Stablecoin

Beijing has ordered state-owned enterprises, Chinese banks, and major internet firms with Hong Kong operations to exit cryptocurrency ventures. The directive, reported by Caixin, bans their involvement in stablecoin issuance,...

Hyperliquid has opened a governance vote to award the reserved ticker USDH to a stablecoin issuer that is “Hyperliquid-first, aligned, compliant, and natively minted.” This process means that multiple teams...

Global savers continue to face limited returns. Bank deposits average under 2% in many regions, while money market funds and short-term Treasuries yield between 3% and 5%. With inflation eroding...

India’s regulatory debate around digital assets sharpened this week after former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) executive director G Padmanabhan urged the government to move faster on stablecoin rules. Speaking...

Paxos has released an updated version of its USDH stablecoin proposal for the Hyperliquid ecosystem, with three core upgrades designed to accelerate global adoption. The revised framework addresses community feedback...

Tether’s head of global strategy, Marco Dal Lago, highlighted a key use case for stablecoins at the Upbit Developer Conference in Seoul – a real-world fix for slow, expensive international...

Chinese enterprises involved in Belt and Road investments may soon adopt RMB-denominated stablecoins to reduce exposure to volatile local currencies, a move that could accelerate the internationalization of the digital...

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde is making a major push to establish the EU’s MiCA framework as the global standard for stablecoins, calling for stricter oversight of all...

Ripple is extending the reach of its US dollar-backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), into Africa through new partnerships with fintech platforms Chipper Cash, VALR, and Yellow Card. The move gives...

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, has issued one of his boldest forecasts yet, the rise of dollar-pegged stablecoins will not only reshape global finance but also supercharge decentralized finance (DeFi). ...

Sui has officially crossed $100 billion in stablecoin transfers in August alone, marking a new acceleration in on-chain usage. It is positioned above its competitors, such as Arbitrum (roughly $87...

Binance is once again using its powerful derivatives platform as a strategic launchpad, announcing the pre-market launch of an XPLUSDT perpetual contract. The new product, which begins trading on August...

Ripple and Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings have signed an agreement to introduce the Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin in Japan. The stablecoin is scheduled for distribution in early 2026 and...

MetaMask, the world’s most widely used Ethereum wallet provider, is introducing its own stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar. The token, named MetaMask USD (mUSD), is expected to go...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has pointed out the rising influence of the stablecoin industry in addressing the country’s escalating government debt, as reported by Financial Times.  He highlighted how...

Wyoming launched the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) on August 19, 2025, becoming the first U.S. state to issue its own fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin. The token is now live...

Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin USDT, has just appointed Bo Hines (formerly Executive Director of the White House Crypto Council under President Donald Trump) as its new Strategic...

Japan has officially entered the stablecoin race after the country’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) granted regulatory approval to JPYC Inc., a Tokyo-based fintech startup, to issue Japan’s first yen-pegged stablecoin....

South Korea is moving to regulate its domestic stablecoin market. The country’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), is set to release new legislation in October 2025 that...

Stablecoin giants Tether and Circle face a revenue challenge as upcoming US interest rate cuts threaten to reduce the substantial income they earn from interest-bearing US Treasurys. MartyParty, a crypto...

The race to win over investors with yield-bearing crypto products is heating up. In a market where stablecoin holders want more than just price stability, exchanges are stepping in with...

World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin is making headlines for its explosive growth, claiming a $2.2 billion market cap in less than 90 days. But the latest buzz came from a...

The Bank Policy Institute (BPI), a major U.S. banking lobby group, is sounding the alarm over stablecoin reward programs from companies like Coinbase and PayPal, warning they could destabilize the...

Circle Internet Financial shares dropped more than 5% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company announced plans to sell 10 million Class A shares, following a staggering rally of over...

The total market cap of stablecoins, the core source of liquidity for the crypto market, has surged to a new record high of $281 billion as of August 12. At...