Stablecoins

Circle Internet Group has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Singapore-headquartered Tazapay for $400 million in an all-stock transaction expected to close in 2027.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin has launched a new yield product called KCUSD, aiming to help users earn returns on stablecoin balances without sacrificing instant trading liquidity.

Visa reports rapid expansion in its stablecoin-linked card network, backed by a surge in volume and new data-sharing tools for blockchain lenders.

StablecoinX has appointed former Franklin Templeton digital asset executive Christopher Jensen as its new CEO, placing him at the head of the largest corporate holder of Ethena's ENA token.

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 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 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 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...

Uzbekistan has initiated a 12-month payment pilot using a som-pegged stablecoin backed by government securities, involving over 20 merchants.

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 ...

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.

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 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 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 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 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...

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.

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 ...

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...

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...