Payment Networks Are Quietly Routing Stablecoins Behind the Card Rails
The consumer sees a card. The settlement leg increasingly does not touch a correspondent bank, and that is the part that was actually broken.
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Tether Weighs a US-Domiciled Token Rather Than Rebuild USDT
The largest stablecoin issuer still does not know whether it can operate in the United States from 2027. Its answer is a second token, not a new reserve model.
Circle Presses Its OCC Trust Charter as USDC Leans Into the Rulebook
Circle has spent two years betting that regulation is a moat rather than a cost. The GENIUS rulemaking is where that bet gets settled.
OCC Targets November for Final Stablecoin Rules Under the GENIUS Act
The statute passed in 2025. The rules that make it operable are still being written, and issuers are planning against a March 2027 effective date.
Sber to Take USDT, Ether as Loan Collateral; CBDC Skepticism
Latest News Published Aug 30, 2026 Russia’s largest bank, Sber, plans to accept USDT and Ether alongside Bitcoin as loan collateral as the country introduces regulated crypto trading under a new law. Russia’s largest…
Bullish Extends $100M Stablecoin Facility to USD.AI for GPU Loans
Institutional crypto exchange operator Bullish has provided USD.AI with a $100 million stablecoin-based debt facility to finance loans secured by GPU infrastructure, the companies announced Friday. USD.AI will use the…
MiCA Targets USDT in Europe, But Global Demand Persists
Europe’s crackdown on Tether’s USDT is entering a new phase. When Revolut told European users it would delist USDT after Aug. 31, it became another in a long line of European platforms restricting access to the world’s…
Toyota Finance Sells Tokenized Bonds via Toyota Wallet
Toyota’s finance arm is launching a tokenized bond that retail investors can buy directly through the Japanese carmaker’s mobile payment app, Toyota Wallet. Toyota Finance said Tuesday that applications have opened for…
IMF: Local Stablecoins Could Drive Dollar Token Demand
Domestic-currency stablecoins intended to curb reliance on dollar-backed tokens could instead make it easier for users to move funds into digital dollars, according to a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
BitGo Cuts 15% of Staff to Prioritize Stablecoins and AI
Crypto infrastructure company BitGo Holdings laid off about 15% of its staff on Thursday as its CEO pledged to focus the company on areas including trading, stablecoins and artificial intelligence. “Today I'm sharing a…
Bitcoin Faces Pressure After Trump Remarks and STRC Weakness
Key takeaways: Bitcoin remains under pressure from $2.1 billion in ETF outflows in June and an ongoing discount relative to global Bitcoin/USDT pairs. Strategy’s STRC stock shows weakness, highlighting growing concerns…
Trump-linked Firm to Pay UFC Bonuses in USD1 Stablecoin
Some of the fighters in Sunday's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on the White House lawn will be paid bonuses in stablecoins issued by the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial. On Monday, World…