Stablecoins
Tether invests $100 million in U.S. crypto bank Anchorage, valued at $4.2 billion
Anchorage Digital is the firm issuing Tether's USAT stablecoin, designed for the U.S. market.
Brazil moves to ban algorithmic and other stablecoins like Ethena’s USDe
New legislation requires all stablecoins to be fully backed by reserve assets and introduces penalties for issuing unbacked, algorithmic or other stablecoins.
Spanish lender BBVA joins EU banks' stablecoin venture to challenge digital dollars
The $800 billion-asset bank is the 12th to join Amsterdam-based Qivalis, which aims to introduce a euro-pegged token this year.
Tether scales back $20 billion funding ambitions after investor resistance: FT
Advisers are now discussing a smaller fundraising of roughly $5 billion, as prospective backers question both the size of the deal and Tether’s lofty valuation.
CoinDesk Research: U.S. leads institutional crypto, Asia rules trading ahead of Consensus Miami
Asia leads across key crypto metrics, but the U.S. is building the institutional engine for the next adoption wave as Latin America shows real-world utility can scale.
Hong Kong will start granting stablecoin issuer licenses in March: Reuters
Eddie Yue Wai-man, chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), said only a very few stablecoin licenses would be issued initially.
Crypto for Advisors: banks and digital money
Banks are embracing stablecoins and tokenized deposits as a means to upgrade their financial infrastructure, but they are approaching the two technologies differently.
Fidelity Investments starts its own stablecoin in a massive bet that future of banking is on blockchain
The FIDD token will run on Ethereum, serve institutional and retail users, and comply with the new GENIUS Act’s reserve rules.
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.
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.
