Stablecoins News
Moody’s Says Stablecoins Top $300B but Pose Limited Bank Threat
Moody's says stablecoins have crossed $300 billion in market value but remain a limited near-term threat to banks, with US yield bans slowin...
Tether Backs $134M Stablecoin Bet to Bring Crypto Into Everyday Use
Tether joins a $134 million funding round for NYSE-listed Stablecoin Development Corporation, which holds 9.15% of Sky Protocol's governance...
Chainalysis: Stablecoins Could Power Up to $1.5 Quadrillion in Transactions by 2035
Chainalysis projects stablecoin volume could hit $1.5 quadrillion by 2035, reaching parity with Visa and Mastercard between 2031 and 2039. ...
FDIC Moves to Rein in Stablecoins with New Rule Proposal Under GENIUS Act
FDIC's board approved a notice of proposed rulemaking on April 7 to implement the GENIUS Act. ...
Polymarket Unveils Major Overhaul With New Trading Engine and Native Stablecoin
Prediction market platform, Polymarket, has announced the rollout of a major technical overhaul including a new order book and the launch of...
Bitcoin Stress Spikes as Nearly Half of Supply Falls Into Loss
Nearly half of all circulating Bitcoin is now underwater as the Bitcoin Impact Index hits 57.4, with long-term holders at three-year loss re...
Ripple CEO Calls Stablecoins Crypto’s “ChatGPT Moment” as Adoption Surges
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes stablecoins could be crypto’s ‘Chat GPT’ moment, encouraging businesses to adopt a broader range...
Ripple Tests Stablecoin Trade Finance in Monetary Authority of Singapore Sandbox
A MAS-backed pilot links trade verification to instant settlement, testing RLUSD as a regulated tool for cross-border finance flows....
Mastercard Bets Big on Stablecoins to Bridge Crypto and Traditional Payments
Mastercard will pay up to $1.8 billion for stablecoin firm BVNK, with Mizuho arguing the deal expands its reach into cross-border and B2B pa...
Circle Pushes EU to Fast-Track Digital Asset Reforms to Stay Competitive
Stablecoin-issuer Circle has responded to proposed EU regulation, recommending a faster timeline for updates to rules around integrating dis...
Brazil Hits Pause on Crypto Tax Plans as Election Politics Take Priority
Brazil's new finance minister shelved a planned crypto tax consultation ahead of October's presidential election, even as stablecoins drive ...
USR Stablecoin Crashes After Exploit as Millions in Unbacked Tokens Flood Market
An attacker minted 80 million unbacked USR stablecoins in a 17-minute window using $200,000 in seed capital, extracting roughly $24 million ...