Stablecoin

Donald Trump Jr., co-founder of World Liberty Financial, cheered the dollar-pegged World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) stablecoin hitting a $5 billion market capitalization on Wednesday. Trump Family Cheers USD1’s Success Trump Jr. posted a CoinMarketCap screenshot on X to highlight...

Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER) CEO Dara Khosrowshahi once stressed the importance of embracing cryptocurrencies for practical purposes rather than as a “store of value.” Stablecoins Over Bitcoin? At the Bloomberg Tech Summit in San Francisco on June 6, 2025, Khosrowshahi called...

Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GLXY) CEO Mike Novogratz said Wednesday that the cryptocurrency industry will have to eventually compromise on the controversial stablecoin rewards clause in the market structure bill. Will Crypto Lobby Lose Against Banking Lobby? In a discussion with SkyBridge...

President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial announced Wednesday that it has applied for a U.S. national banking license to issue and custody its dollar-pegged World Liberty Financial USD (USD1) stablecoin. A Federally-Regulated Stablecoin Bank? The decentralized finance platform...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with a response from Barclays. British banking behemoth Barclays PLC (NYSE:BCS) has ventured into the stablecoin settlement space with its first-of-a-kind investment in Ubyx. Barclays’ Entry Into Stablecoin Industry? Barclays bought a stake in...

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) on Thursday announced it has partnered with Aquanow. The partnership aims to expand its stablecoin settlement capabilities across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the African region (CEMEA). V stock is taking a breather. Get the scoop here. The integration of...

Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) just got slapped with the lowest possible stability score from S&P Global — and in the same breath, it's quietly buying more gold than sovereign nations. Only in crypto does the market's bedrock stablecoin get labeled structurally fragile the very week it starts...

Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of Tether (CRYPTO: USDT), questioned on Wednesday the methodologies adopted by traditional rating agencies after the S&P downgraded the stablecoin issuer’s stability rating. Tether CEO Challenges TradFi Ratings Ardoino slammed S&P Global Ratings in an X post,...

Capital markets analyst The Kobeissi Letter said Wednesday that the cryptocurrency sector is becoming part of a "global gold rush," noting a significant increase in the reserves held by stablecoin issuer Tether (CRYPTO: USDT). Tether: One Of Gold’s Biggest Buyers In an X post, Kobeissi Letter...

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL), said Wednesday that “regulatory” clarity provided by the GENIUS Act was one of the major reasons behind the company’s strong performance in the third quarter. GENIUS Act Impact? During Circle's third-quarter earnings...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) wanted to upend the financial system; Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) quietly built one of its own. With more than $135 billion parked in U.S. Treasuries — more than South Korea — and $10 billion in profits this year alone, the world's biggest stablecoin issuer has become something the...

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether (CRYPTO: USDT), announced Wednesday that the stablecoin issuer holds more U.S Treasuries than countries like South Korea and Germany. Tether On Track To Be A $200 Billion Holder, Says CEO In an X post, Ardoino revealed that Tether has become the 17th largest holder of U...

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) on Thursday outlined a plan to debut “NET Dollar,” a U.S. dollar–backed stablecoin it says will enable instant, secure payments as autonomous AI agents transact across the web. See if NET stock is worth your attention here. Cloudflare is pitching NET Dollar...

Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of stablecoin issuing company Tether (CRYPTO: USDT), revealed on Sunday that major automobile companies have begun accepting USDT payments in Bolivia. Tether CEO Invokes ‘Digital Dollar’ In an X post, Ardoino said that Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM), BYD (...

Singapore’s largest bank, DBS Group Holdings (OTC:DBSDY), asset management firm Franklin Templeton and blockchain company Ripple Labs (CRYPTO: XRP) have teamed up to provide accredited investors trading solutions backed by tokenized money market funds and U.S. dollar-pegged...