Tagged: stablecoins

July 7, 2026 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoins have emerged as essential bridges between traditional currencies and blockchain-based systems. Among them, Circle’s (NYSE:CRCL) USDC and Tether’s USDT have long competed for dominance as leading USD-pegged tokens. Recent data compiled through Visa’s (NYSE: V) on-chain analytics now indicates that USDC is making significant… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bridge, Stripe’s stablecoin infrastructure platform, announced it has obtained a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorization under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation together with an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Luxembourg. These dual approvals enable Bridge to deliver its services throughout all 27… Read More

July 4, 2026 @ 2:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Digital minds were focused on acronyms – AI, MiCA, BTC and OUSD. AI “Everyone is focused on whether OpenAI or Anthropic reaches the public markets first, but that assumes the future of AI will be decided by model providers. Whether that’s the right assumption… Read More

July 4, 2026 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NYSE:CRCL), the digital assets focused firm serving as the issuer of the USDC and EURC stablecoins, announced on July 1, 2026, that eligible partners using its Circle Mint France service can now access automated stablecoin payout capabilities. Through the Payouts API, these partners can send… Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has published new insights highlighting how programmable money is reshaping enterprise payments. The company’s recent guide details how blockchain technology allows digital currency to carry automated instructions, moving beyond simple transfers to execute complex business logic directly onchain…. Read More

July 2, 2026 @ 12:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A broad alliance of more than 140 companies from the payments, technology, and banking sectors has formed a new venture to issue a dollar-pegged stablecoin aimed at expanding the practical use of digital tokens in everyday business activities. The consortium, operating under the name Open… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 6:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is partnering with France based Spiko to support transfers utilizing dollar based stablecoin USDC. The company says that by using Coinbase Payments, Spiko has eliminated any settlement delays. Spiko’s EU T-Bills Money Market Fund and the Spiko US T-Bills Money Market Fund are… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tether, the issuer of USDT, the largest dollar based stablecoin by market cap at $184 billion, also issues USA₮ via Anchorage Digital. This is a move by Tether to please the regulatory overlords as it is managed by a federally chartered bank. Today, a report… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shared “landmark crypto rules” that are said to be designed to turn the UK into a global digital asset hub. In a public statement, David Geale, Executive Director of payments and digital finance at the FCA said the… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BNY) will start offering support for USDC, Circle’s (NYSE:CRCL) dollar based stablecoin, for its customers by July. Stablecoins, typically viewed as part of the crypto ecosystem, may be better understood as an improvement to the existing transfer and payment  rails…. Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent development within India’s cryptocurrency sector has highlighted how the country is not yet full prepared to enable responsible digital assets adoption. The local premium on Tether‘s USDT stablecoin has climbed above 8.5 percent. This marks a sharp increase from the typical range of… Read More

June 27, 2026 @ 4:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Participants in the digital asset sector were busy this week opining on Bitcoin, AI, stablecoins, and quantum resistance before heading off for the July 4 holiday (in the US). Bitcoin “BTC’s negative premium on Coinbase has been widening — a sign that U.S. institutional buying… Read More

June 27, 2026 @ 6:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AllScale announced a strategic investment from Animoca Brands. The funding will now aim to help expand stablecoin-based payment tools for cross-border business operations and support the development of systems that let artificial intelligence agents handle transactions on their own. AllScale builds infrastructure that connects traditional… Read More

June 25, 2026 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Ripple shares that its dollar-based stablecoin $RLUSD is now available in Japan. The company said that the Japanese Financial Services Agency has approved the stablecoin. Ripple partnered with SBI Group and VCTRADE to gain approval. Ripple has worked with SBI Group since 2016. SBI Group… Read More

June 25, 2026 @ 4:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda has indicated that European businesses are increasingly turning to regulated euro-backed stablecoins as a practical alternative to dollar-pegged options. A recent highlight comes from Bitpanda’s platform update, which now supports direct access to EURAU, a MiCAR-compliant euro stablecoin issued by AllUnity. This development addresses… Read More

June 25, 2026 @ 2:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NYSE:CRCL) has announced plans to bring native USDC and EURC stablecoins, along with its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), directly to the Cronos blockchain. This development makes Cronos the first network to integrate all three Circle products simultaneously, delivering fully regulated, 1:1-backed stablecoin infrastructure to… Read More

June 24, 2026 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullish Exchange (NYSE: BLSH) announced that SoFiUSD, a U.S. dollar payment stablecoin issued by SoFi Bank, N.A. (NASDAQ: SOFI), is now available for trading on its platform. This move positions Bullish as the first centralized cryptocurrency exchange to list the token, extending its reach beyond… Read More

June 24, 2026 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Bank of England has published proposed rules for privately issued stablecoins. This sector of Fintech may become the new, improved payment rails that provide instant transfers and payments at a lower cost than legacy providers. The rules have encouraged some participants in the… Read More

June 24, 2026 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink has joined forces with banking consortia from Europe and South Korea to launch Project Pangea. The initiative seeks to enable near-instantaneous settlement of euro-to-South Korean won foreign exchange transactions using regulated stablecoins, replacing the traditional multi-day delays that currently characterize much of the global… Read More

June 24, 2026 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Telcoin Digital Asset Bank has introduced regulated on-chain bank accounts for users in the United States. Launched on June 23, 2026, through the latest version of the Telcoin Wallet, this offering marks the first time U.S. consumers can open a bank account directly tied to… Read More