Stablecoins
Infrastructure

U.S. Bank tests proprietary stablecoin in cross-border Stellar transaction

The pilot moved USBDC between the bank’s North American and European entities on the public Stellar blockchain. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
Stablecoins

Hunter Biden’s laptop controversy gets a memecoin afterlife

The project’s disclosures say LAPTOP has no utility, lock founder tokens for six months and reserve 2% for wallets that lost money on TRUMP. Read…
DeFi

Tether pushes into private credit with $400 million fund with Fasanara

The USDT issuer will help source lending opportunities and provide stablecoin payment infrastructure for Fasanara’s private credit network. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
DeFi

U.S. Bank takes next step towards launching its stablecoin with cross-border payment test

The fifth-largest U.S. commercial bank said it is exploring USBDC stablecoin for treasury payments, liquidity management and collateral after completing a live transaction. Read the…
Institutional

Why Bitcoin bulls shouldn’t mistake a shrinking dollar reserve share for central bank buying

The New York Fed’s Sept. 2 analysis separates currency choices from reserve-size changes, leaving sovereign Bitcoin demand unproven. The post Why Bitcoin bulls shouldn’t mistake…
Markets

Bybit launches 24/7 perpetuals for major currency pairs

Bybit added USDT-settled perpetuals tracking EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, with 24/7 trading and leverage of up to 100x. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
DeFi

Visa Taps Onchain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs

The payment processor giant is pairing payment settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help fintechs and stablecoin-linked card programs access working capital. Read Full…
AI

Paolo Ardoino wants AI agents to hold Tether, but developers are left on the hook for overspending

Tether’s WDK design separates wallet access from payment approval, leaving developers to enforce the limits users expect. The post Paolo Ardoino wants AI agents to…
Infrastructure

Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million

The deal could grant Circle vital, regulated “last-mile” infrastructure, bridging the gap between stablecoins and traditional local banking systems. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
DeFi

Visa combines VisaNet data with onchain lending to power stablecoin card working capital

Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate, up 15x year over year. Now it wants blockchain lenders to use that data…