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.

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Circle Wants AI Payments to Create an Entirely New Stablecoin Market

Circle Wants AI Payments to Create an Entirely New Stablecoin Market
Circle Wants AI Payments to Create an Entirely New Stablecoin Market
August 05, 2026  |  Earnings

Circle’s latest earnings suggest USDC is beginning to separate from the crypto cycle just as autonomous software agents create a potentially new market for digital...

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Samsung Pursues Digital Assets With Crypto Exchange Deal and Stablecoin Push
Samsung Pursues Digital Assets With Crypto Exchange Deal and Stablecoin Push
August 04, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Samsung’s recent announcements that it is adding stablecoin support to new smartphones and that it acquired a stake in cryptocurrency exchange operator Dunamu suggest the...

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Dakota Eyes Pivot From Money Services Firm to Regulated Bank
Dakota Eyes Pivot From Money Services Firm to Regulated Bank
August 04, 2026  |  Banking

Programmable money movement firm Dakota is seeking a national trust bank charter, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 4) message to customers. A charter from the...

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Western Union and Rain Take Stablecoins Mainstream Across Visa Network
Western Union and Rain Take Stablecoins Mainstream Across Visa Network
August 04, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Western Union and global stablecoin platform Rain launched a stablecoin-based solution designed to enable users to hold dollar value, protect their money in markets where...

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Italy’s Central Bank Finds Stablecoins Still Can’t Beat Traditional Payments
Italy’s Central Bank Finds Stablecoins Still Can’t Beat Traditional Payments
August 04, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins make perfect sense on paper. It goes without saying that if you replace a chain of correspondent banks with a blockchain transaction, then cross-border...

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Mastercard Finalizes Purchase of Crypto Infrastructure Platform BVNK
Mastercard Finalizes Purchase of Crypto Infrastructure Platform BVNK
August 03, 2026  |  Acquiring

Mastercard says it has completed its acquisition of cryptocurrency infrastructure platform BVNK. The deal is designed to help Mastercard offer more choice in “how people...

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Stablecoins Turn Corporate Cash Into Working Inventory
Stablecoins Turn Corporate Cash Into Working Inventory
August 03, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins change how liquidity is managed, not simply how payments move. And findings in the July 2026 edition of the Payments Innovation Tracker® Series, a PYMNTS Intelligence...

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Circle Adds New York Trust Charter to Growing Slate of Licenses
Circle Adds New York Trust Charter to Growing Slate of Licenses
July 31, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle Internet Trust Company, which does business as Circle New York Trust, has received a limited purpose trust charter from the New York State Department...

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