Stablecoins

Visa Launches Internal Stablecoin Platform, Bringing OUSD to More Than 200 Million Merchants

Visa has unveiled the Visa Stablecoin Platform, a new internal infrastructure designed to help banks, fintechs, and payment providers mint, move, manage,…

3 days ago

Stripe Launches $53 Billion Bid to Acquire PayPal in Potential Payments Industry Mega Deal

Stripe and private equity giant Advent International have submitted a $53 billion acquisition offer for PayPal, potentially creating one of the largest mergers in fintech history.…

5 days ago

Sony Bank Wins U.S. Approval to Launch Dollar Stablecoin Trust Bank

Sony Bank, the banking arm of Sony Financial Group, has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish…

2 weeks ago

PayPal USD Launches Natively on Polygon to Expand Global Stablecoin Payments

PayPal has expanded its stablecoin strategy by launching PayPal USD (PYUSD) natively on the Polygon blockchain, giving businesses direct access to regulated digital dollar payments…

2 weeks ago

Standard Chartered Becomes First Global Systemically Important Bank to Offer Direct USDC Access

Standard Chartered has become the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to provide institutional clients with direct access to Circle's USDC, allowing businesses to…

2 weeks ago

BitGo Cuts 15% of Workforce to Double Down on AI, Stablecoins, and Institutional Crypto Infrastructure

BitGo is restructuring its business for the next phase of institutional crypto adoption, announcing a 15% workforce reduction as it redirects resources toward artificial…

3 weeks ago

Telcoin Launches America’s First Regulated On-Chain Bank Accounts Linked Directly to Stablecoins

Telcoin Digital Asset Bank has officially launched what it says are the first regulated on-chain bank accounts in the United…

4 weeks ago

Federal Reserve Moves to Tighten Stablecoin Oversight With New Customer Identification Requirements

The Federal Reserve has unveiled a new proposed rule that would require certain payment stablecoin issuers to establish and maintain formal Customer Identification…

1 month ago

IMF Warns Nigeria’s Stablecoin Boom Could Threaten Monetary Control as Adoption Surges

Nigeria's rapid adoption of stablecoins is drawing growing concern from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which warns that the country's embrace of…

1 month ago

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial to Pay UFC Fighter Bonuses in USD1 Stablecoin at White House Event

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto company backed by President Donald Trump and the Witkoff family, is bringing its USD1 stablecoin directly into the spotlight…

1 month ago