Stablecoins

Quick Breakdown:  Bolivia faces a severe foreign exchange crisis with a 98% drop in USD reserves since 2014.  To adapt, major automakers Toyota, Yamaha, and BYD now accept Tether\'s USDT for vehicle purchases.  This follows Bolivia\'s 2024 crypto ban...

Quick Breakdown:  Stablecoins are evolving into tools of global monetary power, not just crypto stability. The U.S. leverages dollar dominance and new laws, China advances with the e-CNY, while Europe bets on MiCA regulation. Liquidity, stablecoins regulation, and geopolitics...

Quick Breakdown:  Stablecoin holdings plunged from 42.7% to 25% in Q3 2025, with institutions cutting deepest at just 17.2% exposure. Capital rotated into altcoins, with DEX tokens quadrupling and Layer 2 assets nearly tripling in portfolio share. Solana (SOL)...

Quick Breakdown  PayPal expands PYUSD to Stellar and eight new blockchains, introducing a permissionless version (PYUSD0) via LayerZero. Stellar integration offers low-cost, fast transactions with adoption in developing economies. Expansion comes as the stablecoin market heads toward $2 trillion,...

Quick Breakdown  ASIC allows intermediaries to distribute licensed stablecoins without holding separate financial licenses. Catena Digital’s AUDM stablecoin is the first to qualify under the exemption. ASIC is preparing updated crypto guidance and collaborating with Treasury on a stablecoin...

Quick Breakdown  First-of-its-kind: USDY is the first yield-bearing stablecoin launched on Stellar. Backed by Treasuries: Returns come from U.S. Treasuries and bank deposits. Instant access: Already integrated into Stellar apps like LOBSTR and Soroswap. Ondo Finance has launched its...

Quick Breakdown:  BDACS launched KRW1 as South Korea’s first proof-of-concept won stablecoin, fully backed 1:1 by Woori Bank reserves. The stablecoin features real-time reserve verification, planned audits, and compliance modules to meet future regulations. KRW1 aims to enable secure...

Quick Breakdown  DBS, Franklin Templeton and Ripple partner to launch tokenized trading and lending on the XRP Ledger. sgBENJI and RLUSD will be listed on DBS Digital Exchange, enabling 24/7 stablecoin-to-fund trading. The initiative taps into growing institutional demand...

In crypto, stablecoins are the closest thing to \"safe\", or so we like to believe. Designed to hold steady amid market chaos, stablecoins have become the financial glue of DeFi, powering everything from lending protocols to cross-border payments. But...

Quick Breakdown:  WEMADE unveils STABLE ONE, a KRW stablecoin mainnet targeting global adoption. Open-source release set for October, with testnet in November. Full launch expected in Q1 2026, promising compliance, speed, and transparency. WEMADE has formally entered the Korean...