Articles Tagged “Stablecoin”
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Samsung Wallet USDC: How 82M Galaxy Phones Will Send Money
Samsung Wallet will let US users send USDC across borders over Solana from late October 2026, reaching about 82 million Galaxy devices at launch.
How Stablecoins Work: Reserves, Redemption and Sending Money
How do stablecoins work? Our guide explains the 4 types, how USDC reserves and 1:1 redemption work, and how to send a stablecoin transfer abroad safely.
Cardano CIP-0113: How Programmable Compliance Tokens Work
Cardano CIP-0113 is live, letting stablecoin and bond issuers build KYC, sanctions and transfer rules into native tokens with no hard fork. Here is how.
OKXICE Tokenized Stocks: How 24/7 Trading Would Work
OKXICE filed to offer 24/7 trading of 60+ tokenized US stocks on X Layer under the SEC exemption, with soulbound-token wallets. Here is the design.
Roughrider Coin: How 90+ North Dakota Banks Settle on Solana
Fiserv's digital asset platform is live with Roughrider Coin: a dollar-backed stablecoin linking 90+ North Dakota banks on Solana. Here is how it works.
Coinbase Clearing Settles Derivatives in USDC, 24/7
Coinbase Clearing LLC is now a CFTC-registered clearinghouse that accepts USDC collateral and settles fully collateralized derivatives around the clock.
Lloyds and Visa Settle $750K in USDC in Under an Hour
A seven-day pilot let Lloyds and Visa settle $750,000 in USDC across the Atlantic in under an hour, even over a weekend, using two different blockchains.
Open USD Goes Live as the Default Stablecoin on Stripe
Open USD (OUSD) went live September 30 on four chains, and Stripe made it the default stablecoin across its products for 200+ network partners.
Citi Coinbase Stablecoin Payments: How Spring by Citi Works
Citi and Coinbase expand their deal: Spring by Citi lets businesses accept stablecoin payments from 150M+ holders and settle in fiat, starting in the US.
Reap and Visa: How Stablecoin Card Programs Can Expand
Reap and Visa plan stablecoin-linked card programs across more than 100 markets. See what the issuing platform does and how settlement is different.
Circle Arc Mainnet Launches With USDC Paying Gas Fees
Circle opened Arc's public mainnet with 11 founding validators, 100+ apps live, and gas priced in USDC rather than a volatile native gas token.
Zama Opens 16 Confidential Morpho Vaults on Ethereum
Zama expanded encrypted DeFi to 16 Morpho vaults and launched a confidential swap protocol after its first vault reached $40M TVL in seven weeks.
Circle Buys Tazapay for $400M to Reach 100 Markets
Circle is buying Singapore's Tazapay for about $400 million in stock, adding $25 billion in annual payment volume and payout rails in 100+ markets.
MoneyGram Card Spends USDC Anywhere Visa Is Accepted
MoneyGram launched its first stablecoin-backed Visa card in Colombia on September 10, holding a USDC dollar balance that converts at checkout.
U.S. Bank USBDC Clears a Live Cross-Border Stellar Test
U.S. Bank ran a live cross-border payment with USBDC, its own dollar stablecoin, on Stellar — testing minting, redemption, freezing and clawback.
PYUSDx Lets Any Business Mint a PYUSD-Backed Token
PYUSDx went live September 9, letting businesses issue custom stablecoins backed 1:1 by PYUSD. Launch partners have moved over $100 million.
Visa Opens Settlement Data to Onchain Card Lenders
Visa is combining VisaNet settlement data with onchain credit so stablecoin card programs can borrow working capital, after $2.5B financed, no defaults.
Ethereum Frames Let You Pay Gas Without Holding ETH
EIP-8141 splits a transaction into up to 64 frames, so an app can sponsor gas or accept stablecoins while Ethereum still gets paid in ether.
Revolut Clears the OCC Hurdle for a US Bank Charter
Revolut has preliminary conditional OCC approval for a US national bank, with $95M paid-in capital and a 10% tier 1 leverage floor for three years.
South Korea Sets a 3-Stage Tokenized Securities Plan
South Korea's FSC published a three-stage roadmap taking tokenized securities live in February 2027, ending with stablecoin-settled on-chain payments.
SoFi and Kraken Connect 24/7 Dollar Settlement Rails
SoFi and Kraken owner Payward linked SEN to Kraken Prime, adding 24/7 dollar settlement and a SoFiUSD listing for institutional clients on both networks.
21 Global Banks Form a Joint Dollar Stablecoin Venture
Citi, Goldman Sachs, BofA and 18 other institutions will form a company in H2 2026 to issue a regulated dollar stablecoin, launching in H1 2027.
Tokenized Deposits vs Stablecoins: The 2026 Difference
Tokenized deposits and stablecoins both move money on-chain, but they differ in issuer, backing and legal claim. Here is which one fits which job in 2026.
BankChain Alliance Plans a Bank-Owned Blockchain for 2027
Thirty-nine US state bankers associations formed the BankChain Alliance to build an industry-owned network for tokenized deposits and stablecoins by 2027.
Fasset Reaches $1B Valuation on a $68M SBI-Led Round
Fasset's $68M Series C led by SBI Group values the stablecoin neobank at $1B, lifting its 2026 total to $119M across 100+ banking corridors.
Jupiter Lend v2 Lets One Solana Deposit Earn Twice
Jupiter Lend v2 lets deposits double as trading liquidity, so the same capital earns lending interest and swap fees across $1.9B in deposits.
JPYC Raises $38M to Take Yen Stablecoins Into Logistics
Japan's first registered stablecoin issuer extended its Series B to $38 million, led by logistics group AZ-COM Maruwa, bringing total funding to $106M.
Mastercard Pilots Shared Identity Checks for Stablecoins
Mastercard and Borderless.xyz are piloting Crypto Credential for cross-border stablecoin flows, testing a single-audit compliance model with 3 partners.
Cloudflare Wallets Give AI Agents a Spending Limit
Cloudflare launched stablecoin wallets and cloudflare.pay handles so AI agents can buy APIs and content under spending caps and approved-merchant rules.
BlackRock Expands Tokenized Cash for Stablecoin Reserves
BlackRock added two blockchain-based money market vehicles built to qualify as GENIUS Act reserve assets, from a cash business managing $1.073 trillion.
HKDAP Brings a Licensed Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin
Anchorpoint, the Standard Chartered-led venture licensed by the HKMA in April, is set to launch HKDAP — a 1:1 reserve-backed Hong Kong dollar stablecoin.
Tether and Nairobi Exchange Explore Tokenized Stocks
Tether and the Nairobi Securities Exchange signed an MoU on July 28 to explore tokenized securities, instant settlement and fractional access.
Samsung Wallet Is Adding Native Stablecoin Support
Samsung confirmed at Galaxy Unpacked on July 22 that Samsung Wallet will gain native stablecoin transfers across its huge device install base.
Circle Brings USDC Payment Rails to South Korea
Circle signed MOUs with Kakao and Toss Bank on July 23 to build USDC payment rails in South Korea, extending regulated stablecoin infrastructure.
Marqeta and zerohash Bring Stablecoins to Cards
A Marqeta and zerohash deal lets people spend stablecoin balances at millions of merchants using standard cards, while merchants still get paid in fiat.
JPYC Stablecoin to Pay 2,300 Japanese Logistics Partners
AZ-COM Maruwa will settle payments to 2,300 partners in JPYC, Japan's first regulated yen stablecoin, after 2 billion yen hit on-chain circulation.
Marex Accepts USDC Margin for US Derivatives Clearing
Marex became the first traditional clearing firm to accept Circle's USDC as initial margin for US derivatives, with Coinbase Prime handling custody.
Visa Stablecoin Platform Spans Nine Blockchains in Beta
Visa's new Stablecoin Platform lets banks issue and redeem stablecoins across 9 blockchains, launching with the 140-firm-backed Open USD.
USDC Powers a Record $1.79T Stablecoin Month
Stablecoin transaction volume hit a record $1.79 trillion in June 2026, with regulated, fully reserved USDC leading roughly 70% of 2026 flows.
Standard Chartered Becomes First G-SIB to Offer Institutional USDC Access
Standard Chartered is the first G-SIB to give institutions integrated USDC minting and redemption with Circle, advancing regulated stablecoin adoption.
Ethereum Institutional: A Fee-Free Front Door for Bank On-Chain Adoption
Ethereum Institutional launches as an independent nonprofit giving banks and asset managers a neutral, fee-free contact for tokenization and stablecoin adoption.
Open USD: How a 140-Company Consortium Is Building an Open Stablecoin Rail
Open USD (OUSD) is a consortium-backed stablecoin launching on Solana with no mint or redeem fees and shared reserve yield for participants across finance and tech.
BNY Makes USDC the First Stablecoin on Its Institutional Custody Platform
On June 29, 2026, BNY expanded its Circle partnership to support USDC as the first stablecoin on its Digital Asset Custody platform, with mint and redeem built in.
Ripple's RLUSD Stablecoin Goes Live in Japan With SBI VC Trade
On June 24, 2026, Ripple launched its RLUSD stablecoin in Japan via SBI VC Trade after regulatory approval — a regulated bridge to global dollar liquidity.
Chainlink's Project Pangea Aims for Near-Instant Cross-Border FX
Chainlink and a 50+ bank consortium launched Project Pangea on June 23, 2026 to test near-instant, T+0 cross-border FX settlement using regulated euro and Korean won stablecoins.
FV Bank Becomes First U.S. Bank to Offer Stablecoin Invoicing
On June 18, FV Bank launched stablecoin invoicing, letting businesses send invoices payable in USDC or PYUSD that settle in U.S. dollars within seconds from a regulated banking dashboard.
State Street Launches a Money Market Fund Built for Stablecoin Reserves
State Street unveiled a government money market fund purpose-built to hold stablecoin reserves under the GENIUS Act, with Anchorage Digital as a launch partner.
Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines Powers Autonomous AI Payments
Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines lets AI agents and devices make always-on microtransactions across cards, banks, and regulated stablecoins on public chains.
MoneyGram Launches MGUSD Stablecoin to Power Cross-Border Money Transfers
MoneyGram launched MGUSD, a U.S. dollar stablecoin built on Stellar, to power faster, lower-cost cross-border payments for families underserved by traditional finance.
Ripple Expands RLUSD Stablecoin to 40+ Blockchains via Wormhole NTT
On June 5, 2026, Ripple extended its regulated RLUSD stablecoin to 40+ networks using Wormhole's Native Token Transfers — moving natively across chains without wrapped tokens.
Mastercard Opens Its Settlement Rails to Regulated Stablecoins for Always-On Finance
Mastercard announced on June 3, 2026 that it is expanding on-chain settlement to regulated stablecoins, adding intraday, weekend, and holiday settlement toward an always-on model.
Tether's USAT Stablecoin Posts a 540% Monthly Growth Sprint — The US-Focused Tether Token Crosses $140M After Latest Attestation
Tether's USAT stablecoin grew 540% month-over-month to $140.8M in April per the latest Deloitte attestation released this week — a sign that the US-focused regulated dollar liquidity story is gathering momentum.
Hyperliquid Pivots to USDC With Coinbase as Treasury Deployer — A New Stablecoin Revenue-Share Model
Coinbase became the official USDC treasury deployer on Hyperliquid on May 14, 2026 — sunsetting USDH and bringing a yield-share framework that could reshape stablecoin economics across DeFi.
Bermuda Goes On-Chain — Stellar Foundation Partnership Aims to Make Bermuda the First Fully On-Chain Economy
Bermuda partnered with the Stellar Development Foundation on May 13, 2026 to move major payment and financial services onto the Stellar blockchain — aiming to become the world's first fully on-chain national economy.
Mastercard and Rain Launch Stablecoin-Backed Credit and Prepaid Cards for Institutions
Mastercard and stablecoin startup Rain announced a $1.95B-valued partnership on May 4, 2026 — institutional credit and prepaid cards backed by stablecoins now run on Mastercard's global network.
Visa Canada and Wealthsimple Run Canada's First Stablecoin Settlement Pilot With USDC
Visa Canada and Wealthsimple announced Canada's first stablecoin settlement pilot on May 5, 2026 — credit card transactions can now settle in USDC instead of conventional bank rails for participating cardholders.
Hong Kong Issues First Stablecoin Licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial
The HKMA granted its first two stablecoin issuer licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial this week — a landmark moment for regulated digital currencies in Asia.
Circle Crushes Q4 Estimates as USDC Circulation Hits $75 Billion and Shares Surge 19 Percent
Circle’s Q4 revenue jumped 77% to $770M as USDC circulation reached $75B. Onchain transaction volume tripled year over year to $11.9 trillion.
ProShares Launches First GENIUS Act-Compliant Stablecoin ETF — And It Debuted at $17 Billion
ProShares launches IQMM, the first GENIUS Act-compliant stablecoin reserve ETF, generating record-breaking $17 billion in first-day trading volume as institutional crypto demand surges.