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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FIS Says Digital Money Puts Bank Infrastructure to the Test
FIS Says Digital Money Puts Bank Infrastructure to the Test
October 22, 2026  |  Blockchain

Digital money is pushing banks toward making decisions about infrastructure well beyond whether to issue a token. Among the decisions that need to be made:...

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Stablecoins Need to Get Behind Cards, Not Replace Them
Stablecoins Need to Get Behind Cards, Not Replace Them
October 21, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Watch more: Paymentology Says AI Agents Must Earn the Right to Move Money The stablecoin industry has spent possibly too much time trying to reinvent...

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Mural Raises $15 Million to Help Companies Scale Agentic Finance
Mural Raises $15 Million to Help Companies Scale Agentic Finance
October 20, 2026  |  Investments

Financial infrastructure company Mural said it has raised $15 million in new funding. The Series A financing round will support the firm’s global expansion and...

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Treasury Stablecoin Proposal Draws Questions Over Foreign Access
Treasury Stablecoin Proposal Draws Questions Over Foreign Access
October 20, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Treasury’s effort to regulate payment stablecoins hinges on questions on when a coin has actually been issued, who issued it and how a stablecoin created...

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Circle and Proof Help Businesses Trust AI Agent Transactions
Circle and Proof Help Businesses Trust AI Agent Transactions
October 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Proof and Circle Internet Group said Monday (Oct. 19) that they will demonstrate at Money20/20 how open identity and payment protocols can work together to...

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Banks Can Slow Stablecoin Growth by Paying Depositors More, BIS Paper Finds
Banks Can Slow Stablecoin Growth by Paying Depositors More, BIS Paper Finds
October 19, 2026  |  Banking

Banks campaigning to prevent stablecoins from draining their deposit base may already hold a simple but powerful competitive tool. A new working paper published by...

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Mastercard Extends Risk Capabilities to Stablecoin Payments
Mastercard Extends Risk Capabilities to Stablecoin Payments
October 19, 2026  |  Blockchain

Mastercard introduced a risk intelligence solution designed to enable more secure stablecoin payments, the company said in a Monday (Oct. 19) press release. The new...

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Stablecoins Move From Making Payments to Making Loans
Stablecoins Move From Making Payments to Making Loans
October 19, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

More digital assets are moving into lending strategies, turning stablecoin and cryptocurrency holdings into credit exposure for investors seeking yield. The growth shows how the...

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Marqeta and Coinbase Take Stablecoin Spending Mainstream
Marqeta and Coinbase Take Stablecoin Spending Mainstream
October 16, 2026  |  Blockchain

Marqeta’s enterprise customers can now offer stablecoin-backed cards powered by Coinbase, the companies said in a Friday (Oct. 16) press release. This offering is enabled by a...

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