Stablecoins
Infrastructure

Visa Direct Integration Lets OwlTing Users Fund USDC Straight From a Debit Card

The integration marks the latest expansion of Visa’s stablecoin infrastructure, which now spans settlement, card spending, and direct on-ramp capabilities. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…
DeFi

HSBC and Standard Chartered Win Hong Kong's Inaugural Stablecoin Licenses

The HKMA selected two issuers from a pool of 36 applicants under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025. Read Full Story at…
Stablecoins

US inflation soars to 3.3% in largest jump since 2021 – so why did Bitcoin barely move?

March inflation has delivered a split result with one immediate consequence. US consumer prices accelerated hard enough to keep the Federal Reserve boxed in, while…
DeFi

Polygon, Frax and Curve Launch Onchain Forex Liquidity Pools

Curve’s FXSwap pools use frxUSD as the base dollar pairing for cross-currency swaps spanning the Brazilian real, Indonesian rupiah, British pound, Australian dollar, Korean won…
AI

Stablecoin Giant Tether Launches Toolkit for Building Local, Offline AI Apps

Tether’s new toolkit lets developers build AI applications that run entirely on-device, marking an expanded push into decentralized AI. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Payments

Stablecoin volumes to reach $719T by 2035 as generational wealth shift speeds up crypto adoption

Massive transfer of wealth to younger, crypto-native users and rising payment volumes challenge dominance of Visa and Mastercard Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Institutional

Treasury Outlines How Stablecoin Rules Will Fight Illicit Finance Under GENIUS Act

The proposed rule prohibits people with criminal backgrounds from serving as the head of stablecoin issuers’ compliance programs. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Institutional

US Treasury moves forward with GENIUS Act, focusing on illicit finance

The proposed rule would direct payment stablecoin issuers to establish AML/CFT and sanctions compliance programs, and be able to “block, freeze, and reject” certain transactions.…
Infrastructure

Circle Launches Stablecoin Settlement Solution for TradFi Institutions

Circle Payments Network (CPN) Managed Payments let financial institutions operate in fiat, while using crypto rails behind the scenes via Circle. Read Full Story at…
DeFi

White House Says Banning Stablecoin Yield Would Hurt Consumers More Than It Helps Banks

Bitcoin Magazine White House Says Banning Stablecoin Yield Would Hurt Consumers More Than It Helps Banks A White House economic analysis finds that banning stablecoin…