SoFi had outlined its return to crypto in June, with plans for crypto investing and blockchain-based remittances..

SoFi said that the GENIUS Act would require it to migrate SoFiUSD to a “separately licensed or regulated entity.” SoFi launched SoFiUSD in December as a stablecoin for enterprise payments.

The company said in the filing that it began minting SoFiUSD in the first quarter and entered a partnership with Mastercard to support future settlement capabilities across the card network.

SoFi said its own crypto holdings remain immaterial and are held as incidental inventory for operations, not as long-term investments.

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Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. (CoinDesk)

Kraken owner Payward will acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies as the crypto exchange expands its stablecoin and payments infrastructure business in Asia.

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  • Kraken parent Payward agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments firm Reap Technologies in a $600 million cash-and-stock deal that values Payward at $20 billion and marks Kraken’s first infrastructure acquisition in Asia.
  • Reap, founded by former Stripe Asia-Pacific lead Daren Guo and ex–investment banker Kevin Kang, provides cross-border business…

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