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

SoFi Bets $25 Billion on Putting Stablecoins Behind the Card Swipe

SoFi Bets $25 Billion on Putting Stablecoins Behind the Card Swipe
SoFi Bets $25 Billion on Putting Stablecoins Behind the Card Swipe
September 23, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Consumers and merchants were supposed to be the silver bullet driving scalable digital asset adoption. The cryptocurrency industry is mature enough for that to have...

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Thredd Taps Velocity to Speed Stablecoin-Powered Money Movement 
Thredd Taps Velocity to Speed Stablecoin-Powered Money Movement 
September 23, 2026  |  Partnerships

Thredd is expanding its issuer processing platform to include stablecoin-powered money movement capabilities. This expansion stems from a partnership with stablecoin treasury and settlement platform Velocity, Thredd...

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Fed’s SVB Report Exposes Old Bank Risks in Digital Assets
Fed’s SVB Report Exposes Old Bank Risks in Digital Assets
September 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The government never guaranteed the USDC stablecoin’s value. But when regulators protected Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) uninsured depositors, they rescued $3.3 billion backing the stablecoin...

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Binance Makes $100 Million Bet on Circle’s USDC Stablecoin
Binance Makes $100 Million Bet on Circle’s USDC Stablecoin
September 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance and Circle are teaming to promote access to Circle’s stablecoin in emerging markets. With this expanded, five-year agreement, Binance is investing $100 million in Circle, issuer of...

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Mastercard and SoFi Team on Stablecoin Settlement to Cards
Mastercard and SoFi Team on Stablecoin Settlement to Cards
September 22, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Mastercard and SoFi Technologies are now using stablecoin settlement across SoFi Bank, N.A.’s debit and credit card program, SoFi said in a Tuesday (Sept. 22)...

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OCC Opens Three Bank Doors to Stablecoins and AI Agents
OCC Opens Three Bank Doors to Stablecoins and AI Agents
September 20, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

U.S. financial regulators have issued conditional approvals for three new national trust banks. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Friday (Sept....

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Stablecoins Court CFOs as Crypto Loses Washington
Stablecoins Court CFOs as Crypto Loses Washington
September 17, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Washington’s attempt to advance comprehensive crypto market-structure legislation stalled out on Tuesday (Sept. 15). That, in effect, leaves stablecoins as the presumptive standalone regulated U.S....

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Circle Launches Agentic Commerce Blockchain Arc With 100+ Partners
Circle Launches Agentic Commerce Blockchain Arc With 100+ Partners
September 16, 2026  |  Blockchain

Circle has introduced Arc, a blockchain designed for financial markets, real-time money movement and agentic economic activity. Arc launches with integration into Circle’s platform, including the...

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