Stablecoins

Minna Bank in Japan Teams Up With Fireblocks to Study Stablecoins For Everyday Payments

Minna Bank, Japan’s first digital-only bank and a subsidiary of Fukuoka Financial Group, announced Thursday it is exploring the use…

8 months ago

Circle Applies to Establish First National Digital Currency Bank

Stablecoin issuer Circle says it has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust…

8 months ago

Trump Urges House to Pass GENIUS Stablecoin Bill

U.S. President Donald Trump urged the House of Representatives to advance the GENIUS Act for his final sign-off swiftly. The…

9 months ago

Senate Passes Landmark GENIUS Act Stablecoin Bill

After months of dramatic starts and stops, the U.S. Senate successfully passed the GENIUS Act Tuesday afternoon, a landmark bill…

9 months ago

Visa, Chainlink Successfully Complete CBDC, Stablecoin Swap Between Hong Kong, Australia

Visa and Chainlink have completed a key milestone in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) e-HKD+ Pilot Programme, successfully testing a cross-border blockchain transaction…

9 months ago

Amazon, Walmart, and Expedia Consider Issuing Stablecoins to Sidestep Costly Card Fees

Top American retailers and travel companies, including Amazon, Walmart, and Expedia, are weighing the launch of their own stablecoins to…

9 months ago

Shopify to Enable USDC Payments on Coinbase’s Base For Merchants Worldwide

E-commerce giant Shopify (SHOP) is bringing stablecoin payments to its merchants over Base, crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN)'s Ethereum layer-2 network, the companies…

9 months ago

Stripe Acquires Crypto Wallet Privy

Yesterday Stripe agreed to acquire Privy which provides a white label onboarding and wallet service for developers to integrate into crypto solutions. The three…

9 months ago

South Korean Lawmaker Proposes Stablecoin Licensing Regime in New Comprehensive Crypto Bill

A South Korean lawmaker unveiled a new bill on Tuesday to further establish a regulatory framework around crypto, including a…

9 months ago

Apple, X, Airbnb, Google Exploring Stablecoin Payments, Fortune Reports

Fortune published a report that several Big Tech firms, including Apple, X, Airbnb and Google, are exploring using stablecoins for payments,…

9 months ago