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

Middle Market Firms Limit Crypto Use to Payments, Not Treasury
Middle Market Firms Limit Crypto Use to Payments, Not Treasury
March 23, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Middle market firms have spent the past several years widening their use of faster payments, embedded finance tools and data-driven treasury systems, yet digital assets...

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Brazil Finance Chief Delays Controversial Crypto Tax as Election Nears
Brazil Finance Chief Delays Controversial Crypto Tax as Election Nears
March 23, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Brazil’s new finance minister, Dario Durigan, plans to postpone new rules on crypto taxation, Reuters reported Friday (March 20). These rules are among several controversial...

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Senators Say CLARITY Act Impasse Closer to Breaking
Senators Say CLARITY Act Impasse Closer to Breaking
March 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Lawmakers have reportedly made some progress on the cryptocurrency-focused CLARITY Act after weeks of impasse. The bill has been stalled in committee since January, but...

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Why CFOs Want Stablecoins Through Banks, Not Wallets
Why CFOs Want Stablecoins Through Banks, Not Wallets
March 20, 2026  |  Blockchain

The emerging model of treasury and payments optimization for adventurous CFOs isn’t crypto-native finance. It’s bank-native stablecoins. To understand the appeal, it can help to...

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Banks Make Their Move in Cross-Border Payments
Banks Make Their Move in Cross-Border Payments
March 19, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Cost-effective, streamlined and data-rich cross-border payments have long been the holy grail of global commerce. Stablecoins, after all, have been able to basically make their...

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Shopify Signals Stablecoin Preferences With USDC Integration
Shopify Signals Stablecoin Preferences With USDC Integration
March 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Merchant friction and user confusion are two big barriers holding retail stablecoins back. Or is it user friction and merchant confusion? Regardless, the success of...

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Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Highlights the 4 Barriers to Stablecoin Adoption
Mastercard’s BVNK Deal Highlights the 4 Barriers to Stablecoin Adoption
March 18, 2026  |  Blockchain

Crypto’s goal of replacing fiat has never been able to overcome certain roadblocks. Many of them are operational, not ideological. Stablecoin adoption, for example, has...

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Mastercard Buys BVNK in $1.8 Billion Bet on Stablecoin Settlement
Mastercard Buys BVNK in $1.8 Billion Bet on Stablecoin Settlement
March 17, 2026  |  Partnerships

There’s a fundamental flaw in how many observers view the stablecoin boom. There’s an assumption that the ability of stablecoins to improve settlement is equivalent...

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Ripple Launches Cross-Border Payments Expansion in Brazil
Ripple Launches Cross-Border Payments Expansion in Brazil
March 17, 2026  |  Cross-border Payments

Blockchain company Ripple has undertaken what it calls a major expansion in Brazil. “Powered by new product capabilities and accelerating customer adoption, Ripple is now...

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