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China expands crypto crackdown to stablecoins, asset tokenization
6.2.2026
The set of new rules reaffirm China’s hardline stance on crypto and impose restrictions on tokenized real-world assets and overseas issuance of yuan stablecoins
Tether buys $150 million stake in Gold.com to boost tokenized gold distribution
5.2.2026
The companies plan to expand global access to tokenized gold and allow the buying of bullion with Tether's stablecoins
Tether invests $100 million in U.S.-regulated crypto bank Anchorage
5.2.2026
Anchorage Digital is the firm issuing Tether's USAT stablecoin, designed for the U.S. market
Brazil moves to ban algorithmic stablecoins like Ethena’s USDe
5.2.2026
New legislation requires all stablecoins to be fully backed by reserve assets and introduces penalties for issuing unbacked stablecoins
Spanish lender BBVA joins EU banks' stablecoin venture to challenge digital dollars
4.2.2026
The $800 billion-asset bank is the 12th to join Amsterdam-based Qivalis, which aims to introduce a euro-pegged token this year
Tether scales back $20 billion funding ambitions after investor resistance: FT
4.2.2026
Advisers are now discussing a smaller fundraising of roughly $5 billion, as prospective backers question both the size of the deal and Tether’s lofty valuation
CoinDesk Research: U.S. leads institutional crypto, Asia rules trading ahead of Consensus Miami
4.2.2026
Asia’s dominance is visible across every major dataset in this report, but the U.S. is assembling the institutional engine for the next surge of global adoption, while Latin America is already proving how utility-driven demand can scale in the real economy
Hong Kong will start granting stablecoin issuer licenses in March: Reuters
2.2.2026
Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), said only a very few stablecoin licenses would be issued initially
Crypto for Advisors: banks and digital money
29.1.2026
Banks are embracing stablecoins and tokenized deposits as a means to upgrade their financial infrastructure, but they are approaching the two technologies differently
Fidelity Investments Starts its own stablecoin in a massive bet that future of banking is on blockchain
28.1.2026
The FIDD token will run on Ethereum, serve institutional and retail users, and comply with the new GENIUS Act’s reserve rules
Standard Chartered says U.S. regional banks most at risk in $500 billion stablecoin shift
27.1.2026
The delay of market structure legislation highlights a growing threat to domestic lenders as digital dollars begin to cannibalize traditional bank deposits
Tether debuts federally regulated USAT stablecoin via Anchorage Digital
27.1.2026
The new token is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and designed to comply with the GENIUS Act, targeting institutional demand for a U.S.-regulated digital dollar
Zerohash is in talks to raise $250 million at $1.5 billion valuation after walking away from Mastercard takeover
26.1.2026
The company recently walked away from multi-billion dollar acquisition talks with Mastercard, instead opting to remain independent
Sui Group charts new course for crypto treasuries with stablecoins and DeFi
25.1.2026
The Nasdaq-listed firm said it is evolving beyond a crypto treasury vehicle into a yield-generating operating business
The fight over stablecoin yield isn’t really about stablecoins
24.1.2026
It’s about deposits and who gets paid on them, argues Le
Stablecoins moved $35 trillion last year but only 1% of it was for 'real world' payments
23.1.2026
While stablecoins settled around $35 trillion last year, only around 1% of that represented genuine payments like remittances and payroll, a new report found
Ark Invest sees bitcoin and tokenization driving the next phase of digital asset growth
22.1.2026
The asset manager said bitcoin’s institutional adoption and asset tokenization are pushing digital assets toward scale, potentially reaching tens of trillions by decade’s end
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong spars with France’s Central Bank chief at Davos over yield and ‘bitcoin standard’
22.1.2026
Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse called the WEF panel ‘spirited’ as Coinbase’s CEO defended bitcoin and stablecoins, while Villeroy warned of threats to monetary sovereignty and financial stability
Iran’s central bank bought $507 million USDT to underpin rial, report finds
21.1.2026
Elliptic traced more than $500 million in USDT tied to Iran’s central bank, suggesting the stablecoin was used to manage foreign-exchange pressures and build a “sanctions-proof” alternative to dollar banking
Customers are benefitting from the global stablecoin arms race — but that won’t last forever
16.1.2026
It would be a mistake to see the incoming wave of aggressive APYs as the new baseline, according to Ron Tarter, CEO of MNEE. This is merely the promotional phase of stablecoins