Stablecoins

Mastercard Moves to Integrate Stablecoins iInto Global Payments Network

Mastercard is moving to allow consumers to spend and merchants to receive payments using stablecoins. "To allow consumers and businesses…

1 year ago

Ripple Bid up To $5B to Acquire Circle But Offer Was Turned Down

Ripple reportedly attempted to acquire Circle, the company behind USDC, one of the most widely used and trusted stablecoins in…

1 year ago

Korean Banks to Launch Joint Stablecoin

In response to the Trump administration’s promotion of dollar stablecoins, Korean banks have decided to create a joint venture to issue a joint…

2 years ago

Fed Chair Powell Advocates For Stablecoin Regulation, Signals Openness to Crypto Innovation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated the need for a regulatory framework for stablecoins and signaled that the Fed has no…

2 years ago

Bank of America Targets Tether, Circle with Stablecoin Push

Bank of America, one of the world’s biggest banks with assets of $284 billion, is attempting to exert more control…

2 years ago

U.S. SEC Staff Clarifies That Some Crypto Stablecoins Aren’t Securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has no business with certain stablecoins or their issuers, the regulator's staff declared in the…

2 years ago

US Passes STABLE Act to Regulate USD-Pegged Stablecoins

The United States has officially passed the STABLE Act, bringing regulatory clarity to USD-pegged stablecoins like Tether (USDT) and Circle…

2 years ago

Australia Plans Crypto Regulations Targeting Custody, Stablecoin Issuance

Australia’s Treasury published high level plans for the regulation of the digital assets sector. It’s less concerned about the issuance of…

2 years ago

Japanese Bill Plans to Expand Stablecoin Assets, Other Crypto Changes

Last week Japan’s Financial Services Agency disclosed that a new Bill has been submitted to the National Diet to update the Payment…

2 years ago

Senate Banking Committee to Vote on Bipartisan ‘Genius’ Stablecoin Bill This Week

This week, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee plans to vote on a bipartisan bill aimed at regulating stablecoins and enhancing…

2 years ago