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Legacy forex, payments platforms ‘hate’ stablecoin adoption — Kevin O’Leary
16.5.2025
Global foreign exchange and payments platforms are lobbying hard against stablecoins, which stand to significantly disrupt their business models, investor Kevin O’Leary said during a keynote address at Consensus 2025. Legacy forex and payments platforms often extract large fees for servicing...
Stablecoin regulation 'next catalyst' for crypto industry — Aptos head
15.5.2025
Stablecoin regulation is “the next catalyst” for the crypto industry and could lead to unprecedented “appetite from institutional investors,” according to Ash Pampati, head of ecosystem at the Aptos Foundation.In an interview with Cointelegraph at Consensus 2025 in Toronto...
PayPal Crypto Head Says Banks Are Needed to Unlock Full Stablecoin Potential
15.5.2025
At Consensus 2025, leaders from PayPal and MoneyGram pointed to regulation, real-world utility and trust as keys to stablecoin growth
Senate's New Stablecoin Draft Doesn't Target Trump's Crypto, Tweaks Big-Tech Approach
15.5.2025
A legislative draft obtained by CoinDesk shows a marginally revised version despite Democrats citing "major victories" in the Senate negotiation
Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Climbs to 312 Million Tokens, but 70% Is Held by Just 10 Wallets
15.5.2025
Data shows that Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD has crossed the 300 million threshold in total issuance. By the close of April, RLUSD’s circulating supply expanded from 294 million to its present total of 312 million coins. RLUSD Supply Jumps Past 300M Coins Ripple’s dollar-linked stablecoin RLUSD...
Canada lags with stablecoin approach, but there’s room to catch up
15.5.2025
The slow adoption of stablecoins in Canada has some local crypto industry observers concerned that the country is falling behind.The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) classified stablecoins as “securities and/or derivatives” in December 2022 after the FTX debacle that shook...
U.S. Senate's Stablecoin Push Still Alive as Bill May Return to Floor: Sources
15.5.2025
The legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers hit a big bump a week ago, but negotiations continued and the latest version may move again
MoonPay Users Can Now Make Stablecoins to Make Payments With Mastercard Partnership
15.5.2025
The partnership is set to allow crypto wallets to issue virtual Mastercards, expanding access to real-world stablecoin payments
Stablecoin bill won’t target Trump as Senate aims to pass it next week
15.5.2025
The US Senate could pass a key bipartisan stablecoin bill as soon as next week after removing language targeting President Donald Trump and his family’s sprawling crypto interests.Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis said onstage at an event by Coinbase’s lobbying arm, Stand With Crypto...
Ripple Highlights RLUSD’s Role in Tokenizing Real-World Assets
15.5.2025
Ripple’s USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD is exploding across finance, powering everything from institutional collateral and DeFi trades to tokenized assets and global peer payments—all on the XRP Ledger. Ripple Spotlights RLUSD’s Expanding Real-World Use Cases Across Finance Ripple provided an in-depth...
Banks Exploring Stablecoin Amid Fears of Losing Market Share, BitGo Executive Says
14.5.2025
BitGo’s stablecoin-as-a-service has drawn significant interest from U.S. and international banks, Ben Reynolds said
Crypto execs flock to DC to support Senate stablecoin bill
14.5.2025
Crypto founders are heading to Washington, DC, to meet with lawmakers ahead of another expected vote on a stablecoin bill that initially failed in the Senate, according to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. In a May 14 X post from the US Capitol rotunda, Armstrong said as many as “60 [crypto]...
Trump’s Memecoin, Crypto Stake Make Legislating ‘More Complicated’: Rep. French Hill
14.5.2025
DEK:The congressman said he thinks getting a stablecoin bill and a market structure bill on President Donald Trump’s desk by the August recess is “still doable.”
Bitpay Launches HODL Pay to Enable Crypto-Backed Stablecoin Spending
14.5.2025
Atlanta-based firm Bitpay has introduced HODL Pay, enabling users to borrow stablecoins against cryptocurrency holdings for payments without liquidating assets. The service integrates decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols with Bitpay’s merchant network. Crypto Users Can Now Borrow Stablecoins...
Stablecoins Bring 'Meaningful Innovation for Global Payments,' Ripple Exec Says
14.5.2025
Ripple and Kraken executives said at Consensus 2025 that stablecoin adoption is at a tipping point to become an integral part of the global payment system
TRON's TRX Surges 5% as It Overtakes Ethereum in USDT Circulation
14.5.2025
Bullish momentum continues as TRON achieves significant milestone in the stablecoin ecosystem while benefiting from easing global trade tensions
Freedom Dollar Launches Revolutionary Private Stablecoin, fUSD, With Zano’s Confidential Assets
14.5.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. May 13, 2025 – Freedom Dollar, a decentralized, algorithmic stablecoin built for privacy and borderless transactions, proudly announces the successful launch of its token, fUSD, on the Zano blockchain. As a confidential asset on Zano, fUSD...
Kima joins Mastercard sandbox to enable stablecoin card top-ups
14.5.2025
Decentralized settlement protocol Kima has integrated into Mastercard’s sandbox program, enabling stablecoin-powered top-ups for prepaid cards directly from self-custody wallets.According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Mastercard partners can now rely on Kima’s settlement...
Kima joins Mastercard sandbox to enable stablecoin card top-ups
14.5.2025
Decentralized settlement protocol Kima has integrated into Mastercard’s sandbox program, enabling stablecoin-powered top-ups for prepaid cards directly from self-custody wallets.According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Mastercard partners can now rely on Kima’s settlement...
Coinbase invests in Canadian stablecoin issuer
13.5.2025
Coinbase has partnered with Canadian stablecoin issuer Stablecorp in a bid to expand access to tokenized Canadian dollars, a company executive told Cointelegraph during the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto.According to Coinbase Canada's CEO, Lucas Matheson, the exchange is investing...