Crypto Long & Short: Inside the 300-to-1 onchain gap between the dollar and euro
Ryan Connor of RockawayX writes that the dollar leads the euro about 3 to 1 across the offchain economy and more than 300 to 1 onchain. Europegged stablecoins…
PayPal expands stablecoin rails with custom token issuance platform
The PYUSDx stablecoin developer platform, backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD), is built with the help of M0 and MoonPay. Source:CoinDesk
U.S. Bank takes next step towards launching its stablecoin with cross-border payment test
The fifthlargest U.S. commercial bank said it is exploring USBDC stablecoin for treasury payments, liquidity management and collateral after completing a live…
Jack Dorsey’s Block seeks US trust bank charter for Bitcoin, stablecoin
The proposed Builders Bank would offer federally supervised digital asset custody but would not accept deposits or issue loans. Source:Cointelegraph
Franklin Templeton digital asset veteran takes helm at StablecoinX
Former Franklin Templeton digital asset executive Christopher Jensen will lead StablecoinX, the largest corporate holder of Ethena’s ENA token.…
Visa brings onchain credit to its growing stablecoin card business
Visa is combining VisaNet settlement data with blockchain lending as stablecoin payment volume on its network jumps nearly 200% year over year.…
Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million
The deal could grant Circle vital, regulated "lastmile" infrastructure, bridging the gap between stablecoins and traditional local banking systems.…
Visa combines VisaNet data with onchain lending to power stablecoin card working capital
Visa's stablecoin settlement volume surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate, up 15x year over year. Now it wants blockchain lenders to use that data to…
Uzbekistan begins government bond-backed stablecoin payment pilot
Humo Digital will test HUMO payments with more than 20 merchants under a sandbox jointly overseen by NAPP and Uzbekistan’s central bank. Source:Cointelegraph
Stablecoins could save South Korean merchants up to $3.8 billion a year, budget office says
South Korea’s budget office warned that stablecoin adoption could reduce banks' roles as credit intermediaries and potentially destabilize token pegs during…
Swiss stablecoin sandbox enters testing phase, adds two new partners
Financial market operator SIX and payment app TWINT have joined numerous banks in the sandbox seeking to develop a Swiss francbased stablecoin.…
Stablecoin wallets challenge traditional bank accounts as main consumer money hub
Industry leaders debate whether digital dollar wallets will dismantle traditional bank accounts or simply modernize the underlying infrastructure.…