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

Fiserv Digital Asset Platform Goes Live With Bank of North Dakota Stablecoin
Fiserv Digital Asset Platform Goes Live With Bank of North Dakota Stablecoin
October 01, 2026  |  Blockchain

Fiserv’s digital asset platform is now live with financial institution clients, the global provider of payments and financial services said in a Thursday (Oct. 1)...

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Banks’ Blockchain Bet Comes Down to Moving the Money
Banks’ Blockchain Bet Comes Down to Moving the Money
October 01, 2026  |  Blockchain

Wall Street’s embrace of digital assets has reached the point where saying a bank is “doing blockchain” reveals almost nothing about what it can actually...

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How Mastercard, Stripe, Visa and Coinbase’s New Stablecoin Is Changing the Industry’s Economics
How Mastercard, Stripe, Visa and Coinbase’s New Stablecoin Is Changing the Industry’s Economics
September 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The first stablecoin race was straightforward. Accumulate supply. Customers exchanged dollars for tokens, the issuer invested the corresponding reserves primarily in highly liquid assets, and...

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Lloyds and Visa Speed Up Cross-Border Payments With Stablecoin Settlement
Lloyds and Visa Speed Up Cross-Border Payments With Stablecoin Settlement
September 30, 2026  |  Blockchain

Lloyds Banking Group and Visa completed a seven-day live pilot that tested cross-border settlement using stablecoins, Lloyds said in a Wednesday (Sept. 30) press release....

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Payment Giants Launch Open USD Stablecoin to Kill Conversion Fees
Payment Giants Launch Open USD Stablecoin to Kill Conversion Fees
September 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin is live, OUSD creator Open Standard said in a Wednesday (Sept. 30) blog post. Businesses can get started with OUSD...

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Ripple Expands in Brazil as Coinbase Pushes Back on Stablecoin Taxes
Ripple Expands in Brazil as Coinbase Pushes Back on Stablecoin Taxes
September 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Brazilian financial market infrastructure firm CSD BR partnered with blockchain solution provider Ripple to use the XRP Ledger blockchain as an additional layer for recording...

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Banks Want Risk Controls Tested at Nonbank Stablecoin Issuers
Banks Want Risk Controls Tested at Nonbank Stablecoin Issuers
September 29, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The first comment period on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s proposed application forms for payment stablecoin issuers closed Friday (Sept. 25), with...

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El Salvador Shifts to Stablecoins as Bitcoin Payments Wane
El Salvador Shifts to Stablecoins as Bitcoin Payments Wane
September 29, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Five years ago, the government of El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender in the country. Now, the country’s government is shifting to another form of...

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Crypto Lost Its Clarity. Here’s How Industry and Government Are Rebuilding.
Crypto Lost Its Clarity. Here’s How Industry and Government Are Rebuilding.
September 28, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

There’s a changing of the guard taking place across crypto. The Sept. 15 failure of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act to advance in the...

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