stablecoins

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to minimize the volatility of the price of the stablecoin, relative to some "stable" asset or basket of assets. A stablecoin can be pegged to a cryptocurrency, fiat money, or to exchange-traded commodities.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Binance Makes $100 Million Bet on Circle’s USDC Stablecoin
Binance Makes $100 Million Bet on Circle’s USDC Stablecoin
September 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance and Circle are teaming to promote access to Circle’s stablecoin in emerging markets. With this expanded, five-year agreement, Binance is investing $100 million in Circle, issuer of...

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Mastercard and SoFi Team on Stablecoin Settlement to Cards
Mastercard and SoFi Team on Stablecoin Settlement to Cards
September 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Mastercard and SoFi Technologies are now using stablecoin settlement across SoFi Bank, N.A.’s debit and credit card program, SoFi said in a Tuesday (Sept. 22)...

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OCC Opens Three Bank Doors to Stablecoins and AI Agents
OCC Opens Three Bank Doors to Stablecoins and AI Agents
September 20, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

U.S. financial regulators have issued conditional approvals for three new national trust banks. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Friday (Sept....

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Stablecoins Court CFOs as Crypto Loses Washington
Stablecoins Court CFOs as Crypto Loses Washington
September 17, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Washington’s attempt to advance comprehensive crypto market-structure legislation stalled out on Tuesday (Sept. 15). That, in effect, leaves stablecoins as the presumptive standalone regulated U.S....

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Circle Launches Agentic Commerce Blockchain Arc With 100+ Partners
Circle Launches Agentic Commerce Blockchain Arc With 100+ Partners
September 16, 2026  |  Blockchain

Circle has introduced Arc, a blockchain designed for financial markets, real-time money movement and agentic economic activity. Arc launches with integration into Circle’s platform, including the...

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Treasury Rethinks AML Rules for Banks That Know Their Customers
Treasury Rethinks AML Rules for Banks That Know Their Customers
September 15, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Treasury may raise longstanding bank reporting thresholds and take into account how long financial institutions have known their customers, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers...

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Visa and Circle Back Stablecoin Payments Platform Velocity
Visa and Circle Back Stablecoin Payments Platform Velocity
September 15, 2026  |  Investments

Stablecoin payments and treasury platform Velocity has raised $10 million in new funding. The financing will support Velocity’s work to provide stablecoin infrastructure to issuers, acquirers, payment...

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Mastercard CFO Outlines Growth Strategy Driven by Stablecoins and Value-Added Services
Mastercard CFO Outlines Growth Strategy Driven by Stablecoins and Value-Added Services
September 14, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Incoming Mastercard Chief Financial Officer Ling Hai, who assumed that role Aug. 3, outlined a growth-focused capital allocation strategy that includes frontline sales, targeted acquisition...

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77% Would Choose Their Existing Financial App for a Digital Asset Wallet
77% Would Choose Their Existing Financial App for a Digital Asset Wallet
September 14, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital assets may reach the checkout faster by asking consumers to change less about how they pay. The July 2026 Payments Innovation Tracker, “From Asset...

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