Stablecoin
Stablecoins Remain Small in Euro Area, But Global Expansion Raises ECB Concerns
A new European Central Bank (ECB) analysis warns that stablecoins remain relatively small in the euro area. However, their rapid global expansion and deepening links with traditional finance could create...
Tether (USDT) Implicated in Russian War Funding Linked to UK Political Donor
Investigators in the UK say a cryptocurrency tied to a big political donor is being used to fund Russian war effort activities. The donor is Christopher Harborne, a big supporter...
Rupee-Backed ARC Token to Debut in Q1 2026 to Strengthen India’s Digital Economy
India’s highly anticipated ARC (Asset Reserve Certificate) token is set to launch in the first quarter of 2026, marking a major step in the country’s digital economy. The ARC token...
Africa Targets $70B Intra-Continental Trade Boost With IOTA Blockchain and USDT Payments
Africa has taken a major step toward modernizing its trade infrastructure. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the IOTA Foundation have launched a digital trade project to...
ECB Stablecoin Warning Raises Risk Of Sudden Eurozone Interest Rate Shift
A top European Central Bank policymaker has warned that a sharp run on stablecoins might force the ECB to rethink its interest-rate path. Olaf Sleijpen said the rapid growth of...
Aave ‘Push’ Gains Ireland’s MiCA Approval for Euro-to-Crypto Conversion Services
Ireland is positioning itself as a central gateway for Europe’s regulated DeFi expansion after Aave Labs secured full MiCAR approval for its new fiat-to-stablecoin service, Push. The authorization establishes the...
MoonPay Launches Enterprise Stablecoin Platform With M0 Integration
MoonPay has launched an enterprise-focused stablecoin platform, signaling its new strategy through a deep technical integration with M0, an open, programmable infrastructure for issuing application-specific digital dollars. According to a...
Stablecoin Dominance Jumps As Bitcoin Falls Below $96K And Traders De-Risk
Stablecoin dominance has climbed as Bitcoin slid below the $100,000 mark and extended losses toward roughly $96,000, signaling a clear risk-off rotation inside crypto. Recent market data show traders shifting...
AB Price Surges 52% as Trump-Linked WLFI Brings USD1 Stablecoin to AB Chain
World Liberty Financial announced a collaboration with AB DAO to deploy USD1 on AB Chain. The WLFI update links the dollar-pegged stablecoin to a high-throughput network and positions USD1 for...
Circle (USDC) Announces 202% Profit Surge as Net Income Hits $214M in Q3 Report
Circle Internet Group, the issuer behind USD Coin (USDC), reported a 202% year-on-year surge in net income to $214 million in its third-quarter 2025 results released Wednesday. The company’s strong...
’Consistency, Innovation, and Stability’: 3 Key Considerations for South Korea’s Stablecoin Implementation
Stablecoins must be introduced with sufficient safeguards, given their potential effect on the financial system. This was the message from Lee Eog-weon, Chairman of South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC)....
Paradigm Urges Treasury To Keep GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules In Line With Statute
Leading blockchain investment firm, Paradigm submitted a detailed response to the U.S. Treasury’s advance notice on the GENIUS Act and asked regulators to apply the statute exactly as Congress wrote...
Stablecoin Issuance Stalls, ETF Outflows Mount — Crypto Enters “Self-Funded” Phase
The crypto market is showing fresh signs of liquidity strain as U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs record sustained outflows while growth in stablecoin issuance slows sharply. The trend underscores what Wintermute...
First Mastercard Credit Card Settlement Pilot Using Ripple’s RLUSD Launches on XRP Ledger
Ripple entered a high profile collaboration with Mastercard, WebBank and Gemini to bring stablecoin based credit card settlements to the XRP Ledger using RLUSD. The plan, revealed during Ripple Swell...
Binance Regains 2024-Level Stablecoin Liquidity With $7.3B Inflows
According to CryptoQuant’s latest data, centralized exchanges, led by Binance, saw ERC-20 stablecoin balances rise by $7.3 billion in 30 days, a level last seen just before Bitcoin broke past...
Ripple’s $900M RLUSD Stablecoin to Be Deployed for Humanitarian Aid
Ripple expanded its humanitarian work by teaming up with World Central Kitchen, Water.org, GiveDirectly, and Mercy Corps to move money faster and with full traceability. The company said its Ripple...
India’s Top Economic Adviser Flags Risks of USD Stablecoins to Global Monetary Order
The rising dominance of the U.S. dollar–backed stablecoins could disrupt global monetary frameworks. This warning has come out from India’s Chief Economic Adviser, V. Anantha Nageswaran. Speaking in Mumbai, he...
Western Union Tested XRP for a Decade, But Why Did It Pick Solana?
Western Union has officially chosen Solana to launch its new stablecoin, marking a shift in the payments industry and a surprising move for those who remember the company’s long history...
Visa Adds Four Stablecoins on Four Chains as Stablecoin Spend Surges
Visa, the leading debit and credit card provider, is concluding plans to support multiple stablecoins. According to reports, Visa’s latest move aims to increase the ways of settling payments and...
Japanese Fintech Firm JPYC Launches Country’s First Legally Recognized Yen Stablecoin
Japanese fintech company JPYC Inc. has launched the country’s first legally recognized yen-denominated stablecoin. Trading of the JPYC token commenced on Monday and is a milestone for regulated digital currency...
European Union Blocks Ruble Stablecoin A7A5 Tied to Sanctioned Russian Bank
The European Union is preparing to ban the trading and use of A7A5, a Ruble-backed stablecoin with ties to Russia’s sanctioned Promsvyazbank (PSB). Effective November 25, the EU A7A5 stablecoin...
Federal Reserve Weighs New “Payment Accounts” So Crypto and Fintech Can Tap Its Payment Rails
The Federal Reserve is weighing a new “payments account” model after Governor Christopher Waller outlined the concept at the Payments Innovation Conference in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 2025. The...
Japan’s Top 3 Banks Led By MUFG Unite to Unveil Local Stablecoin
Japan’s top three banks have united to launch a Yen-pegged stablecoin. A Friday report from Nikkei revealed that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, and Mizuho Financial...
Banks Confront $1 Trillion Deposit Shift Toward USD-Linked Stablecoins
Standard Chartered estimated that dollar-pegged stablecoins could attract about $1 trillion from emerging-market bank deposits within three years. The bank projected “stablecoin savings” across developing nations at roughly $1.22 trillion...
WLFI Jumps 20% As USD1 Grows And A 10 Million USD1 Buyback Lifts Price
After a historic deleveraging last week, tokens with real traction bounced and WLFI led the move. In the past 24 hours, price advanced more than 20% to about $0.144, even...
