Stablecoins News
$2B Coinbase–BVNK Stablecoin Deal Collapses After Exclusive Talks
Acquisition talks between Coinbase and UK-based stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK have collapsed suddenly, just as it seemed a deal was...
Pompliano: Crypto Will Disappear Not by Collapse — but by Complete Integration
Anthony Pompliano says “Crypto” will fade as blockchain becomes standard financial infrastructure with institutional capital preferring ...
Mastercard, Gemini and Ripple Unite to Pilot Stablecoin Payments on XRPL
Stablecoin settlements of fiat card transactions are being trialled using the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) native stablecoin, RLUSD, in a partnersh...
Ripple’s RLUSD Surges Past US$1 Billion Market Cap, Cementing Its Place Among Top Stablecoins
Ripple’s RLUSD has reached a major milestone, topping US$1 billion (AU$1.53 billion) in market capitalisation less than a year after its D...
Binance CEO Richard Teng Denies Role in Trump-Linked Stablecoin Deal
Binance CEO Richard Teng rejected allegations that the exchange promoted USD1, a Trump-affiliated stablecoin, to help secure a presidential ...
Trump Says He “Doesn’t Know” CZ Zhao as He Defends Binance Founder’s Pardon on 60 Minutes
US President Donald Trump said he pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao despite not knowing who he is, he said during a 60 Minute...
Coinbase Nears $2 Billion Deal for BVNK to Expand Stablecoin Ambitions
Coinbase is in late-stage talks to acquire London-based BVNK for about US$2 billion (AU$3.14 billion), according to Bloomberg sources. Closi...
Tether Posts $10B Profit, Expands USDT Supply by $17B, Plans Regulated USAT Stablecoin
Tether reported net income of US$10 billion (AU$15.7 billion) for the first three quarters of 2025, according to its Oct. 31 attestation fro...
Global Push Toward Stablecoins Accelerates as Banks, Visa, and Western Union Join the Race
Stablecoins are moving from pilots to production across banking, card networks, and remittances. Three developments this week indicate accel...
Trump-Linked WLFI to Airdrop $1.2M in Tokens to Early Stablecoin Users
World Liberty Financial (WLF) will allocate 8.4 million WLFI governance tokens to early participants in its USD1 points program, targeting u...
Venezuela Turns to Stablecoins as War Tensions and Sanctions Threaten Economic Collapse
Earlier this week, the US Department of Defense deployed an advanced aircraft carrier group to the Caribbean near Venezuela, following signa...
Japan Launches First Regulated Yen Stablecoin as JPYC Goes Live
It’s official, Japan now has its own Yen stablecoin, the JPYC, crafted and issued by Japanese fintech JPYC Inc. (yes, they have the same n...