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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Federal Agencies Propose Identity Verification Rule for Stablecoin Issuers

Federal Agencies Propose Identity Verification Rule for Stablecoin Issuers
Federal Agencies Propose Identity Verification Rule for Stablecoin Issuers
June 18, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Five federal agencies are seeking public comment on a proposal to require certain payment stablecoin issuers to maintain a customer identification program. “The proposal would...

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Trace Finance Raises $32 Million for Stablecoin Infrastructure Offering
Trace Finance Raises $32 Million for Stablecoin Infrastructure Offering
June 17, 2026  |  Investments

Cross-border payments/stablecoin settlement infrastructure company Trace Finance has raised $32 million in new funding. The Series A financing, announced Wednesday (June 17), will help Trace...

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MiCA’s Moment of Truth: Can Crypto Survive the Regulation It Asked For?
MiCA’s Moment of Truth: Can Crypto Survive the Regulation It Asked For?
June 17, 2026  |  Blockchain

The question for banks and payment players isn’t whether crypto is becoming compliant, but whether compliance finally makes crypto useful. For years, crypto firms argued...

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British Neobank Plasma Debuts Stablecoin Banking Product
British Neobank Plasma Debuts Stablecoin Banking Product
June 17, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

U.K. neobank Plasma has launched what it calls its flagship stablecoin banking product. Plasma One, announced Wednesday (June 17), is part of what the company...

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23% of CFOs See Stablecoins Gaining Ground
23% of CFOs See Stablecoins Gaining Ground
June 17, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins may be finding their lane with chief financial officers, not as a financial revolution, but as a controlled way to move money through more...

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Nigeria Leads Africa’s Adoption of Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments
Nigeria Leads Africa’s Adoption of Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments
June 16, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Nigeria has become sub-Saharan Africa’s leader in cross-border stablecoin payments. That’s according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report published Tuesday (June 16), showing that...

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Wyoming’s State Stablecoin Becomes Ground Zero for Crypto Debate
Wyoming’s State Stablecoin Becomes Ground Zero for Crypto Debate
June 16, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Wyoming has become the first state in the U.S. to launch its own stablecoin. And with that launch, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (June 16), comes a debate...

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Stablecoins Give Micropayments a Second Shot
Stablecoins Give Micropayments a Second Shot
June 15, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Micropayments are arguably, and so far, among the digital realm’s great unrealized opportunities. Every few years, advances in payments technology have revived predictions that consumers...

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