News Archive
Browse retained market reporting from the past 30 days.
Crypto Briefing
Visa's search for a new stablecoin partner highlights the intensifying competition in real-time payments, impacting global financial dynamics. Visa seeks new partner for stablecoin settlement after Mastercard snags BVNK.
Coindesk
Visa's request for product (RFP) talks about the need to support a range of stablecoins.
Blockonomi
Treasury opens a 60-day comment period on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, with issuer licensing required starting January 2027.
Crypto news
Open USD launched with 140 partners including Visa, Mastercard and BlackRock. Standard Chartered began rolling out a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin.
Crypto Daily
FinCEN and OFAC's April 2026 proposal would force stablecoin issuers to block or reject impermissible transfers, pushing sanctions checks into inter‑exchange networks.
Blockonomi
August delivered impressive performance metrics for Robinhood Chain, with the network's total value locked surpassing the $540 million threshold. This achievement represents growth exceeding 45% throughout the month.
CryptoSlate
USDT and USDC contracts move from the next period, while returning to four-hour settlement requires 36 stable hours.
Cointribune
Stablecoins: between regulatory delays and Congressional pressure, the flagship US law is still finding its bearings. Full analysis here!
Blockonomi
The Treasury Department has launched a public consultation process regarding its implementation strategy for the GENIUS Act, the stablecoin regulatory framework that President Trump enacted in July 2025.
Bitcoin
The 21st package of European Union sanctions against Russia, passed on July 23, apart from tightening the screws on the Russian ruble stablecoin network and the institutions enabling it, also introduces the possibility of banning crypto transactions with countries aiding Russia in evading imposed restrictions.
Crypto Economy
The U.S. Department of the Treasury published on August 17, 2026, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement Section 3 of the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins).
Bitcoin
Binance Pay has connected with DK Bank's domestic QR network, enabling cryptocurrency payments at more than 3,700 merchants across Bhutan. Travelers scan existing merchant codes while transactions settle in USDT through automatic foreign exchange conversion.
AMBCrypto
Crypto lending contracts gradually as stablecoin activity stays elevated and Aave signals renewed borrowing demand.
The Block
Stablecoin market cap on the chain has reached $640 million, the bulk of which has come from USDe.
Crypto Briefing
Euro stablecoins' growth, driven by regulatory clarity, could diversify the stablecoin market, but regulatory caps may hinder their scalability. Euro-denominated stablecoins add $17M in market cap in seven days.
Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Romaine Bostick sat down with Kahina Van Dyke, Advent International Operating Partner and Owner of the Inkwell Beach House, from Bloomberg's New Voices Initiative from Martha's Vineyard.
Decrypt
Exchanges and other crypto platforms would face new restrictions on selling stablecoins to US customers beginning in 2027.
The Daily Hodl
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is asking for public comment on the upcoming implementation of new stablecoin rules. The GENIUS Act, signed by US President Donald Trump last year, establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins, crypto assets pegged to the US dollar.
Crypto Economy
Stripe agreed to acquire the routing platform OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, as reported by Bloomberg in August 2026. OpenRouter manages the workflow of approximately 8 million developers connected to over 400 artificial intelligence models through a single API key.
PYMNTS
As the Treasury Department prepares to implement the GENIUS Act, it is seeking comment on its proposed framework for how to decide when a payment stablecoin issuer needs to obtain a GENIUS license as well as when and how payment stablecoins can be offered and sold in U.S. markets, the department said in a Monday (Aug.