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

FDIC and OCC Both Want to Be Stablecoins’ New Boss

FDIC and OCC Both Want to Be Stablecoins’ New Boss
FDIC and OCC Both Want to Be Stablecoins’ New Boss
May 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Washington has decided that stablecoins are too significant, economically and systemically, to remain outside the regulatory perimeter. Now comes the rulemaking. With the GENIUS Act’s...

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Senate Puts Long-Stalled Crypto Bill on This Week’s Agenda
Senate Puts Long-Stalled Crypto Bill on This Week’s Agenda
May 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. senators are preparing to take up legislation establishing a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. Progress on the so-called CLARITY Act had been on hold since...

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Binance Says Crypto Platforms Fill In for Banks in Emerging Markets
Binance Says Crypto Platforms Fill In for Banks in Emerging Markets
May 10, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

New research from Binance finds that users in emerging markets are fueling global cryptocurrency adoption.  Emerging markets (EMs) accounted for 77% of new users on...

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SEC Chairman Urges Clear Rules for On-Chain Trading
SEC Chairman Urges Clear Rules for On-Chain Trading
May 08, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins said Friday (May 8) that he believes the SEC must provide greater clarity around on-chain financial markets and...

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FIS Frames Tokenized Deposits as Banks’ Answer to Stablecoins
FIS Frames Tokenized Deposits as Banks’ Answer to Stablecoins
May 08, 2026  |  Earnings

As banks revisit the architecture underpinning payments, fraud controls and digital money movement, FIS’ latest earnings call on Friday (May 8) positioned the company connective...

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ECB President Lagarde Says Stablecoins Fail to Support Euro Ambitions
ECB President Lagarde Says Stablecoins Fail to Support Euro Ambitions
May 08, 2026  |  Blockchain

Europe must build its own modernized settlement solutions anchored by central bank money, because stablecoins alone have structural weaknesses, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Friday (May 8)....

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Coinbase’s Reinvention Hits a Wall With $394 Million Quarterly Loss
Coinbase’s Reinvention Hits a Wall With $394 Million Quarterly Loss
May 07, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

As crypto gained ground in both Washington and Wall Street over the past two years, Coinbase worked to position itself as the mature face of...

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Overcharged and Underserved: Remitly’s New CEO Sees a Big Opening in Cross-Border Payments
Overcharged and Underserved: Remitly’s New CEO Sees a Big Opening in Cross-Border Payments
May 07, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Watch more: Need to Know With Remitly’s Sebastian Gunningham Sending money across borders should be simple by now. We live in a world where you...

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