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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SoFi Stablecoin to Power Faster Global Money Movement for Mastercard Users

SoFi Stablecoin to Power Faster Global Money Movement for Mastercard Users
SoFi Stablecoin to Power Faster Global Money Movement for Mastercard Users
March 03, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

SoFi Technologies’ U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin SoFiUSD is set to be enabled as a settlement option across Mastercard’s global payments network. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Tether Has Blocked $3.5 Billion in Crime-Linked Stablecoins Since 2023
Tether Has Blocked $3.5 Billion in Crime-Linked Stablecoins Since 2023
February 27, 2026  |  Blockchain

Tether has frozen $3.5 billion of its stablecoins since 2023 and a total of $4.2 billion since the company’s launch, in cases where the tokens were linked to illicit activity,...

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Barclays Accelerates Push Into Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits
Barclays Accelerates Push Into Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits
February 27, 2026  |  Blockchain

Barclays is looking to build a blockchain platform that could handle stablecoin payments and tokenized deposits, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 27), citing unnamed sources. Get...

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This Week in Stablecoins: FinTech, Big Tech and Regulation
This Week in Stablecoins: FinTech, Big Tech and Regulation
February 27, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins are out there; now they just need to work. The next phase for stablecoins may focus less on issuance and more on interoperability in...

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OCC Proposes Reserve and Risk Rules for Stablecoins
OCC Proposes Reserve and Risk Rules for Stablecoins
February 26, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued a proposed rulemaking to implement the GENIUS Act, the stablecoin legislation that was signed...

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Who Needs Whom? Card Networks, Stablecoins and the Future of Payments
Who Needs Whom? Card Networks, Stablecoins and the Future of Payments
February 26, 2026  |  Blockchain

Here is the question nobody in polite payments circles wants to ask out loud: Do the card networks need stablecoins—or do stablecoins need the card...

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Tether Investment Values Whop at $1.6 Billion as Stablecoins Go Mainstream
Tether Investment Values Whop at $1.6 Billion as Stablecoins Go Mainstream
February 25, 2026  |  Investments

Tether Investments said it aims to promote the use of stablecoin payments by making a strategic investment in Whop, an internet market designed to help...

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Interoperability Is Missing Layer Connecting Blockchains to Merchant Systems
Interoperability Is Missing Layer Connecting Blockchains to Merchant Systems
February 25, 2026  |  Blockchain

Interoperability in crypto payments has long been discussed as a technical aspiration. Over the past several months, it has started to look more like a...

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Revolut Picked to Test Stablecoins in UK’s Regulatory Sandbox
Revolut Picked to Test Stablecoins in UK’s Regulatory Sandbox
February 25, 2026  |  Blockchain

Revolut is among four companies being tapped to test stablecoin use in the U.K. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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