Stablecoins
Regulation

Vancouver Moves to Close Bitcoin Reserve Proposal After Legal Review

Over a year after Vancouver explored becoming a “Bitcoin-friendly city,” staff say municipal law bars holding Bitcoin in city reserves.…
Stablecoins

U.S. banking agencies say capital should be same for standard or tokenized securities

The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators clarified that the capital tally in banks needs identical treatment whether securities are…
Payments

Crypto Legislation Stalls in Washington as Banks, White House Clash Over Stablecoin Yields

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Legislation Stalls in Washington as Banks, White House Clash Over Stablecoin Yields U.S. crypto legislation has hit…
Payments

FATF Flags Peer-to-Peer Stablecoin Transfers as Top Money Laundering Risk

The Financial Action Task Force wants issuers to embed freeze and deny-list controls directly into smart contracts. Read Full Story…
Payments

FATF Flags Peer-to-Peer Stablecoin Transfers as Top Money Laundering Risk

The Financial Action Task Force wants issuers to embed freeze and deny-list controls directly into smart contracts. Read Full Story…
Institutional

Chamath Palihapitiya questions bitcoin’s role as central bank reserve asset

Billionaire Venture capitalist points to privacy and fungibility concerns, while debate grows over corporate bitcoin strategies such as Strategy’s massive…
Institutional

Chamath Palihapitiya questions bitcoin’s role as central bank reserve asset

Billionaire Venture capitalist points to privacy and fungibility concerns, while debate grows over corporate bitcoin strategies such as Strategy’s massive…
Institutional

ZeroHash applies for national trust bank charter to expand regulated stablecoin services

A charter would allow ZeroHash to operate under a single federal framework, rather than state-by-state rules and offer services aligned…
DeFi

Stablecoin inflows rebound to $1.7B as Washington battles over yield rules

Messari said weekly stablecoin inflows rose 414% to $1.7 billion as debate over yield-bearing stablecoins continued to stall US crypto…
Infrastructure

Western Union Partners with Crossmint to Launch USDPT Stablecoin on Solana

This partnership aims to leverage Solana’s speed and Western Union’s extensive network to facilitate seamless cross-border money transfers. Read Full…