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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The US Senate Calendar Is Becoming Crypto Markets’ Biggest Whale
The US Senate Calendar Is Becoming Crypto Markets’ Biggest Whale
July 01, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Six months ago, the crypto industry believed the 2026 legislative calendar would give it a policy sweep across both stablecoins and digital asset markets. It...

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Kraken Platform Payward Acquires Payments Firm Reap
Kraken Platform Payward Acquires Payments Firm Reap
July 01, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Payward, the financial infrastructure platform behind cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has acquired payments infrastructure firm Reap. The deal, announced in May and completed Wednesday (July 1),...

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Stablecoins Outgrow the Exchanges That Built Them
Stablecoins Outgrow the Exchanges That Built Them
July 01, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins and exchanges once solved each other’s biggest problem. Now they are each trying to compete for the other’s role in the financial value chain....

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Open USD’s Biggest Challenge Isn’t Circle or Tether, It’s History
Open USD’s Biggest Challenge Isn’t Circle or Tether, It’s History
July 01, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Institutional memory tends to go out the window when covering crypto’s innovations. But the Tuesday (June 30) announcement that more than 140 companies spanning the...

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Open USD Just Turned the Stablecoin Race Into an Ecosystem Contest
Open USD Just Turned the Stablecoin Race Into an Ecosystem Contest
June 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The formula for stablecoin success was, at least until Tuesday (June 30), a relatively simple one. Whoever controlled issuance of the largest digital asset by...

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Visa and Google Sign on to Use Money Movement Stablecoin OpenUSD
Visa and Google Sign on to Use Money Movement Stablecoin OpenUSD
June 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Several of the world’s payments and tech giants have agreed to use the money movement stablecoin Open USD. That coin is set to go live...

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UK Reduces Capital Requirements for Stablecoin Issuers
UK Reduces Capital Requirements for Stablecoin Issuers
June 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K. has introduced new digital asset regulations as part of its ongoing quest to become a cryptocurrency hub. The country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued new rules Tuesday...

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Plasma Wants to Be the First Stablecoin Bank
Plasma Wants to Be the First Stablecoin Bank
June 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Plasma’s Zaheer Ebtikar Start with the part nobody in the payments industry wants to hear. Stablecoins probably won’t win...

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Ethereum Built Stablecoins. Its Price Drop Reveals Their Biggest Shift Yet
Ethereum Built Stablecoins. Its Price Drop Reveals Their Biggest Shift Yet
June 29, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain by market capitalization, fell roughly 25% in June amid a corporate restructuring. The correction stands out less for its size than...

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