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Mastercard links with Circle, Paxos for merchant stablecoin payments
29.4.2025
Mastercard says it will allow merchants across its network to be paid with stablecoins in a partnership with payment processor Nuvei and stablecoin issuers Circle and Paxos. Through the venture, 150 million merchants across the Mastercard network will now have the option to receive payments...
Mastercard Unveils End-to-End Stablecoin Capabilities, Will Launch Card With OKX
28.4.2025
Mastercard's new global system aims to make stablecoin transactions as seamless as traditional payments
What happened to sUSD? How a crypto-collateralized stablecoin depegged
28.4.2025
sUSD depeg, explained: Why Synthetix’s stablecoin fell below $0.70 In a significant and concerning event in the cryptocurrency space, sUSD, the native stablecoin of the Synthetix protocol, saw its value plummet to $0.68 on April 18, 2025. This drop...
Caitlin Long slams US Fed over stablecoin policy favoring big banks
28.4.2025
Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, has criticized the US Federal Reserve for quietly maintaining a key anti-crypto policy that favors big-bank-issued stablecoins, despite relaxing crypto partnership rules for banks.In an April 27 thread on X, Long explained that while the Fed recently...
Caitlin Long slams US Fed over stablecoin policy favoring big banks
28.4.2025
Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, has criticized the US Federal Reserve for quietly maintaining a key anti-crypto policy that favors big-bank-issued stablecoins, despite relaxing crypto partnership rules for banks.In an April 27 thread on X, Long explained that while the Fed recently...
Citi Projects Stablecoin Market at $1.6T to $3.7T by 2030, Highlights Blockchain’s Rise in Banking Sector
28.4.2025
In its April 2025 Global Perspectives and Solutions report, Citi Institute underscores the growing adoption of blockchain technology by banks and the public sector, spotlighting stablecoins and system modernization. The report forecasts the stablecoin market could reach $1.6 trillion by 2030 in...
Stablecoin Market Adds $4.58B in One Week, Nears $240B Milestone
27.4.2025
While the broader crypto market enjoyed steady gains last week, the stablecoin sector expanded notably, contributing an additional $4.581 billion to the fiat-linked crypto ecosystem. Fiat-Linked Tokens Expand Amid Market Volatility As of press time on Sunday, the stablecoin economy holds...
Stripe CEO Confirms Payments Company Is Developing New Stablecoin Product After a Decade of Interest
27.4.2025
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison has announced that the payments company is actively developing a new stablecoin product, a project that they have wanted to pursue for nearly a decade. This announcement comes after Stripe’s acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge in October 2024 for $1.1...
Stablecoin Transactions Surpass Visa—Experts Warn of ‘Redemption Pressure’
27.4.2025
Experts say stablecoins are rapidly growing, with Bitwise reporting their 2024 transaction volume surpassed Visa’s. However, DWF Labs’ Andrei Grachev warns of systemic risks like redemption pressure and reserve management. Stablecoin Transaction Value Surpasses Visa Volumes Stablecoins...
Stripe Tests New Stablecoin Project as $3.7T Market Looms
26.4.2025
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison said a stablecoin tool for companies outside US, UK and EU is ready for testing
Stripe opens testing for new stablecoin product following Bridge acquisition
25.4.2025
Stripe, a global payments platform, is building a new US dollar stablecoin product for companies based outside the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe in a move that may further expand the footprint of the dollar around the world.Stripe CEO Patrick Collison confirmed the product on...
Stripe opens testing for new stablecoin product following Bridge acquisition
25.4.2025
Stripe, a global payments platform, is building a new US dollar stablecoin product for companies based outside the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe in a move that may further expand the footprint of the dollar around the world.Stripe CEO Patrick Collison confirmed the product on...
Stablecoins Could Bring 'ChatGPT' Moment to Blockchain Adoption, Hit $3.7T by 2030: Citi
25.4.2025
Stablecoin issuers could become one of the top U.S. Treasury holders, surpassing major sovereign nations, the report projected
Stacks' STX Is Week's Best Performer as Bitgo Link Seen Boosting Institutional Use
25.4.2025
The Stacks-based DeFi ecosystem has seen a significant increase in liquidity, with stablecoin supply surging over 400% in the first quarter
Coinbase Joins Forces With Paypal to Supercharge Crypto Payments
25.4.2025
Coinbase and Paypal are unleashing a payments revolution, fusing stablecoin tech with mass adoption muscle to drive billions onchain through frictionless, instant digital transactions. Coinbase and Paypal Collide to Supercharge Crypto Payments—Onchain Adoption Begins Coinbase has broadened...
Coinbase Introduces Free Conversion for PayPal's PYUSD as Stablecoin Competition Intensifies
24.4.2025
The partnership is another sign of stablecoin issuers jockeying for market share as regulation in the U.S. is advancing
Stablecoin Legislation Must Ensure Financial Privacy
24.4.2025
Lawmakers designing stablecoin legislation must ensure that anti-money laundering measures don’t open the door to unfettered financial surveillance of stablecoin users, says Cato Institute’s Jennifer J. Schulp
Tether Boosts Stake in Juventus to Over 10%
24.4.2025
The stablecoin issuer first invested in the Italian football club back in February, and has now raised its stake in it
Paypal Seeks to Drive PYUSD Adoption With 3.7% Reward on Users’ Stablecoin Holdings
23.4.2025
Paypal is launching a new rewards program for its stablecoin PYUSD, offering U.S. users a 3.7% annual return to boost adoption in the competitive stablecoin market. Incentivizing Use of PYUSD Paypal Holdings is launching a new rewards program for its stablecoin PYUSD to boost adoption of...
PayPal to offer 3.7% yield on stablecoin balances: Report
23.4.2025
Payments behemoth PayPal plans to offer a 3.7% yield on balances held in its PayPal USD stablecoin.According to an April 23 Bloomberg report, a PayPal representative said that the measure aims to encourage more usage of the firm’s stablecoin. The new program is purportedly expected to launch...