Stablecoins
Infrastructure

Drift explains $280M exploit as critics question Circle over USDC freeze

Drift said a durable nonce attack helped drive its Solana exploit, as critics questioned why stolen USDC moved for hours without a freeze. Read Full…
Infrastructure

Non-USD stablecoin senders on Solana nearly tripled year-over-year, led by EURC and BRZ: Dune

Solana’s non-USD stablecoin adoption surged nearly threefold in the past year, driven by EURC and BRZ growth alongside institutional integrations from Visa, Stripe, PayPal, Mastercard,…
Payments

Tether hired top HSBC gold traders, then cut them weeks before auditors arrive

Tether spent early 2026 expanding into gold. By the end of March, it had already cut the senior hires behind that push, turning what looked…
Payments

Hong Kong hasn’t issued a single HKD stablecoin license after March target

Officials flagged March for initial approvals, but licensing has yet to begin with no updated timeline Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Payments

Latin America’s Mercado Libre Pulls the Plug on Its Crypto Coin

Latin America’s e-commerce giant Mercado Libre quietly killed its Mercado Coin loyalty token—pivoting to its own stablecoin. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
AI

Base Doubles Down on Global Markets, Stablecoins, and AI Agents

Coinbase’s Layer 2 shifts focus to tokenizing every major asset class and scaling stablecoin payments. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Markets

CLARITY Act deadline in weeks could kill stablecoin earnings and push money into Bitcoin

Senate Banking is targeting the second half of April for a markup of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with Easter recess running through Apr.…
Infrastructure

Forex startup OpenFX raises $94 million to expand stablecoin-powered cross-border payments

The company acts as a bridge between traditional banking and digital assets, enabling faster and cheaper foreign-exchange conversions for businesses moving large sums of money.…
Regulation

Senate Bill Would Create Federal Certification for U.S. Bitcoin Miners and Codify Trump’s Reserve

Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Mined in America Act on Monday, legislation that would establish a federal certification program for…
Regulation

Senators Reveal 'Mined in America' Bill to Boost Bitcoin Mining, Support Trump's Reserve

Sens. Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced legislation to support Bitcoin miners, arguing that the industry needs government help. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →