U.S. banks are increasingly at risk of losing deposits to the digital assets space as stablecoins continue to gain traction. The concern comes amid growing stablecoin adoption, with the total supply in circulation having risen by roughly 40% over the past year to just over $300 billion. Long-term Funding Concerns A Bloomberg report citing analysis […]
Fidelity Investments is launching its own stablecoin called the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD), which will be pegged 1:1 to the US dollar and backed by reserves. The stablecoin will be available to both institutional and retail clients in the coming weeks, according to Bloomberg. FIDD will be built on the Ethereum network and can be […]
Stablecoin supply on the Ethereum network fell by roughly $7 billion over the past week, dropping from $162 billion to $155 billion, according to on-chain data shared by analyst Darkfost. The move stands out because it is the first sharp weekly contraction in ERC-20 stablecoins during the current market cycle, adding to signs that liquidity […]
Ripple President Monica Long has said that about half of Fortune 500 companies will adopt formal crypto or digital asset treasury strategies in 2026, pointing to stablecoins, tokenized assets, and custody as main areas of use. She framed crypto less as a trading product and more as financial infrastructure that large firms are beginning to […]
Crypto-linked card payments have surpassed peer-to-peer (P2P) stablecoin transfers as the leading driver of on-chain stablecoin activity. A new study by blockchain analytics firm Artemis revealed that these transactions have quietly grown into an $18 billion market in 2025. Crypto Card Payments Overtake P2P Transfers The report showed that stablecoin volumes processed through crypto cards […]
Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with a firm linked to World Liberty Financial (WLF) to explore the use of its USD1 stablecoin. The agreement represents one of the first publicly announced collaborations involving WLF, and it comes as ties between Pakistan and the United States show signs of warming. Details From the Agreement […]
Venture capital firm a16z Crypto has outlined its top expectations for the digital asset sector in a post shared on X on January 1, pointing to major shifts in payments, privacy, and blockchain use cases in 2026. The list framed a future where stablecoins will rival global card networks, privacy tools will become a key […]
Stablecoin supply has climbed to a record $314 billion in 2025, with $69 billion now parked on centralized exchanges, according to the latest data from CryptoQuant. The scale and concentration of this liquidity, much of it sitting idle, have sharpened focus on whether the market is primed for its next major move once sentiment flips. […]
The USX stablecoin on Solana lost its dollar peg on December 26, collapsing to just $0.10 on secondary markets. This sudden drop, caused by a severe lack of liquidity, marks one of the most extreme depegs for a major stablecoin this year. Market Strain and Rapid Response According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, which raised […]
Ethereum-based stablecoin transfers are changing shape, with new data showing that businesses and merchants now move far more value on-chain than individuals. The findings point to Ethereum quietly becoming a settlement layer for corporate payments and consumer spending, rather than just peer transfers. And while most stablecoin transactions, by count, still happen between individuals, the […]