Stablecoins

06 Oct 26 @ 17:06

HSBC is preparing to launch a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin under the HSBC RedCoin brand, beginning with retail payment use cases before expanding into corporate and institutional applications. The bank... read more

30 Sep 26 @ 13:04

The battle over the future of digital money is becoming less about choosing between stablecoins, tokenised bank deposits and central bank money, and increasingly about building infrastructure capable of allowing... read more

29 Sep 26 @ 13:03

Citi and Coinbase are deepening their partnership as the boundary between conventional banking infrastructure and stablecoin payments continues to narrow. Under the expanded arrangement, Coinbase will use Citi’s Virtual Account... read more

21 Sep 26 @ 19:09

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has reportedly personally intervened to derail Binance’s attempt to secure an EU-wide crypto licence through Greece, according to the Wall Street Journal, raising fresh... read more

10 Sep 26 @ 15:43

Stablecoins are moving trillions of dollars across public blockchains, but the numbers risk giving a misleading impression of their penetration into mainstream payments. Visa’s Onchain Analytics platform recently recorded $4.6tn... read more

02 Sep 26 @ 20:54

Twenty-one of the world’s largest financial institutions are preparing to establish a new stablecoin company, marking one of the banking industry’s most significant attempts yet to compete for a role... read more

16 Jul 26 @ 20:45

Velocity has raised $38 million in a Series A funding round as investors increase their exposure to stablecoin infrastructure designed for enterprise treasury and cross-border payments. The round was led... read more

09 Jul 26 @ 21:04

A new stablecoin project backed by many of the world’s largest payments, banking and technology companies could reshape the competitive landscape for digital currencies used in commercial payments. Open USD... read more

01 Jul 26 @ 21:25

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has issued one of its strongest warnings yet on the risks posed by stablecoins, arguing that their current structure falls short of the core... read more

22 Jun 26 @ 19:59

The Bank of England has significantly revised its proposed framework for sterling-backed stablecoins, abandoning controversial holding limits in favour of a broader issuance cap as it seeks to balance financial... read more

17 Jun 26 @ 17:38

Stablecoins have become one of the most talked-about innovations in the payments industry, attracting significant attention from banks, fintechs and regulators. However, as adoption accelerates, it is becoming increasingly difficult... read more

14 Jun 26 @ 15:00

Visa has unveiled an ambitious strategy to position itself at the centre of the emerging programmable money ecosystem, announcing plans to build the technology infrastructure that will enable banks to... read more