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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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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Stripe Helps Data Firm Dune Accept Stablecoin Payments
Stripe Helps Data Firm Dune Accept Stablecoin Payments
July 30, 2026  |  Blockchain

Dune says it is one of Europe’s first companies to receive stablecoin payments through Stripe. The new integration means Dune’s enterprise customers can now pay...

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Mastercard Says Cards Will Power Agentic Commerce
Mastercard Says Cards Will Power Agentic Commerce
July 30, 2026  |  Earnings

While Mastercard reported another quarter of double-digit revenue growth Thursday (July 30), executives devoted much of their second-quarter earnings discussion to explaining why agentic artificial...

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Visa Expands Money Movement as Card Spending Accelerates
Visa Expands Money Movement as Card Spending Accelerates
July 28, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Visa’s latest earnings call put two different versions of digital commerce on the same balance sheet. Version one: Consumers are still spending more on credit...

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The Stablecoin Sandwich Is Missing the Trust Layer
The Stablecoin Sandwich Is Missing the Trust Layer
July 27, 2026  |  Blockchain

The stablecoin sandwich has become one of the most persuasive models for explaining how digital currencies like stablecoins can improve cross-border payments. The way the...

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