Stablecoins


Finance

Standard Chartered says U.S. regional banks most at risk in $500 billion stablecoin shift

The delay of market structure legislation highlights a growing threat to domestic lenders as digital dollars begin to cannibalize traditional bank deposits.

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether takes the fight to Circle with a new 'made in America' stablecoin

The new token is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and designed to comply with the GENIUS Act, targeting institutional demand for a U.S.-regulated digital dollar.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

Finance

Zerohash is in talks to raise $250 million at $1.5 billion valuation after walking away from Mastercard takeover

The company recently walked away from multi-billion dollar acquisition talks with Mastercard, instead opting to remain independent.

Money (Unsplash/Alexander Grey/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Sui Group charts new course for crypto treasuries with stablecoins and DeFi

The Nasdaq-listed firm said it is evolving beyond a crypto treasury vehicle into a yield-generating operating business.

Sui token glitch

Opinion

The fight over stablecoin yield isn’t really about stablecoins

It’s about deposits and who gets paid on them, argues Le.

coins jars pensions savings

Finance

Stablecoins moved $35 trillion last year but only 1% of it was for 'real world' payments

While stablecoins settled around $35 trillion last year, only around 1% of that represented genuine payments like remittances and payroll, a new report found.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Markets

Ark Invest sees bitcoin and tokenization driving the next phase of digital asset growth

The asset manager said bitcoin’s institutional adoption and asset tokenization are pushing digital assets toward scale, potentially reaching tens of trillions by decade’s end.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Finance

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong spars with France’s Central Bank chief at Davos over yield and ‘bitcoin standard’

Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse called the WEF panel ‘spirited’ as Coinbase’s CEO defended bitcoin and stablecoins, while Villeroy warned of threats to monetary sovereignty and financial stability.

(Photo: Screengrab from WEF Davos 2026 Website/Modified by Coindesk)

Finance

Iran’s central bank bought $507 million USDT to underpin rial, report finds

Elliptic traced more than $500 million in USDT tied to Iran’s central bank, suggesting the stablecoin was used to manage foreign-exchange pressures and build a “sanctions-proof” alternative to dollar banking.

Skyline of the Iranian capital, Tehran

Opinion

Customers are benefitting from the global stablecoin arms race — but that won’t last forever

It would be a mistake to see the incoming wave of aggressive APYs as the new baseline, according to Ron Tarter, CEO of MNEE. This is merely the promotional phase of stablecoins.

Money (Unsplash/Alexander Grey/Modified by CoinDesk)