Stablecoins

French Committee Backs Stablecoin Swap Tax and Crypto Exit Tax, Then Rejects the Budget

France's National Assembly Finance Committee adopted an amendment taxing crypto-to-stablecoin swaps under MiCA regulation as taxable sales from January 1, 2027. It also approved...

Gate WCTC S9 Global Trading Competition Officially Live: Traders Worldwide Unite for the Ultimate Multi-Asset Showdown

Gate has officially launched Season 9 of its World Crypto Trading Competition (WCTC S9), starting October 9, 2026, at 08:00 UTC. Centered on the...

Visa survey finds nearly half of Asia-Pacific consumers likely to use stablecoins

A Visa study released on October 5, 2026 reveals that 46% of Asia-Pacific consumers are likely to use stablecoins within the next five years....

Ledger theft-linked funds shift from USDT to USDD to dodge Tether freezes

A suspected thief linked to compromised Ledger hardware wallets converted roughly 14.7 million USDT into USDD via SUN.io after Tether froze $10 million across...

Ledger Theft Funds Shift Into USDD, Beyond Tether’s Freeze Controls

Tron blockchain records reveal a 2 million USDT conversion through USDD's stability module. This operation allows stolen funds to bypass Tether's freeze mechanisms. According...

Tether freezes $1.4M in TRON vaults and THORChain stalls

THORChain experienced an interruption of its TRON operations on Oct. 9 after four of its six USDT vaults on that blockchain were blocklisted, affecting...

Coinbase and Gennius Plan ONED Stablecoin Access Through Latin American Banks

Coinbase and fintech Gennius announced a partnership to provide ONED USD stablecoin access to banking clients in Latin America, with Argentina as the first...

Coinbase and Gennius plan ONED USD stablecoin access through Latin American banks

Coinbase announced on October 8, 2026 a partnership with fintech Gennius to bring the USDC-backed ONED USD stablecoin to Latin American banks, starting with...