Stablecoins


Markets

U.S. Stablecoin Adoption Is Being Hindered by a Lack of Regulation, S&P Says

Institutional use of these cryptocurrencies will increase once rules are in place, the report said.

 Increasing the money supply is a hidden tax on everyone who holds that currency (Credit: iStockPhoto)

Markets

Tether May Have to Sell Some Bitcoin to Comply With U.S. Stablecoin Rules: JPMorgan

Company data suggests that Tether's reserves are 66% compliant under the STABLE Act and 83% under the GENIUS Act, the report said.

JPMorgan (Shutterstock)

Markets

Circle's USDC Hits Record Market Cap Over $56B as Stablecoin Demand Soars

USDC and USDT minting accelerated in the past weeks, providing a bullish signal for crypto markets despite declining token prices.

USDC market capitalization (CoinDesk Data)

CoinDesk Indices

Stablecoin Revolution: Challenging Risk-Free Rates With On-Chain Money Markets

DeFi’s base rate for lending stablecoins is a structural shift that challenges traditional finance by demonstrating the sustainability of high-yield, low-risk on-chain money markets, says Index Coop’s Crews Enochs.

City pedestrians business people

Policy

Fed's Powell Says He's Also Worried About Debanking That Strained U.S. Crypto

As crypto firms and their new government allies rail against U.S. regulators for chasing them out of banking, Powell says such tales are a worry he'll address.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

Markets

Tether Inflows to Exchanges Surged to $2.7B During Recent BTC Price Drop to $90K, Analytics Firm Says

The unusually high capital inflows likely stemmed from margin calls and bargain hunting.

Trump's crypto summit promises a volatile weekend. (dimitrisvetsikas1969/Pixabay)

Policy

U.S. Regulator Pursuing Tokenization Pilot to Tap Stablecoins as Collateral

Caroline Pham, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief tapped by President Donald Trump, is hosting a CEO summit on one of her longstanding policy aims.

Caroline Pham, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Finance

Tether Reports $13B Profit for 2024, With Rising Bitcoin, Gold Prices Contributing

The group also increased its bitcoin holdings last quarter for the first time since March, holding nearly 84,000 BTC worth about $7.8 billion as of year-end.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Markets

Stablecoin Market Surges Past $200B, Signaling Potential Crypto Price Upswing

The stablecoin market has grown by almost $40 billion since President Trump won the U.S. election.

Stablecoins: Market Cap Growth (CryptoQuant)

Finance

Tether Brings Its $140B USDT Stablecoin to Bitcoin and Lightning Networks

Stablecoins are increasingly popular for everyday uses like payments, remittances and savings, and Tether's expansion aims to spur activity to the Bitcoin-based ecosystem.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)