Ripple Labs has entered into a collaboration with SBI Holdings, a major Japanese financial services conglomerate, according to an announcement on Friday. The memorandum of understanding is to distribute Ripple’s stablecoin, RLUSD, in Japan through SBI subsidiary SBI VC Trade, starting in Q1 2026. SBI VC Trade holds multiple Japanese financial licenses, including being the […]
Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium on Wednesday, central bank Governor Christopher Waller said, “the payment system is experiencing what I have called a ‘technology-driven revolution’.” He added that this includes instant payments, digital wallets, mobile payment apps, stablecoins, and other digital assets, and AI. He specifically cited stablecoins, or fiat-pegged crypto assets, as the […]
Bitcoin maintained its role as the market’s anchor asset in July, to a fresh record of $123,000. Its performance, however, coincided with a notable change in market structure as investor capital flowed aggressively into altcoins. According to Binance Research’s market insights shared with CryptoPotato, Bitcoin’s dominance fell by 5.2% to 60.6%. During the same period, […]
Ethena’s synthetic dollar stablecoin, USDe, has seen impressive market growth in recent weeks. Its market cap now stands at $9.3 billion. Over the past month alone, it increased by 75%, with a weekly jump of 24%. USDe Growth Signals Strong Investor Appetite Since July 18, yield-bearing stablecoin USDe has recorded the largest rise in supply […]
Ethereum and Solana are the key players for derivatives, while Ondo Finance continues to make waves in the RWA space. Stablecoin movements are signalling a continuation of the current rally. Shuffling of Assets Bybit, the world’s second-largest exchange by trading volume, has released its latest Smart Money Report, which focuses on analyzing institutions and influential […]
Now, what that means is that the total amount of circulating stablecoins of these eight denominations (e.g., USDT) was collectively worth approximately $245 billion US dollars, according to CoinMarketCap data as of the time of this writing. Stablecoins Compared To US Dollar Base Supply Stablecoins are already a significant part of the financial economy in […]
“Stablecoins are spreading the dollar faster than any financial tech in history,” said Electric Capital General Partner Maria Shen on Tuesday. “Ethereum is becoming the financial backbone,” she added, referencing a newly published research report on stablecoin demand for Ethereum’s tenth birthday. For the first time, anyone across the globe can hold US dollars via […]
The Donald Trump-affiliated DeFi project, World Liberty Financial, is receiving considerable interest from public companies that want to hold its native WLFI token as a treasury asset, according to a recent report. Co-founder Zak Folkman revealed this during his Wednesday speech at the Permissionless conference in New York, where he also announced the release of […]
The total circulating supply of USDT on the Tron blockchain (TRC-20) has surpassed $80 billion, according to the latest data from CryptoQuant. This figure marks a major milestone for the network as it reflects its growing dominance in the stablecoin market. Tron’s $80B USDT Milestone Since late 2020, Tron has experienced parabolic growth in USDT […]
Cryptocurrency crime may be evolving, but the share of illicit such transactions remains strikingly small. According to TRM Labs’ latest annual report on crypto crime, just 0.4% of all digital asset transaction volume in 2024 was linked to unlawful activity, marking a 51% drop from the previous year despite a surge in the overall market. […]