Quick Breakdown: Stablecoins bridge traditional finance and digital assets, powering cross-border payments, remittances, DeFi, and tokenized assets with speed and stability. Delays in UK regulation could trigger capital flight, talent loss, and push global firms toward US or EU...
Quick Breakdown FalconX integration: USDe now supported for trading, custody, and derivatives on FalconX. Capital efficiency: Institutional clients can use USDe as collateral for select transactions. Ecosystem growth: Move expected to expand USDe adoption and strengthen Ethena’s DeFi position....
Quick Breakdown: Stripe and Paradigm launch Tempo — a payments-oriented Layer 1 blockchain optimized for stablecoin and financial services. High performance, designed to handle over 10,000 TPS, addressing scalability gaps in existing blockchains. Strong ecosystem support early design partners...
Quick Breakdown: Ripple launches RLUSD stablecoin in Africa through Chipper Cash, VALR, and Yellow Card. RLUSD exceeds $700M market cap, driving cross-border payments and DeFi use cases. Mercy Corps pilots RLUSD in Kenya for blockchain-based drought and rainfall insurance....
Quick Breakdown: Citi forecasts that by 2030, 10% of global post-trade turnover will use stablecoins and tokenized securities, led by U.S. adoption at 14%. Bank-issued stablecoins and blockchain are viewed as key to improving collateral efficiency, liquidity, and post-trade...
Quick Breakdown: River integrates Chainlink oracles to ensure accurate, tamper-resistant cross-chain stablecoin pricing. Chainlink feeds secure satUSD on multiple chains, supporting omni-CDP collateralization and liquidity. Users gain safer, more reliable access to DeFi liquidity with reduced risk of price...
Quick Breakdown: Reflect Money raises $3.75M led by a16z Crypto for its new USDC+ stablecoin on Solana. USDC+ aims to increase on-chain capital efficiency by capturing blockchain yields directly. Reflect stablecoins eliminate idle assets and intermediaries, offering up to...
Quick Breakdown: Mastercard expands crypto services with on/off-ramps, crypto cards, and wallet integrations. Stablecoins are seen as tools to speed up settlements, not replace traditional protections. Partnerships with MetaMask, Bitget, and MoonPay bring crypto payments closer to mainstream use....
Quick Breakdown Mastercard Deal: Enables USDC and EURC settlement for merchants in EEMEA. Finastra Integration: Brings USDC into a $5T-per-day payments network serving 50+ countries. Global Push: Circle deepens ties in Asia and Japan, aligning with the new U.S....
Quick Breakdown Circle and Paxos launched a pilot system to verify stablecoin issuers and block counterfeit tokens. The “know-your-issuer” tool embeds issuer credentials in transactions, improving transparency and regulatory compliance. The system aligns with the GENIUS Act and could...
