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The Return of Private Money — lead story artwork
The Return of Private Money — lead story artwork

The Return of Private Money. For the first time since Congress taxed the state banknote out of existence in 1865, companies that are not banks issue dollars that people spend. There are $318 billion of them, fully reserved, forbidden by law to be lent, and cleared through the banks their issuers set out to leave. Ripple's RLUSD Goes Live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp Under New Ripple Robinhood Partnership. Robinhood expects to add RLUSD to its main app later this year, will use the stablecoin on the XRP Ledger for institutional settlement at Bitstamp, and will integrate Ripple Treasury into its own treasury operations. ACI Worldwide and Circle Plan Colombian Pilot to Bring USDC Settlement Into Existing Bank Payment Systems. The collaboration runs through ACI Connetic, ACI's cloud payments orchestration platform, and starts in Colombia, where ACI built the central infrastructure behind the Bre B instant payments system. No participating banks, timeline or volumes were named. zerohash Makes Open USD (OUSD) Live for All Partners Across Its Products. OUSD, the stablecoin introduced by Open Standard, is now available through zerohash on Base, Ethereum, Solana and Tempo, with interoperability to more than 15 other stablecoins. zerohash did not say which partners have switched it on. French Authorities Urge EU to Regulate, Not Ban, Third Party Stablecoin Rewards While Keeping MiCA's Issuer Interest Ban. In a joint response to the European Commission's MiCA review, the French Treasury, AMF, Banque de France and ACPR also propose explicitly barring EU licensed providers from servicing non compliant stablecoins and a framework for multi issuance. The positions are proposals, not adopted rules. MAJORITY Launches USDC Transfers From the US to Latin America on zerohash Infrastructure. Eligible MAJORITY members in the US pay in dollars and family members in Latin America who are also MAJORITY members receive USDC in a self custodial Global Wallet. zerohash is the licensed provider for conversion and delivery. Ripple Treasury Adds 24/7 Returns on RLUSD and Other Qualifying Assets for Idle Corporate Cash. Unveiled at Swell 2026, the always on update adds an orchestration layer that works with Ripple Treasury's GSmart AI across cash positioning, forecasting, reconciliation, liquidity and payments. Eligibility, rates and program terms were not published. FCA Consults on Exclusions That Would Let Many UK Stablecoin Payment Activities Run Without Crypto Permissions. Draft perimeter guidance in CP26/36 explains new exclusions for UK qualifying stablecoins held temporarily for payments, and for dealing and arranging. Overseas stablecoins do not benefit. Comments close 18 November 2026, ahead of the regime's 25 October 2027 start. TerraPay Verify Joins J.P. Morgan's Kinexys Liink Network to Check Bank Account and Wallet Payees Before Cross Border Payments. Banks and non bank financial institutions on Liink can now use TerraPay's verification to validate bank account and mobile wallet details before sending. A LexisNexis study estimates 10% to 15% of international payments fail because of incorrect beneficiary details. Cross River Agrees to Acquire Accrue, Adding Branded Wallets, Stored Value and Rewards to Its Embedded Finance Stack. Cross River's parent, CRB Group, has agreed to buy Accrue, whose platform lets merchants combine stored value, payments and rewards in one branded wallet. Terms were not disclosed and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions. Canada Publishes Draft Stablecoin Regulations: Bank of Canada Registration, 1:1 Reserves and a Ban on Yield. The proposed rules under the Stablecoin Act would require par redemption within three business days, cap redemption fees at 1% and bar interest paid directly or through partners. Comments are open for 60 days, and the government intends the rules to take effect in fall 2027. Coinbase to Convert EEA Users' USDT and 13 Other Non MiCA Stablecoins on 30 October. Remaining retail balances will become USDC where suitable, or another supported asset, at the market rate. Customers who want to keep the tokens must withdraw them first. ESMA has told platforms to deal with non compliant stablecoin holdings within three months.

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