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Injective and BDACS plan won stablecoin settlement for tokenized assets
The two firms signed a memorandum of understanding to make BDACS's KRW1 the exclusive won settlement asset for real-world assets on Injective.
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Visa and Mesh seek to end the separate crypto card requirement
Mesh links wallet crypto balances to Visa for checkout with no extra card needed.
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Tether's Ardoino disputes Iran report with four-week freeze claim
Tether's CEO says the issuer froze flagged addresses before official designations, while Senate investigators point to wallets that stayed open.
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Tether CEO says wallet freezes cut Iran-linked stablecoin volumes 94%
Paolo Ardoino says Tether's freezes reduced Iran-linked stablecoin volume by 94% since 2023, answering a Senate report that criticised USDT's role.
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GENIUS Act stablecoin rule waits on OCC as comment window closes
Treasury's comment period ended October 19, 2026, but no final stablecoin rule is in place and the OCC has not published its version.
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Mastercard launches stablecoin risk screening for banks and payment providers
Mastercard's Stablecoin Security scores stablecoin payments for fraud and sanctions risk before settlement, starting in North America.
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Visa and Mesh link crypto wallets to 175 million merchant locations
The partnership lets supported wallet users pay from crypto and stablecoin balances, with launch dates and participating wallets still unannounced.
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Deutsche Bank nears bitcoin custody launch with stablecoin support
The German lender plans to start institutional crypto custody in Germany within weeks, then expand to Asian financial centers next year.
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Tether backs AIsa in seed extension funding round
The stablecoin issuer joins HIVEN as strategic investor in AI payments startup, bringing total funding above $9 million.
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BIS paper links higher bank deposit rates to slower stablecoin growth
A working paper finds stablecoin market growth fell by about three percentage points after a one-basis-point rise in U.S. deposit rates.
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Circle says partners took 59 cents of each revenue dollar
Circle detailed how first-half revenue was split between partners, operations and profit.
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Circle targets 40 emerging markets to expand USDC reach globally
The stablecoin issuer plans to broaden its footprint as demand rises in developing regions.
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Stablecoin remittances cost 84% less than traditional transfers, report finds
Borderless.xyz says stablecoin rails cut remittance and business fees and settle in minutes.
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Mastercard and BVNK launch platform to combine fiat and stablecoins
Mastercard and BVNK unveiled a single account system for cash and stablecoins with cards and bank payouts.
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Sweden revisits digital krona as ECB advances digital euro plans
Sweden's central bank urges lawmakers to prepare legislation for a digital krona, citing ECB progress and stablecoin concerns.
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Mastercard Brings Stablecoins to Millions of Retail Checkouts
Mastercard and BVNK launched the Global Money Platform on Oct. 15, linking fiat and stablecoin balances for cards and payouts.
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Tether paid $6.3M to firm co-owned by former White House crypto adviser
Payments to Bo Hines' consulting company occurred while he was advancing stablecoin legislation for the Trump administration.
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EU authority classifies Circle's USDC as significant stablecoin
USDC becomes the first stablecoin designated for joint oversight under Europe's new MiCA framework.
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Tether backs EFY Finance to expand stablecoin access across Latin America
Tether invested in EFY Finance's seed round to expand USDT and USAT payments across 17 countries.
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Wells Fargo CEO Says Bank Is Preparing for Potential Stablecoin Opportunities in the US
Wells Fargo's CEO said the bank is building digital payment solutions to prepare for possible U.S.
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THORChain Exec Accuses Tether of Temporarily Freezing USDT Vaults
Tether blacklisted four of THORChain's TRON USDT vaults on Oct 9, freezing $1.45M in funds and disrupting trading for hours without prior notice.
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SAP Pay adds USDC payments, with Circle Mint access required
Circle and Tereina built a USDC route into SAP Pay, but access requires an institutional Circle Mint account.
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Cantor Fitzgerald faces Senate Democrat's probe over Tether ties
Senator Richard Blumenthal wants records from Cantor Fitzgerald about its Tether partnership and the Lutnick family's earnings, with a response due by October
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South Korea's Gwangju Bank and Toss test stablecoin QR payments
The companies linked a bank app, the Toss app and Toss Place terminals in a QR payment test and now plan a second trial.