Stablecoins
Read news about stablecoins, digital payments, issuers and settlement networks. Coverage includes regulation, reserves, payment products and the use of digital assets in everyday and institutional transactions.
Visa Leverages Payment Data to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs Through Onchain Lending
Visa is enabling lenders to use settlement data and blockchain transaction records to evaluate financing for stablecoin-linked card programs, with the company reporting over $20 billion in annualized stablecoin settlemen...
Visa Integrates Onchain Lending With Settlement Network for Stablecoin Cards
Visa announced it is connecting its settlement network with blockchain-based lending infrastructure, allowing lenders to finance payment obligations using data from both VisaNet and onchain transactions.
Visa Combines Settlement Data with Onchain Lending to Support Stablecoin Card Programs
Visa announced it is integrating VisaNet settlement data with blockchain lending infrastructure to help stablecoin card issuers and fintechs access working capital. The move expands Visa's crypto payments initiatives as ...
Trust Wallet Integrates Tronify Energy Rental Service for TRON Users
Trust Wallet has integrated Tronify, an energy rental service that can reduce TRON transaction costs by up to 40% compared to standard network fees. The service automatically activates when users interact with dApps or t...
Swiss Banks Test Digital Franc Stablecoin for Digital Payments
The post Swiss Banks Test Digital Franc Stablecoin for Digital Payments appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Swiss banks are testing a digital franc stablecoin called CHFD to explore automated transactions, tokenized...
Indians Use Crypto to Buy Groceries, Fuel and Gold via Overseas Gift Cards
The post Indians Use Crypto to Buy Groceries, Fuel and Gold via Overseas Gift Cards appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Indian crypto users are increasingly using stablecoins such as USDT to purchase everyday goods ...
Uzbekistan Launches Government Bond-Backed Stablecoin Payment Pilot
Uzbekistan has initiated a 12-month payment pilot using a som-pegged stablecoin backed by government securities, involving over 20 merchants.
OrbitX Launches QR-Based Stablecoin Payments in Vietnam and Philippines
OrbitX has rolled out QR payment functionality allowing users to convert stablecoin balances into local currency at point-of-sale terminals, with initial availability in Vietnam and the Philippines and expansion planned ...
Ripple Partner SBI Expands JPYSC Stablecoin Reserves Into Japanese Government Bonds
SBI Holdings has announced that a portion of the reserves backing its yen-pegged stablecoin, JPYSC, will be invested in short-term Japanese government bonds.
Swiss CHF Stablecoin Sandbox Enters Testing Phase with SIX and TWINT
Switzerland's financial establishment has launched an active testing phase for CHFD, a stablecoin pegged to the Swiss franc, with major additions including SIX and TWINT joining a consortium of established banks and fina...
Chelsea's USDC Jersey Deal Raises Legal Concerns for Hong Kong Fans
Chelsea FC's sponsorship deal with Circle has sparked uncertainty among Hong Kong supporters about potential liability under the territory's stablecoin regulations, though legal experts say wearing the jersey poses no ac...
Tether Diversifies Reserves With $600M Farmland Acquisition Alongside Gold and Bitcoin
Tether has acquired majority control of a South American agribusiness, adding farmland to its reserve strategy of hard assets. The move comes as the stablecoin issuer's reserve buffer declined 40% in six months due to un...
Tether's Gold-Backed Alloy Reserves Surpass $210 Million
Tether's Alloy synthetic dollar product, which uses Tether Gold as collateral, has reached $210 million in reserves, reflecting growing interest in commodity-backed stablecoin alternatives.
Securitize Expands BlackRock BUIDL Collateral Support Across Prime Brokers
Securitize has expanded institutional collateral support for BlackRock's BUIDL tokenized Treasury fund across crypto prime brokerages, allowing qualified institutional traders to use BUIDL token shares as off-exchange co...
State Backing Alone Cannot Guarantee Stablecoin Access, Kyrgyzstan Example Shows
Changpeng Zhao's visit to Kyrgyzstan highlighted regulatory progress, but the case of USDKG demonstrates why domestic approval does not ensure international accessibility for stablecoin holders.
Stablecoin Payments Require Deep Banking Infrastructure to Scale
Despite reaching $390 billion in annualized volume by late 2025, stablecoins represent only 0.02% of the $208 trillion cross-border payments market. Enterprise adoption depends on integrating with banking systems rather ...
Bridge's EURR euro stablecoin gains $665K in market cap after launch
The euro-pegged stablecoin EURR, launched by Bridge Building S.A., added $665,300 in market capitalization within 24 hours of its debut, with supply climbing to 1.67 million tokens by early September following its August...
Federal Reserve Research Outlines Framework for Including Stablecoins in Money Supply Meas...
A Federal Reserve staff note published in September sketched how regulated payment stablecoins could eventually be counted in M1 or M2 monetary aggregates, but significant accounting adjustments would be required to avoi...
Stablecoin Market Capitalization Reaches $309 Billion Following 50% Growth
The total stablecoin market capitalization has climbed to approximately $309.27 billion, marking a 50% increase since the end of 2024.
Tether Reports $1.3B Q2 Profit With $5.2B in Excess Reserves
Tether's latest BDO attestation shows $1.3 billion in net operating profit for Q2, driven primarily by interest income from U.S. Treasury holdings, while excess reserves above full USDT backing reached $5.2 billion.
























