Stablecoins


Markets

Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC Combined Supply Grew $3B Amid Crypto Market Rebound

Stablecoins serve a key role in the crypto space and their expanding supply is usually a sign of health of the broader market.

Ethereum ETFs drew in inflows despite ETH's plunge on Monday.(Shutterstock)

Finance

Ripple Begins Testing Its Stablecoin on Ethereum and XRP Ledger

The company said it plans to use both Ripple USD (RLUSD) and XRP for cross-border payments services.

Ripple (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Stablecoin Balance Sheets Can Be Supervised, BIS and UK Central Bank Project Claims

Project Pyxtrial is a first step towards a tool that could support supervisors and regulators in proactively detecting issues in stablecoin backing, a report said.

BIS building (BIS)

Finance

Circle Said to Be Trading Around $5B Valuation Ahead of Planned IPO: Sources

The issuer of stablecoin USDC was valued at as much as $9 billion when it first tried to go public in a failed SPAC deal in 2022.

Circle Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte (left) and CEO Jeremy Allaire (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Bank of England to Carry Out CBDC, Digital Ledger Experiments

In a new discussion paper, the U.K. central bank also said it wants to ensure stablecoins are interchangeable with the pound.

Bank of England (Camomile Shumba)

Policy

Stablecoin Default Guarantees Pose Risks to the Issuing Banks, Swiss Regulator Says

FINMA's guidance explains how banks can limit the risks associated with guaranteeing stablecoin customers' deposits.

(Thiago de Andrade/ Unsplash)

Policy

Standard Chartered, Animoca, and Three Others Join HKMA's Stablecoin Sandbox as Participants

On Wednesday, Hong Kong's central bank also said that it planned to present a bill on fiat-referenced stablecoins to the Legislative Council later this year.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Videos

How Blackbird Brings Dining Experiences On-Chain

Base creator Jesse Pollak discusses how Blackbird, a product built on Base, is bringing dining experiences on-chain and improving transaction methods for small businesses through stablecoins.

Recent Videos

Videos

How On-Chain Consumer Products Represent an Industry Shift

Base creator Jesse Pollak weighs in on the crypto industry's shift from building mostly financial products to real-world use cases on the blockchain. Plus, the significance of stablecoins like USDC and EURC when it comes to improving payment systems.

Recent Videos

Finance

Tether Taps Chainalysis Chief Economist Philip Gradwell as Economics Head

Gradwell will be responsible for quantifying the Tether economy to regulators.

Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.