Stablecoins
Banking Hours Are Over: Visa Bets on USDC to Finance International Wire Transfers
Visa is moving its stablecoin-related Visa Direct services from pilot to commercial deployment, partnering with US-based platform Inyo Global. This service allows businesses to...
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Are Stablecoins in Danger With Rising Bank Interest Rates?
According to a study published in 2025 by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a slight increase in bank interest rates is sufficient to...
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One Dead, Qonto in Flames, Nuñez Refused: Why the Streets Are Worrying Crypto Investors
The October 17 mobilization in France resulted in 2,397 arrests, 997 police and Gendarmerie officers injured, and one death in Paris. The new Paris...
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BlackRock pushes deeper into tokenization with funds, portfolios and stablecoin reserves
BlackRock and Ondo Finance launched seven tokenized model portfolios on September 24, 2026, a first for an outside firm. In August 2026, BlackRock introduced...
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USDC faces bank-rate pressure – Can Visa’s payments push offset it?
Stablecoins face a growth test as rising bank deposit yields make traditional savings more attractive, slowing market capitalization expansion. According to a study by...
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Stablecoin payments climb 45% to $482B as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe bridge crypto and cash
Stablecoin payments reached $482 billion from January to September 2026, up 45% year over year, according to Allium data. Total supply barely moved, rising...
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Banks Hold a Lever Over Stablecoin Adoption, BIS Economists Say
A Bank for International Settlements working paper using weekly U.S. data from January 2019 through June 2025 found that stablecoin growth slows when banks...
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Circle defends USDC model, reveals just 7 cents profit per dollar
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, disclosed that for the first half of 2026 it retained just 7 cents of net profit for...