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

Fireblocks Intros Stablecoin Lending for Institutional Clients
Fireblocks Intros Stablecoin Lending for Institutional Clients
April 15, 2026  |  Blockchain

Fireblocks has debuted a feature that lets institutional customers lend stablecoins directly through its platform. The company’s Earn tool, announced Wednesday (April 15), allows users...

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Societe Generale Teams With Consensys to Expand Stablecoin Access
Societe Generale Teams With Consensys to Expand Stablecoin Access
April 15, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

French bank Societe Generale is expanding access to its dollar-denominated stablecoin. The lender on Wednesday (April 15) announced a collaboration between its crypto-focused division Societe Generale-FORGE and blockchain company Consensys to...

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Circle CEO Defends Company’s Response to Stablecoin Hacks
Circle CEO Defends Company’s Response to Stablecoin Hacks
April 13, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle’s CEO has reportedly responded to criticism over how his company handles illicit funds. During a press conference in Seoul, Jeremy Allaire said the stablecoin...

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Fed Finds Stablecoins Idle, Confirms PYMNTS Usage Gap
Fed Finds Stablecoins Idle, Confirms PYMNTS Usage Gap
April 10, 2026  |  Blockchain

Stablecoins were supposed to change payments. They haven’t. New Federal Reserve research shows the vast majority of stablecoins aren’t flowing through the real economy. They’re...

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The US Operationalized Stablecoins This Week, But Who’s Using Them?
The US Operationalized Stablecoins This Week, But Who’s Using Them?
April 10, 2026  |  Blockchain

The era of legal ambiguity surrounding stablecoins officially appears to be ending. In the United States, federal banking agencies released implementation rules under the GENIUS...

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Bank of France Pushes EU to Rein in Non-Euro-Backed Stablecoins
Bank of France Pushes EU to Rein in Non-Euro-Backed Stablecoins
April 10, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Bank of France is pressing for a strengthening of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), saying the current regulatory framework does not...

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New Stablecoin Rules Push Banks Into the Crypto Front Line
New Stablecoin Rules Push Banks Into the Crypto Front Line
April 09, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Rules governing stablecoins are taking concrete form, and the details suggest that banks and FinTechs will face a more exacting set of responsibilities than some...

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PODCAST: Stablecoins Are Moving Real Money, Just Not That Much of It Yet
PODCAST: Stablecoins Are Moving Real Money, Just Not That Much of It Yet
April 09, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The headlines would have you believe stablecoins are already eating the payments world. Hundreds of billions in market cap. Transaction volumes that allegedly rival Visa....

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Crypto Embraces Regulator-in-the-Loop Strategy as Federal Rules Roll Out
Crypto Embraces Regulator-in-the-Loop Strategy as Federal Rules Roll Out
April 08, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Few industries have fates as entwined with their regulatory guardrails as crypto. After all, few industries are as unregulated as crypto has traditionally been. At...

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