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Stablecoins
Dollar tokens and the payment rails they run on: issuance, reserves, settlement and the firms moving money over them.
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Meta Launches Creator Stablecoin Payments Through Stripe Partnership
Social media giant begins paying select content creators in USDC across Colombia and Philippines markets
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Ripple’s Enterprise Treasury Platform Processes $13 Trillion as Digital Assets Enter Corporate Finance
The acquisition of GTreasury transforms enterprise cash management with native XRP and RLUSD support
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Banking Industry Pushes for Coordinated Approach to GENIUS Act Stablecoin Regulations
Major bank associations request extended comment periods to properly evaluate interconnected federal rules
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Circle Introduces Native Cross-Chain USDC Bridge to Eliminate Third-Party Transfer Risks
New infrastructure burns and mints USDC directly across 21 networks without wrapped tokens or liquidity pools
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Drift Protocol Secures $147.5M Recovery Package as Platform Switches to Tether’s USDT
Solana DEX shifts away from Circle’s USDC following $270M hack, with Tether leading bailout effort
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Tether Expands Bitcoin Treasury with $70 Million Purchase, Holdings Cross 97,000 BTC Threshold
USDT issuer’s systematic profit allocation strategy pushes bitcoin reserves to $7.16 billion value
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Wyoming Launches FRNT Stablecoin on Hedera Network After Rigorous Selection Process
State-backed digital currency becomes first U.S. government token to deploy on Hedera’s enterprise blockchain
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Banking Industry Pressure Forces Stablecoin Compromise in Crypto Clarity Act Negotiations
Lawmakers seek middle ground on yield restrictions to advance stalled Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
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Circle Demonstrates Stablecoin Efficiency with $68M in Internal Treasury Operations
Major USDC issuer completes intercompany transfers in under 30 minutes, bypassing traditional banking delays
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Western Union Prepares to Launch USDPT Stablecoin on Solana Network
Traditional remittance giant enters digital assets with USD-backed token targeting global payments infrastructure
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Chicago Infrastructure Provider ZeroHash Pursues Federal Banking Charter for Stablecoin Operations
The crypto infrastructure company joins a growing list of digital asset firms seeking OCC approval to streamline regulatory compliance.
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Reserve Bank of Australia Taps Hedera’s Enterprise Blockchain for Central Bank Digital Currency Research
Australia’s Project Acacia deploys private HashSphere network for wholesale CBDC testing alongside major financial institutions
