Stablecoins

Stablecoins

Finance

Open USD takes on Tether, Circle with a different stablecoin model that's 'building money'

The “overwhelming majority” of Open Standard’s equity will be distributed over time to partners based on how much they help grow the stablecoin, CEO Zach Abrams said.

Zach Abrams, CEO of Open Standard (Open Standard, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

RedotPay completes financial audit as it presses ahead with U.S. IPO plans

The stablecoin payments company said the audit is part of its preparations to go public, disputing an August report that the listing had been put on hold.

Accounting firm Mazars, which did a "proof-of-reserves" audit for crypto exchange Binance, is pausing its auditing work for crypto clients. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Binance deal gives Circle a boost in stablecoin race with Tether, analysts say

The five-year deal could strengthen USDC’s reach in emerging markets, though Tether’s liquidity advantage remains hard to dislodge, analysts told CoinDesk.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)

Juridique

U.S. Federal Reserve moves on proposals to implement GENIUS Act for stablecoins

The Fed proposed rules on putting last year's GENIUS Act into place with regulations, including those governing stablecoin yield programs.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Marchés

Trump administration weighs a global stablecoin plan to cement dollar's dominance

Washington is a mulling plan to actively promote USD-backed stablecoins worldwide in a bid to cement the greenback's global reserve status.

Donald Trump (Credit: Library of Congress on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Juridique

European central banks push to expand stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking

Central bankers argue that indirect yield structures blur the line between electronic payment tokens and commercial bank deposits, distorting financial system competition.

ECB building lit up at night. (Kiefer/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Why Payward-backed Reap is betting on non-USD stablecoins for 24/7 cross-border FX settlement

Reap is preparing to add a Mexican peso stablecoin and is exploring Hong Kong dollar, euro, won and yen tokens for foreign exchange outside banking hours.

bank notes different countries. (Jason Leung/Unsplash)

Juridique

Why banks and offshore hubs like Dubai are winners of the Senate killing the Clarity Act

One expert believes that the failure to pass the bill is a win for the banks that staunchly oppose stablecoin yields, while a global crypto lawyer believes overseas jurisdictions benefit.

U.S. Senate (Senate/Press)

Marchés

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent champions dollar dominance across global markets and stablecoins

Bessent pushed back against a bearish assessment of the U.S. economy highlighting strong growth, foreign demand for American assets and continued dollar dominance.

 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (Getty Images)

Finance

Google and Apple seek crypto talent as Big Tech eyes stablecoin and tokenization rails

The tech giants’ job listings could indicate that they are separately pursuing experts in stablecoins and tokenized deposits for future projects.

Google offices. (Karollyne Videira Hubert/Unsplash)