• Ciaran Ryan
  • 04.06.2026
Coinbase, Better expand bitcoin-backed mortgage product with U.S. rollout planned
Crypto-backed home financing is moving closer to the mainstream mortgage market as Coinbase and Better fund a conforming home loan tied to digital asset collateral. The companies say the product, ...
  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 03.06.2026
Mastercard to use stablecoins for card settlements
​Mastercard will expand its card settlement capabilities using regulated stablecoins. The new feature will allow issuers and acquirers to settle some card transactions not only in fiat ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 02.06.2026
Franklin Templeton expands BENJI distribution through MoonPay partnership
Franklin Templeton is widening institutional access to its BENJI tokenized money market fund by integrating it into MoonPay Trade. The tie-up also positions the firms for a broader strategic ...
  • Dan Blystone
  • 28.05.2026
Block's Cash App expands crypto transfers to USDC across Solana, Ethereum and other chains
Block is widening Cash App's crypto functionality by enabling users to send and receive USDC across several blockchain networks. The rollout covers Solana, Ethereum, Polygon and Arbitrum, ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 18.05.2026
Circle gains edge as Clarity Act yield limits support stablecoin model
A bipartisan Senate markup on May 14 advances the Clarity Act and sharpens the regulatory framework for dollar stablecoins as supply across blockchains climbs to record levels. Bernstein says the ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 15.05.2026
Terrorism victims sue Tether over $344M in USDT
​A group of judgment creditors in terrorism cases against Iran is trying to turn frozen stablecoins into a source of compensation for long-unpaid court awards. Their lawyer, Charles Gerstein, ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 14.05.2026
Coinbase strengthens USDC role in Hyperliquid ecosystem
​Coinbase is strengthening the role of USDC on one of the most active on-chain derivatives trading platforms. Hyperliquid, which had recently sought to develop its own USDH stablecoin, is now ...
  • Ashutosh Sureka
  • 08.05.2026
Meta faces Senate scrutiny over stablecoin integration plans
Meta is facing fresh congressional pressure over its push into digital payments as U.S. lawmakers weigh broader rules for stablecoins and other crypto assets. Senator Elizabeth Warren is asking ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 08.05.2026
Circle launches USDC and CCTP on Injective blockchain
​Circle has officially introduced its USDC stablecoin and the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) on the Injective blockchain. The integration expands the availability of a regulated ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 08.05.2026
Tether freezes $515 million in USDT and blacklists 371 wallets
​Tether has frozen approximately $515 million in its USDT stablecoin over the past 30 days and added 371 addresses to its blacklist. The majority of the frozen funds — about $506 million — ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 04.05.2026
BlackRock calls for greater flexibility in stablecoin reserve requirements
​BlackRock has submitted a detailed 17-page comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), urging regulators to remove a proposed 20% cap on tokenized assets that can be ...
  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 04.05.2026
A16z proposes rethinking name of stablecoins
​Stablecoins may need a new public image, as their role has long moved beyond crypto trading. This was stated by Robert Hackett, head of special projects at a16z crypto.According to the ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 01.05.2026
Tether reports $1 billion profit, record reserve buffer
​Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, posted a net profit of $1.04 billion for the first quarter of 2026. Despite volatile global markets, the company lifted its reserve ...
  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 27.04.2026
Juniper Research expects B2B stablecoin market to reach $5 trillion
​The volume of cross-border B2B transactions in stablecoins could grow to $5 trillion by 2035, according to a new report by Juniper Research. Analysts conclude that cross-border business ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 22.04.2026
Tether boosts USDT supply with $2 billion mint on Ethereum
​Tether has issued $2 billion worth of its USDT stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain over the past three days, significantly increasing the supply of the world’s largest stablecoin. The new ...
  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 20.04.2026
BIS warns of stablecoin risks amid rapid market growth
​Bank for International Settlements (BIS) General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos has called for stronger global coordination in the regulation of stablecoins. According to him, US ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 17.04.2026
Circle faces lawsuit over USDC moved after Drift exploit
​​Circle is facing a new legal challenge after the largest DeFi hack of 2026. A group of investors in the decentralized perpetual futures exchange Drift Protocol has filed a class-action ...
  • Olga Shendetskaya
  • 16.04.2026
Tether backs Drift recovery and raises pressure on Circle
​Drift Protocol, one of the largest decentralized perpetual futures exchanges on Solana, has secured up to $150 million in funding from Tether and its partners to repay users affected by a major ...
  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 14.04.2026
Tether launches crypto wallet for stablecoins, gold and Bitcoin
​Tether has announced the launch of tether.wallet, its own self-custodial crypto wallet that gives users direct access to its financial infrastructure. While Tether previously operated as a ...
  • Eugene Komchuk
  • 09.04.2026
Stablecoin market could reach $1.5 quadrillion and surpass global payments
​Over the next decade, stablecoin transaction volume could reach $1.5 quadrillion, according to analytics firm Chainalysis.In its report, Chainalysis notes that even with organic growth, ...