Stablecoins

The Blockchain Association filed a 26-page comment letter calling for narrower definitions of digital asset service providers, clearer liability standards, and simplified due diligence requirements for foreign stablecoin...

French MPs approved a proposal to tax gains on crypto-to-stablecoin swaps effective January 2027, while rejecting a separate measure allowing ten-year loss carryforwards.

Circle announced plans to expand USDC into 40 developing markets across Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, while Visa moves cross-border USDC payments from pilot to commercial use.

The crypto advocacy group filed comments on the Treasury's proposed stablecoin regulation, backing regulatory clarity while flagging concerns about potential overreach in key areas including platform definitions, crimina...

Kinexys, JPMorgan's blockchain platform, has made its JPM Coin bank deposit token available on the Ethereum mainnet for institutional clients, following an earlier launch on Base.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino defended the stablecoin issuer against a Senate Democratic report, claiming the company proactively freezes suspicious transactions weeks before official sanctions designations and that Iran-link...

Payment giant Visa and crypto network Mesh have announced a partnership allowing users to spend crypto and stablecoins directly from digital wallets at 175 million merchant locations.

Mastercard unveiled Stablecoin Security, a risk-intelligence platform that helps financial institutions screen dollar-pegged token payments for fraud, scams, and sanctions exposure before transactions settle on-chain.

Mastercard has launched Stablecoin Security, a tool that combines payment data with blockchain analytics to help banks detect fraud and financial crime risks in stablecoin transactions before funds move onchain.

JPMorgan has deployed its JPM Coin on Ethereum, enabling institutional clients to move dollars across the blockchain in seconds. The token, which represents actual dollars held in JPMorgan accounts, is available only to ...

The Treasury closed its public comment window on stablecoin regulation October 19, 2026, but the OCC's final implementation rule remains unpublished as the January 18, 2027 effective date approaches. The regulatory gap l...

The EBA has classified USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token under MiCA, triggering a new supervisory framework split between European and French regulators.

Nine months after Bitmine invested $200 million in Beast Industries, MrBeast is promoting Step, his financial app acquired in February 2026. The app currently offers no cryptocurrency features, despite earlier speculatio...

USD1's market capitalization declined to $4.02 billion from $4.43 billion between October 6 and mid-October, driven by substantial redemptions on Ethereum and BNB Chain. The stablecoin maintained its dollar peg throughou...

Cross River Bank announced integration of Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin into its Core Operating System, giving fintech customers access to blockchain settlement alongside traditional payment methods like ACH and wire transfe...

Rising bank deposit rates are slowing stablecoin growth, with USDC showing particular sensitivity. Meanwhile, Visa's expansion of USDC payment rails could provide offsetting demand through real-world commerce.

Stablecoins on Cardano have grown to approximately $70.2 million, up 31% over 30 days according to DefiLlama data from October 18, with USDC comprising nearly two-thirds of the total.

Cross River Bank announced on October 15 that it is integrating Ripple USD into its Core Operating System, offering fintech customers access to blockchain settlement alongside traditional payment methods like ACH and wir...

Stablecoin payment activity reached $482 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 45% year-over-year, driven by business transactions and cross-border payments. Meanwhile, total stablecoin supply remained relatively ...

Stablecoin payment value reached $482 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 45%, even as circulating supply grew just 0.4%, according to Allium. Mastercard, Stripe and Visa announced new stablecoin integrations th...