Topic: #stablecoin
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Base activates B20 token standard for stablecoins and RWAs
Base is set to activate its B20 token standard on Wednesday at 6 pm UTC, enabling developers to create stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets natively without building custom ERC-20 contracts.
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Vanguard hires digital assets chief, reversing years of crypto resistance
Vanguard, which manages $12.5 trillion globally and previously blocked crypto ETF purchases, is hiring a head of digital assets to lead strategy on tokenization, stablecoins, and blockchain infrastructure as competitors rapidly scale tokenized products.
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Banks Race to Become Stablecoin Gateways as Volumes Surge
Standard Chartered and BNY Mellon have announced direct institutional access to stablecoin minting and redemption, signaling a fundamental shift in how global systemically important banks view digital assets. Chainalysis projects stablecoin settlement volumes could reach a quadrillion dollars annually by 2030.
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Stablecoin Winners Will Be Decided by Collateral, Not Yield
Yield-bearing stablecoins are racing toward a $50 billion market, but collateral acceptance—not returns—will ultimately determine which projects succeed, argues Artem Tolkachev, Chief RWA Officer at Falcon Finance.
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A7A5 Russian stablecoin claims $34.4B volume, but analysts say it's inflated
A7A5, a sanctioned Russian ruble stablecoin, claims $34.4 billion in processing volume since January, but blockchain analysts say the token's actual activity is far lower and falling sharply, with circular transactions artificially inflating the figures.
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Standard Chartered offers direct USDC access as first Global Systemically Important Bank
Standard Chartered launched a service allowing institutional clients to mint and redeem Circle's USDC directly through the bank, becoming the first Global Systemically Important Bank to offer this capability. The rollout begins in Dubai.
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Tether Freezes $1.4M USDT in 131 TRON Wallets Linked to ISIS-K
Tether froze over $1.4 million in USDT across 131 TRON wallets designated by the US Treasury as linked to ISIS-K, acting within hours of the sanctions order. The action underscores stablecoin issuers' role in enforcing global financial compliance.
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Crypto card deposits hit $10B milestone as stablecoins reshape payments
Crypto card deposits surpassed $10 billion for the first time in early July 2026, marking an 82% year-to-date surge and signaling stablecoins' emergence as practical payment infrastructure rather than speculative assets.
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Coinbase, BlackRock, Visa Back Open USD Stablecoin as Circle Stock Tumbles
More than 140 companies including Coinbase, Visa, Mastercard, and BlackRock announced a coalition to launch Open USD, a new stablecoin. Circle's stock fell nearly 16% on the news, extending its monthly decline to 39%.
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MetaMask Launches Yield-Paying Money Accounts on Monad
MetaMask rolled out Money Accounts on Tuesday, a self-custody feature combining stablecoin yield, payments, and trading built on Monad. The product uses mUSD and deploys deposits into DeFi lending protocols including Morpho.
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American Express hires VP for stablecoin and blockchain partnerships
American Express posted a job listing for a Vice President of Stablecoin and Blockchain Partnerships within its Digital Labs division, signaling the credit card giant's formal push into blockchain payments and stablecoin infrastructure alongside Visa and Mastercard.
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Tether unlocks $23B gold reserves for crypto lending via Ledn
Tether is expanding its tokenized gold strategy by allowing XAUT holders to borrow against their bullion through crypto lender Ledn, mirroring established bitcoin-backed lending models without forcing asset sales.
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Carstens Backs Stablecoin-Fiat Coexistence, Calls for Global Regulation
Agustín Carstens, the former general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, said stablecoins can enhance financial inclusion and innovation, reversing his earlier skepticism and calling for regulatory frameworks that enable them to coexist with traditional fiat money.
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Ripple wins MiCA approval from Luxembourg, eyes EU expansion
Ripple received preliminary approval for a Crypto Asset Service Provider license under the EU's MiCA regulation, clearing the path to offer stablecoin payment systems across Europe.
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Ethereum Co-Founder Joe Lubin Backs New Ethlabs R&D Nonprofit
Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin and ether treasury firms Bitmine and Sharplink have funded Ethlabs, a new nonprofit research organization led by five former Ethereum Foundation researchers tasked with readying the blockchain for institutional adoption through stablecoins and tokenization.
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Fidelity launches stablecoin reserve fund, joining BlackRock and JPMorgan
Fidelity Investments launched the Fidelity Reserves Digital Fund on June 18, a money market fund designed to hold stablecoin reserves in short-term Treasury bills and cash. The move follows similar offerings from BlackRock, State Street, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan, as the stablecoin reserve management market could expand to $4 trillion.
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Bitwise CIO: Next Bull Run Will Be Slower, Less Volatile
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the coming bull market will unfold more gradually than past cycles as Wall Street investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenization over raw digital assets, even as interest in bitcoin and crypto remains historically high.
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SBI Remit and Fasset Partner on Stablecoin Remittance Network
SBI Remit and Fasset announced a partnership to build stablecoin-powered payment infrastructure for cross-border remittances and financial services, combining SBI Remit's distribution reach with Fasset's 50+ banking corridors.
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Ripple invests in Flutterwave, integrating RLUSD and XRP Ledger into African payments
Ripple has invested in African payments platform Flutterwave as part of its Series E round, valuing the company at $3.2 billion. The deal will integrate Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin and the XRP Ledger network to reduce costs and speed cross-border payments across Africa.
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NEURA Robotics raises $1.4B Series C led by Tether for robot data collection
German robotics startup NEURA Robotics closed a Series C funding round targeting $1.4 billion, valuing the company at roughly $7 billion. Tether led the round alongside Nvidia, Amazon, Qualcomm, and Bosch, funding specialized data-collection facilities and plans to embed self-custodial wallets in robots.
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Ripple partners with Water.org to deploy RLUSD for safe water access
Ripple has become the exclusive digital asset and payments partner for Water.org's Get Blue campaign, which aims to reach 200 million people with safe water by 2030. Ripple will provide seed funding and deploy RLUSD stablecoin to accelerate microfinance lending in emerging markets.
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HTX delists USD1 stablecoin, converts balances to USDT
Crypto exchange HTX will permanently remove World Liberty Financial's USD1 stablecoin from its platform and convert eligible customer holdings to Tether at a one-to-one rate beginning June 7, escalating a dispute over frozen blockchain wallets.
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ApxUSD stablecoin drops to 90 cents as Bitcoin collateral falters
ApxUSD, a dividend-backed stablecoin collateralized by Bitcoin-correlated preferred shares, dropped to $0.90–$0.93 on June 4 when its STRC collateral fell alongside Bitcoin's decline below $63,000. Apyx Finance characterized the depeg as expected, not a model failure.
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British teenager sanctioned by Russia over A7A5 stablecoin sanctions-evasion report
Alexander Browder, 17, has become the youngest person sanctioned by Russia after alleging the A7A5 stablecoin was used to evade Western sanctions. His father, activist Bill Browder, called him the first high school student in the world targeted by an authoritarian regime over such allegations.