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

Circle and Nium Launch Stablecoin Settlement Partnership

Circle and Nium Launch Stablecoin Settlement Partnership
Circle and Nium Launch Stablecoin Settlement Partnership
May 27, 2026  |  Partnerships

Nium and Circle have teamed to link stablecoin settlement with global payout infrastructure. The partnership will see the cross-border payments company join Circle’s Payments Network (CPN) as a...

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SoFi Makes Stablecoin Available to Its 14.7 Million Members
SoFi Makes Stablecoin Available to Its 14.7 Million Members
May 27, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

SoFi Technologies’ bank-issued, U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin SoFiUSD is now available for SoFi members to buy, sell, hold and convert directly within the SoFi app. “Members...

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Tether Aims to Help Georgia Launch National Stablecoin
Tether Aims to Help Georgia Launch National Stablecoin
May 25, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin issuer Tether is working with the nation of Georgia to launch a national stablecoin. The collaboration marks one of the first efforts to put...

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FDIC Sets Bank Secrecy Act Standards for Stablecoin Issuers
FDIC Sets Bank Secrecy Act Standards for Stablecoin Issuers
May 22, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors has taken another step in implementing the GENIUS Act by approving a proposed rule that would implement Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and...

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Big Banks Challenge ECB’s Digital Euro Over Cash Flight Fears
Big Banks Challenge ECB’s Digital Euro Over Cash Flight Fears
May 22, 2026  |  CBDC

The European Central Bank’s effort to build a homegrown payments system using a digital euro is being slowed by European banks’ concerns that the solution...

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Brussels Wants Crypto Control. Washington Wants Momentum
Brussels Wants Crypto Control. Washington Wants Momentum
May 21, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The EU’s landmark crypto framework is entering its first recalibration phase, barely two years after implementation began. On Wednesday (May 20) the European Commission officially...

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Stablecoins Target B2B Settlement as Marketplaces Scale
Stablecoins Target B2B Settlement as Marketplaces Scale
May 21, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Stablecoins have always been an answer in search of the right problem. As issuers chase a breakout scaling moment across a crowded field of use...

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Fed Report Shows Crypto Still Has an Everyday Use Problem
Fed Report Shows Crypto Still Has an Everyday Use Problem
May 20, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A decade into the crypto experiment, digital assets today still function primarily as an investment vehicle, not as money. The Federal Reserve’s May 2026 “Economic...

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