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OCC Clears Sony Bank to Open Connectia Trust for USD Stablecoin Business
9.7.2026
Sony Bank has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to open a national trust bank built for a stablecoin business. The company disclosed the approval on July 7, 2026, one day after its board signed off on the plan. The new subsidiary, Connectia...
Hyundai Card Turns $20,000 Stablecoin Test Into Real-World Remittance as Europe Trial Draws Closer
9.7.2026
Hyundai Motor America converted $20,000 into stablecoins and transferred them to Hyundai Motor Mexico, where they were exchanged back into U.S. dollars. Shaving Hours off Transaction Times Hyundai Card successfully tested stablecoin-based cross-border payments between Hyundai Motor Group...
Circle Climbs 7% After $64 Open, but OUSD Keeps Pressure on Its Yield Strategy
7.7.2026
Circle’s stock rebounded 7% on Monday following a 17% plummet the previous Tuesday, triggered by the announcement of a rival stablecoin, Open USD. The Battle for Reserve Yield The stock of Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, jumped 7% on Monday as investor panic following the announcement...
Total Stablecoin Cap Falls $1.9 Billion This Week While Sky Dollar Leads the Slide
5.7.2026
Tether lost $791 million this week, a single-token drop that accounted for 41% of the $1.9 billion pulled from the entire stablecoin market. Most of its top competitors also finished lower, with USDC shedding 1.05% and Sky Dollar plunging 2.36%. The total stablecoin market cap sits at $311.311...
UAE Central Bank Clears DDSC for VARA Platforms, Bringing Dirham Stablecoin to Consumers
5.7.2026
The Central Bank of the UAE has granted a no-objection certificate to the dirham-backed stablecoin DDSC, allowing it to list on regulated exchange platforms. Federal Oversight and the Retail Transition The UAE dirham-backed stablecoin DDSC has reportedly secured a no-objection certificate from...
Why Brazil’s Central Bank Wants to Classify Stablecoins as Electronic Monetary Instruments
4.7.2026
In a Brazilian Congress hearing, Fábio Araújo, consultant for the Financial System Regulation Department (Denor), stressed that, unlike other crypto assets, stablecoins have specific traits that would be better regulated if they were classified as monetary instruments instead of as digital assets....
Visa Launches Stablecoin Pilot With M-Pesa in DRC to Test Cross-Border Transfers
3.7.2026
Visa, M-Pesa and Onafriq have launched a pilot program in the Democratic Republic of Congo using U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins to settle cross-border mobile transactions. Blockchain Meets Mobile Money Financial services giant Visa, mobile money platform M-Pesa, and pan-African payments network...
Open USD Backlash: Consortium Faces Allegations of Faking Key Stablecoin Partnerships
3.7.2026
Some companies that appeared to be listed in the Open USD Consortium have refused to approve their inclusion. Blockmedia’s BD Head, Tony Chung, indicated that Korean powerhouse Samsung stressed it did not consent, while other names also offered similar takes. Open USD Immersed in Unapproved...
Metamask Launches Money Account With up to 4% APY and Mastercard Spending Access
2.7.2026
Metamask has launched Money Account, a self-custodial feature that lets users earn up to about 4% APY on mUSD while trading, sending, and spending from the same balance. Mastercard and Metamask Bring up to 4% APY Stablecoin Accounts to Everyday Payments Metamask is turning its wallet into something...
Ripple Spotlights 8 Key RLUSD Developments Shaping Global Payments Push
2.7.2026
RLUSD is gaining broader institutional traction as Ripple highlights eight developments across payments, infrastructure, and global access. Mastercard support, Japanese approval, and new regional integrations show the stablecoin’s expanding role. 8 Developments Reflect RLUSD’s Expanding Role Across...
STBL Launches USST Stablecoin on Stellar as Institutions Chase Real-World Asset Liquidity
1.7.2026
STBL has launched USST, an institutional-grade stablecoin backed by real-world assets (RWAs), on the Stellar network. The launch, announced July 1 and shared with Bitcoin.com News, comes through a partnership between STBL and the Stellar Development Foundation. USST runs on STBL‘s Stablecoin...
Crédit Agricole, World’s Largest Cooperative Bank, Launches Stablecoin EURXT
1.7.2026
Crédit Agricole S.A. has launched a euro-backed stablecoin called EURXT and used it to settle the first subscription into a tokenized money market fund in Europe. According to the announcement on Wednesday, the bank issued the token through CACEIS, its asset servicing arm, on the Ethereum...
Bank of Thailand Backs 1:1 Baht Stablecoin While Tightening Cross-Border Payment Rules
1.7.2026
The Bank of Thailand plans to open a public consultation on a proposed digital stablecoin that would require full 1:1 backing with Thai baht reserves. Baht-Pegged Stablecoin Framework The Bank of Thailand plans to introduce a stablecoin pegged to the national currency as part of an initiative...
Ark Invest Researcher Doubts Open USD Can Beat Circle After 16% Stock Drop
30.6.2026
Circle shares fell sharply on Tuesday, after a consortium of more than 140 companies, including Visa, Mastercard, Coinbase, and Blackrock, unveiled a new stablecoin built to compete directly with USDC. The stock CRCL closed down approximately 16.5%, trading as low as $63.10 after opening near...
140 Firms Including Coinbase and Ripple Launch the New Open USD Stablecoin
30.6.2026
Visa, Coinbase, Stripe, Mastercard and more than 140 other companies are launching a new stablecoin called Open USD, built to move money across borders without the fees that come with most existing tokens. Open Standard, the independent company set up to run the project, announced Open USD...
Landmark First: Coinbase Brings Stablecoin Funding to Europe’s Regulated Mutual Funds
30.6.2026
Coinbase has integrated its Payments infrastructure with Spiko, marking a “landmark first” that enables Europe’s first UCITS funds to accept EURC and USDC for near-instant subscriptions and redemptions on Base. Coinbase Payments Integration Enables EURC and USDC Subscriptions for Regulated Funds...
UK Unveils Final Crypto Rulebook as FCA Cuts Stablecoin Capital Floor
30.6.2026
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority published its final cryptoasset rulebook on June 30, lowering the capital floor for stablecoin issuers to 1% of issued value as it set an October 2027 deadline for firms to win authorization. A Landmark Framework Lands The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
USDT Premium in India Jumps Past 8.5% as Stablecoin Supply Tightens
30.6.2026
A sudden squeeze in Tether’s USDT supply in India has pushed the stablecoin’s local premium above 8.5%, more than double its usual level, with the dollar-pegged token trading well above the official exchange rate. A Supply Squeeze in the World’s Top Crypto Market The price of Tether’s USDT in India...
BNY Gives Institutions Power to Mint and Burn USDC Directly From Custody
29.6.2026
BNY has added USDC mint and burn capabilities to its Digital Asset Custody platform, giving institutional clients a direct path between U.S. dollars and Circle’s stablecoin without leaving the bank’s infrastructure. What BNY Is Offering The bank announced the expanded relationship with Circle...
Polygon Moves $80 Billion in Stablecoins in May, Passing Solana and BNB
29.6.2026
Polygon processed roughly $80 billion in stablecoin transfer volume in May and led all blockchains in transaction count, the network said, claiming it overtook both Solana and BNB Chain. A Record Month for Stablecoin Settlement Polygon is making its case as the settlement layer of choice...