Stablecoins News
Tether Backs LayerZero in Bet on Cross-Chain Stablecoin Infrastructure
Tether has invested in LayerZero Labs, backing the interoperability technology behind USDt0, a blockchain-agnostic version of Tether’s dol...
Vitalik Buterin Draws Line on ‘Real’ DeFi, Slams USDC Yield Models
Vitalik Buterin has said that yield generated from lending protocols using centralised stablecoins like USDC isn’t genuine DeFi, but decen...
UK Lawmakers Hear Skepticism on Stablecoins as Lords Launch Regulation Inquiry
A public session of the UK’s House of Lords Wednesday heard damning criticism of stablecoins, with one witness claiming they’re mainly u...
White House Pushes Crypto and Banks Toward Stablecoin Compromise
At a White House meeting aimed at easing tensions between crypto firms and Wall Street, industry leaders were left frustrated by banks’ sl...
UAE-Backed Fund Bought 49% of Trump-Linked Crypto Firm Ahead of White House Return
A UAE-backed investment vehicle tied to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan quietly agreed to acquire a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial....
Visa, Mastercard Play Down Stablecoins for Payments as Consumer Demand Falls Short
Executives at Visa and Mastercard struck a cautious tone on earnings calls, arguing that stablecoins have yet to show strong product-market ...
Stablecoins Could Drain $500B From U.S. Banks, Standard Chartered Warns
Standard Chartered Bank estimates that rising stablecoin adoption could pull as much as $500 billion in deposits out of banks in developed m...
Stablecoin Surge: Threat or Boon?
Will the 2026 stablecoin surge save or sink crypto? Analyze the impact of the GENIUS Act and the Dollar Milkshake Theory on the market....
Circle CEO Dismisses Stablecoin Yield Fears as “Totally Absurd”
Jeremy Allaire said interest-bearing stablecoins do not threaten banks, calling concerns about bank runs “totally absurd” at the World E...
China’s Digital Yuan Goes Global as mBridge Transactions Surge Past $55B
China’s CBDC platform, Project mBridge, processed over 4,000 transactions worth roughly $55.5 billion, with the digital yuan accounting fo...
Scaramucci, Armstrong, Warn Stablecoin Yield Ban Hands China a Strategic Edge
The prohibition on yield-bearing stablecoins in the US CLARITY Act puts the dollar at a competitive disadvantage to China’s yield-bearing ...
West Virginia Lawmaker Pushes to Open State Treasury to Bitcoin and Stablecoins
West Virginia State Senator Chris Rose introduced a bill that would allow the state treasury to invest up to 10% of its assets in precious m...