Stablecoins
Institutional

A16z raises $2.2B for new fund backing stablecoins, prediction markets

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto investment arm said its new fund would seek to back projects that “people keep using when the…
Markets

Lighter Names USDC as Preferred Stablecoin in New Circle Partnership

The agreement spans spot and perpetual trading, settlement, liquidations, and onboarding flows on the decentralized exchange. Read Full Story at…
Infrastructure

Western Union begins USDPT stablecoin rollout on Solana

Western Union is one of several remittance firms that announced stablecoin plans after the US passed the stablecoin-friendly GENIUS Act…
Payments

Polygon Launches Shielded USDC and USDT Payments

The Polygon wallet now offers a “Privately Send” option that hides sender, receiver, and amount onchain, with KYT screening built…
DeFi

Circle, Coinbase lead crypto stocks rally amid Clarity Act progress, bitcoin hitting $80,000

The market is starting to price in potential winners as stablecoin yield compromise opens path for passing key U.S. digital…
Payments

CLARITY Act markup could come next week after stablecoin deal breakthrough

The CLARITY Act is moving toward its next procedural test after Senate negotiators released compromise language on stablecoin rewards last…
DeFi

Senators Release CLARITY Act Stablecoin Yield Compromise as White House Pushes for May Markup

The bipartisan compromise bans passive stablecoin yield but allows activity-based rewards, clearing the final major hurdle to a Senate Banking…
Institutional

Fake HSBC bank stablecoins hit the market showcasing dangerous new crypto scam wave

The most dangerous stablecoin scam probably looks nothing like what most people picture. There’s no anonymous founder, no Discord full…
Payments

A Tether-linked billionaire poured £22M into UK politics – Now new donation rules may close the door

Christopher Harborne is British-born, Cambridge-educated, and has lived in Thailand since 1996. He goes by the Thai name Chakrit Sakunkrit,…
Institutional

Brazil's central bank bans stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments

The ban applies to fintechs and payment firms, closing the back-end payment rail for cross-border flows, but individual crypto investors…