Tagged: stablecoins

October 6, 2025 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the United States has turned away from the concept of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), other jurisdictions, such as Europe and China, have embraced it. As has been reported, a digital Euro is in the works with the European Central Bank (ECB)… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Ethereum Foundation revealed that it will be exchanging as many as 1,000 ETH tokens for stablecoins in order to support ongoing ecosystem growth. Leveraging CoWSwap’s TWAP solution, the Ethereum Foundation stated converting the ETH into stablecoins should help it enable work to finance research… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 6:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex, the intelligent finance platform, announced the upcoming launch of native stablecoin payments. This will make Brex the global corporate card provider that enables instant balance payments with stablecoins. With this launch, customers with a Brex business account “will be able to accept stablecoins with… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets exchange Coinbase  (NASDAQ:COIN) announced it’s bringing more seamless, global peer-to-peer payments to its customers. Coinbase users will now be able to send stablecoin USDC instantly, anywhere in the world, without incurring any fees. According to the update from the crypto exchange, all users… Read More

October 5, 2025 @ 7:34 am By Michael Wong  |  

The United Arab Emirates’ drive to modernise its monetary system, including the rollout of a Digital Dirham and new rules for stablecoins, is improving policy transmission and supporting financial resilience, the International Monetary Fund said at the end of its 2025 Article IV mission. “Enhancements… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 6:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Mesta, a fiat and stablecoin payment network, has raised a $5.5 million seed round. Village Global led the deal, with participation from Circle Ventures, Paxos, and WTI – Western Technology Investment. Existing backers, including Garuda Ventures, Canonical Crypto, Everywhere Ventures, and Inventum Ventures, also reaffirmed their support. Mesta will deploy this capital… Read More

October 4, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in terms of USDT market cap and overall scope of operations, and a partner are reportedly planning to secure around $200 million for a digital asset treasury (DAT) company that may acquire Tether’s XAUT token. As first reported by Bloomberg,… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Reacting to comments from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey that stablecoins could cut reliance on bank lending, a CryptoUK spokesperson said that the organization now welcomes these seemingly positive views from Bailey on the role of stablecoins and crypto-assets more broadly within the United… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey‘s change in stance towards stablecoins has not gone unnoticed by industry professionals. Zumo‘s Founder and CEO Nick Jones said this latest move suggests the Bank of England’s long-held skepticism towards digital assets is beginning to dissipate, and it’s a… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global stablecoins market cap has surpassed the $300 billion mark for the first time, meanwhile, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other digital assets continue to surge despite the recent US government shutdown. According to available data, stablecoins now have a combined market cap that exceeds $300… Read More

October 1, 2025 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Börse Group and Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL)  signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the use of Circle’s EURC and USDC stablecoins “within Deutsche Börse’s financial market infrastructure.” This agreement in Europe aims to deliver new solutions for market participants… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX noted that the so-called “next generation” of stablecoin payments begins with the launch of OKX Pay in Singapore. OKX Pay is Singapore’s stablecoin-powered scan-to-pay service, “enabling customers to pay with USDT or USDC stablecoins at GrabPay merchant-partners by scanning their GrabPay… Read More

September 30, 2025 @ 1:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoins can be viewed as a new form of payments. Transfers can be instantaneous, secure, and at a very low cost. As firms that offer stablecoins must hold reserves in safe assets, such as US Treasuries, these funds are generating interest. Yet, stablecoin issuers are… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 11:50 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Union is charging forward to offer a digital Euro. A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is in the queue to be in use by 2026. Currently, both institutional use and consumer access are anticipated. This contrasts with the US, where a CBDC or… Read More

September 29, 2025 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank, one of Spain’s largest lenders in terms of the overall scope of operations, has joined forces with eight other European banks to introduce a euro-denominated stablecoin. Announced recently, this consortium aims to create a regulated digital asset that bridges traditional finance with the ecosystem… Read More

September 28, 2025 @ 5:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

RedotPay, a global stablecoin-based payment fintech, has closed a $47 million strategic investment. The round saw new participation from Coinbase Ventures and a global technology entrepreneur, with increased commitments from Galaxy Ventures and Vertex Ventures. “Our mission has always been to make digital finance accessible,… Read More

September 27, 2025 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar—are no longer fringe experiments but mainstream contenders reshaping global payments and finance. Citigroup‘s report, “Web3 to Wall Street: Stablecoins 2030,” released by the bank’s Citi Institute Global Perspectives and Solutions team, delivers an updated and optimistic… Read More

September 26, 2025 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, a provider of blockchain analytics and compliance solutions, has forged a strategic partnership with Plasma, a Layer-1 blockchain engineered exclusively for stablecoin payments. Announced recently in London, this collaboration integrates Elliptic’s compliance tools directly into Plasma’s infrastructure, ensuring scalability while upholding standards of regulatory… Read More

September 26, 2025 @ 1:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple has partnered with Securitize to integrate its stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), into smart contract functionalities for tokenized funds: BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) and VanEck’s Bitcoin Trust (VBILL). Announced on September 24, 2025, this collaboration enables on-chain payments and yield-generating transactions within… Read More

September 25, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chase Ergen is excited about the current state of decentralized finance and looks forward to even better things to come. An entrepreneur and strategic advisor, Ergen has two decades of experience in satellite and telecommunications, serves on the board of DeFi Technologies, and is the… Read More