Major industry figures, such as Chris Dixon and Brian Armstrong, have publicly backed the bipartisan Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. This endorsement comes ahead of a key Senate vote scheduled for this Thursday. Industry Support Introduced in February 2025 by Senator Bill Hagerty, the GENIUS Act is co-sponsored by Senate […]
The latest CryptoQuant Weekly Report reveals that stablecoin liquidity has reached a new high of $220 billion. This surge is due to the expanding market caps of Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC), which have fueled capital inflows into the broader crypto ecosystem. Bullish Indicator For BTC According to the April 30 report, USDT’s market […]
With the growth of the cryptocurrency and digital asset economy has come the expansion of the stablecoin market in the United States and abroad, stated the US Treasury in a report released on April 30. The research noted that there could be an 8.3x increase from the current stablecoin market cap of $234 billion in […]
Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has announced that its newly launched stablecoin, USD1, will be the settlement currency for a $2 billion investment by Abu Dhabi-based MGX into Binance. The revelation, made at the ongoing Token2049 conference in Dubai by WLFI co-founder Zach Witkoff, marks a major milestone for the fledgling stablecoin, which has […]
On April 28, Mastercard announced a partnership with the OKX crypto exchange and Canadian payments processor Nuvei, which will “unlock a 360-degree approach where consumers can spend stablecoins and merchants can receive them.” The firm described the new technology as having “global end-to-end stablecoin acceptance and payments capabilities,” and cited “increasing global regulatory clarity” for […]
TL;DR Shiba Inu’s stablecoin is still unavailable, awaiting certain regulations before its launch. However, other SHIB-related tokens like LEASH, BONE, and TREAT are already live, offering staking rewards, metaverse involvement, and other benefits to users. Launch on the Way? The stablecoin SHI is one of the tokens within the Shiba Inu ecosystem that remains under […]
On April 2, the US House Financial Services Committee passed the STABLE Act, which now needs to pass a full House vote and then a Senate vote in its next stages of approval into law. The Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledger Economy (STABLE) Act was passed with a 32 to 17 vote. […]
Unlike cryptocurrencies with prices moved by volatile global exchange markets online, stablecoins use similar techniques for security and trust, but as digital representations of currencies like the dollar and euro. They can provide efficient and low-cost payment rails for traditional central bank cash, but with some of the features and advantages of blockchain. So they […]
Fidelity Investments – one of the largest asset managers in the United States – is nearing the launch of its own US dollar-pegged stablecoin. This move comes at a time when the regulatory landscape for cryptocurrencies in the US has grown more favorable, particularly under the Trump administration’s friendly policies. Fidelity Testing US Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin […]
The 2025 crypto crime report by Chainalysis has highlighted a rise in the sophistication of criminal activities. The firm estimated illicit crypto transactions in 2024 to be $40.9 billion, down from $46.1 billion in 2023. However, this figure is projected to exceed $51 billion as more illegal addresses are identified. Shift to Stablecoins and Ransomware […]