Stablecoin

Binance Co-CEO Says Institutions Drive Crypto Cycle, Calls Ukraine “Unique”

Binance co-CEO Richard Teng said institutions are driving this crypto cycle and called Ukraine a unique Web3 market at Incrypted Conference...

World Liberty Financial Freezes HTX Tokens Amid UK Sanctions Review

HTX suspended WLFI and USD1 trading and converted user balances to USDT after World Liberty Financial froze HTX-linked addresses over UK...

Coinbase Adds Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures, Starting With SpaceX

Coinbase launches pre-IPO perpetual futures with SpaceX as the first asset, open to eligible non-U.S. users via its Bermuda entity.

Zodia Processed $3.4B in Lira Stablecoins

Turkish lira stablecoins have surpassed euro-denominated activity at Zodia, highlighting rising demand for local-currency digital assets.

XRP Ledger Validator Vet Says RLUSD and USDC Complement XRP, Not Compete With It

XRP Ledger validator Vet says RLUSD and USDC complement XRP's auto-bridging and fee functions rather than competing with it on the network.

Mastercard Adds USDC, PYUSD, and Four Stablecoins for Settlement Across Six Blockchains 

Mastercard will support six regulated stablecoins across six blockchains, enabling intraday, weekend, and on-chain settlement for card...

Coinbase and Ethena Partner to Bring On-chain Savings to 100 Million Users 

Coinbase Ventures bought ENA tokens and partnered with Ethena to launch an onchain savings product for Coinbase's 100M+ users.

Citi Report Maps $5.5 Trillion Path for Tokenized Real-World Assets by 2030

Citi projects tokenized real-world assets will grow from $17B to $5.5T by 2030, driven by DTCC, Nasdaq, stablecoins, and U.S. regulatory...

Aave Labs Wins FCA Registration for UK Crypto Operations

Aave Labs secured FCA registration for two UK subsidiaries for crypto exchange and e-money services, enabling regulated stablecoin on-ramps.

XRPL Foundation Publishes AMM v2 Proposal Adding StableSwap and Concentrated Liquidity

XRPL Foundation proposed AMM v2 with StableSwap and concentrated liquidity as only 40% of validators met the critical 3.1.3 upgrade...

Mastercard Secures NYDFS BitLicense for Digital Asset Payment Services

Mastercard secured a BitLicense from NYDFS, enabling stablecoin settlement and tokenized payment services under New York's digital asset...

Ripple Named Among Fortune’s Top Web3 Financial Infrastructure Firms for 2026 

Ripple earned a spot on Fortune's 2026 Web3 infrastructure list and filed five regulatory proposals with the SEC's Crypto Task Force the...

Crypto Rails Become AI Agents’ Payment Layer

Stablecoins are becoming the payment rail for AI agents making tiny transfers.

Coinbase Executives Back CLARITY Act, Say Stablecoin Rules Outperform Bank Oversight

Coinbase's CLO and CPO backed the CLARITY Act, arguing stablecoins are safer than banks due to mandatory reserves and no lending allowed.

Checker Raises $8.1M for Stablecoin Rails

Checker raised $8 million to expand infrastructure for institutional stablecoin payments.

Stablecoin Supply Tops $300B as Tether Gains

Stablecoin supply topped $300 billion, but growth is concentrating around Tether.

Augustus Gets OCC Approval for AI Bank

Augustus won conditional OCC approval for a U.S. bank focused on AI and stablecoins.

Consensus 2026 Packed 20.000 Into Miami to Talk Crypto Payments; The Food Hall Only Took Cash and Cards

Consensus 2026 drew thousands to Miami for three days of panels on crypto payments, tokenized treasuries, and AI agents, but not one food...

SUI Jumps 50% after 108.7M SUI Staking Disclosure

SUI jumped 50% after a 108.7 million token staking disclosure tightened supply.

Bank of England’s Bailey Warns of “Coming Wrestle” With U.S. Over Stablecoin Standards

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned of a coming clash with the U.S. over stablecoin standards. He cited crisis redemption risks...