Stablecoins


Markets

DeFi Protocol Usual's Surge Catapults Hashnote's Tokenized Treasury Over BlackRock's BUIDL

Hashnote's USYC is the primary backing asset of the red-hot decentralized finance protocol Usual, whose USD0 stablecoin zoomed over $1 billion market capitalization in a few months.

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Opinion

Three Predictions For 2025

2024 has been a pivotal year for crypto. However, the real turning point is still to come. Here are three predictions for 2025 that could help ignite it, says Marcin Kazmierczak.

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Markets

Stablecoin Market Cap Hits $200B Milestone, Could Double in 2025 as Adoption Accelerates

Asset manager Bitwise sees the stablecoin market growing to $400 billion next year, with U.S. legislation, fintech adoption and global payments driving the growth.

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Markets

XRP Rallies 10% as Ripple's Stablecoin Gets Regulatory Approval, CEO Garlinghouse Says

The approval is a necessary step towards the public launch of the RLUSD token, which is currently in test mode on Ethereum and XRP Ledger.

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Crypto for Advisors: 2025 Stablecoin Outlook

As representations of assets, such as a fiat currency, on the internet, stablecoins offer unmatched flexibility, speed, and availability — key factors driving their increasing adoption.


Markets

Stablecoins Could Grow to 10% of U.S. Money Supply: Standard Chartered and Zodia Markets

Cross-border payments and FX-equivalent transactions are key areas of growth, the report said.

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Markets

Stablecoins Hit Record $190B Market Cap, Surpassing Pre-Terra Crash Peak: CCData

Demand for stablecoins soared as investors poured capital into cryptos after Trump's election victory.

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Finance

Juiced USDS Yields Woo Solana Traders to Sky's Stablecoin

Sky's Solana rollout has been a smashing success. Will it last?

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Finance

Kraken, Tether-Backed Dutch Firm Rolls Out MiCA-Compliant Euro, U.S. Dollar Stablecoins

The issuance comes at a time when the European stablecoin market is poised for a shake-up as regulations for issuers will enter into full force by the end of this year.

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Finance

Tether Reports $2.5B Profit in Q3, Holds Over $100B of U.S. Treasuries

The company also owns a significant amount of gold and the big move higher in the yellow metal boosted profits.

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