HIFI raises $37M to expand stablecoin payments, tokenized markets
HIFI CEO Zach Walsh told Cointelegraph the $37 million Series A is the company’s first priced funding round, though HIFI did not disclose its valuation.…
Trump administration weighs a global stablecoin plan to cement dollar's dominance
Washington is a mulling plan to actively promote USDbacked stablecoins worldwide in a bid to cement the greenback's global reserve status. Source：CoinDesk
US weighs overseas push for dollar-backed stablecoins: Bloomberg
The reported initiative could involve privatesector companies and several US agencies as Washington looks to expand the international use of dollarbacked…
US stablecoin adoption could surge with bank-like protections: Visa survey
The survey released by Visa posited that banklike protections for stablecoins could increase adoption in the US as companies are preparing for the enactment of…
Crypto Long & Short: Inside the chain settling $150 billion of stablecoins a week
Tron launched as a contentdistribution project and has become the settlement layer for a large share of the world's USDT, processing roughly $150 billion to…
Stablecoin cross-border flows surge 78%, defying crypto bear market
Crossborder stablecoin transfers surged as the wider crypto market shrank 37%, with Chainalysis pointing to growing use for trade, remittances and savings.…
AI agents will soon buy their own computing power and data using stablecoins, according to BlackRock
The asset manager sees payments as the nearerterm opportunity, while markets for computing capacity remain at an early stage Source：CoinDesk
Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate
Coinbase now allows users to borrow the USDC stablecoin against their bitcoin at a fixed interest rate and repayment date. Source：CoinDesk
AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRock
BlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity…
European central banks push to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking
Central bankers argue that indirect yield structures blur the line between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting financial system…
Why Payward-backed Reap is betting on non-USD stablecoins for 24/7 cross-border FX settlement
Reap is preparing to add a Mexican peso stablecoin and is exploring Hong Kong dollar, euro, won and yen tokens for foreign exchange outside banking hours.…
ECB, EU cenbanks seek changes in MiCA’s minimum bank deposit for stablecoins
The ECB and EU central banks want to replace MiCA’s stablecoin bankdeposit requirements with liquidity thresholds, warning that sudden withdrawals could strain…