News Archive
Browse retained market reporting from the past 30 days.
Crypto Briefing
Token Terminal's pivot to asset-level data could redefine blockchain analytics, emphasizing stablecoin dominance and expanding market insights. Token Terminal pivots to stablecoin and RWA data, tracking over 4,600 tokenized assets.
PYMNTS
Stablecoins five years ago represented a new form of money looking for a reason to exist. This week offered a different picture.
Coinspress
Tether and Circle minted a combined $3 billion of stablecoins over two days as demand for blockchain-based dollars accelerated across trading and settlement markets.
CrowdFundInsider
Eskimo, a provider of travel connectivity solutions, has launched support for stablecoin transactions on its platform by teaming up with payment specialist Triple-A.
CrowdFundInsider
X, owned by Elon Musk, is reportedly examining the use of stablecoins as a method for distributing payments to digital content creators and influencers.
Cryptopolitan
A legal dispute between Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial is raising broader questions about the powers of stablecoin issuers, including when they can freeze user funds.
Cryptopolitan
A syndicate recruiter has had his 56-month prison sentence confirmed by Hong Kong's Court of Appeal in a fraud economy that INTERPOL estimates to have resulted in global losses of $442 billion in 2025. The flow of those illegal funds is being increasingly shifted to cryptocurrency exchanges and stablecoins.
Blockonomi
FASB proposes treating stablecoins as cash equivalents, a rule change analysts say could accelerate adoption and pressure Basel III.
AMBCrypto
Global banks still treat stablecoins as high risk.
Crypto news
Upbit will add BTC and USDT pairs for BICO, BMT, NIL and GWEI at 16:00 KST after postponing the launch by three hours.
CryptoTicker
The European Commission has reopened MiCA for review after barely two years and is asking 86 questions covering the stablecoin interest ban, staking, lending and DeFi. Brussels is taking responses until September 30, 2026.
Unchained
The talks are early and unconfirmed, but they surface in the same month X rebuilt its creator payouts around impressions, biweekly transfers and a $30 minimum.
PYMNTS
U.S. banking regulators are racing the clock to complete a new federal rulebook for payment stablecoins before the GENIUS Act takes effect in January. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is now targeting November for its final regulations.
Crypto Economy
The OCC aims to finalize GENIUS Act rules by November, after missing its July target, with a legal deadline of January 18. The 376-page proposal regulates the full lifecycle of a payment stablecoin: reserves, par redemption, liquidity, audits and wind-down procedures.
Crypto Briefing
Fireblocks' streamlined stablecoin network could accelerate global financial integration, reducing friction in cross-border transactions. Fireblocks Network for Payments processes over $100B monthly in stablecoin transactions.
PYMNTS
Social media platform X is reportedly exploring the use of stablecoins to pay influencers. That's according to a report Thursday (Aug. 20) by CoinDesk, citing a source who also works with other social media companies testing the use of stablecoins to pay commissions to influencers who post content on their platforms.
Crypto news
Stablecoin infrastructure investment has been projected to reach as much as $8 billion in 2027 as institutional capital moves toward regulated payment, settlement and compliance systems supporting digital currencies.
Crypto Briefing
The exploration of stablecoins for creator payouts by platforms like X and Meta could revolutionize cross-border payments, challenging traditional banking systems. Elon Musk's X explores stablecoins for creator payouts: Report.
Crypto Economy
Negotiations: Gallego warns that rushing the CLARITY Act before ethics and stablecoin issues are resolved could delay the bill. White House Pressure: Trump and advisers push for movement, but Gallego says premature action risks setbacks. Industry Role: Gallego urges the crypto sector to support continued bipartisan talks instead of a fast vote.
Blockonomi
Trump pushes Congress to pass a "fair" CLARITY Act as Senate disputes over ethics and stablecoin rules stall a final vote.