products, today announced its official endorsement from Tennessee Bankers Association, the trade association established to serve the needs of the state’s banks, thrift institutions, and trust companies.

KAST today announced the launch of USD stablecoin cashback, adding a new form of rewards alongside its existing points-based incentives. The move reflects a broader shift toward rewards that deliver real, usable value as stablecoins move into everyday financial use.

Ledger™, the global leader in digital asset security for individuals and institutions, announced the rollout of Perpetual Trading within Ledger Wallet™ to an initial 20% of users in select regions. Provided by Yield.xyz, the feature enables leveraged trading within a self-custodial environment and brings hardware-level security to perpetual markets for the first time.

Taurus SA (“Taurus”), a FINMA-regulated securities firm and a leader in digital asset infrastructure technology solutions, announced that its Cyprus-based subsidiary Taurus (Europe) Ltd, has been granted an investment firm license under MiFID regulation by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

Bridge today added support for Celo, connecting its stablecoin orchestration platform to one of the most actively used networks in crypto. With 1.3 billion lifetime transactions, $65B+ in stablecoin volume since its March 2025 migration to an Ethereum Layer 2, 600K+ daily active users, and 25 native stablecoins in circulation, Celo gives Bridge developers direct access to a chain where stablecoin payments are already part of daily life for millions of users.