Stablecoins

Stablecoins

Finance

Minnesota Credit Union to Launch Stablecoin; Claims to Be First in U.S.

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union's upcoming token highlights how smaller financial institutions may tap stablecoins to be competitive following U.S. regulatory clarity.

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Markets

Bakkt Rated Buy With 44% Upside on Stablecoin Growth Potential: Clear Street

The company has sold non-core units to streamline into a blockchain-native payments platform, said Clear Street.

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Finance

Ethena Joins Race for Hyperliquid's Stablecoin With BlackRock-Backed Proposal

Ethena's proposed stablecoin promises to return 95% of revenue to Hyperliquid’s ecosystem.

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Markets

Ethena's ENA Rallies to 7-Month High on Binance Listing Fueling $500M Buyback Hopes

Listing the protocol's USDe token on major exchanges like Binance is a key requirement to enable a mechanism to share protocol revenues with token holders.

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Markets

Sky Pitches Genius-Compliant USDH Stablecoin With $8B Balance Sheet and 4.85% Yield

Formerly MakerDAO, Sky joins Paxos, Frax, Agora and Native Markets in the fight for Hyperliquid’s stablecoin contract.

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Markets

Circle's USDC Market Share 'On a Tear,' Says Wall Street Broker Bernstein

USDC supply has surged to $72.5 billion, 25% ahead of Bernstein’s 2025 estimates.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

Finance

MegaETH Unveils Native Stablecoin with Ethena, Aiming to Keep Blockchain Fees Low

The yield earned on the reserve assets would cover the blockchain's sequencer fees, helping keeping the transaction costs low, MegaEth said.

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Finance

Tetra Digital Raises $10M to Create a Regulated Canadian Dollar Stablecoin

The firm is targeting an early 2026 launch, backed by investors such as Shopify, Wealthsimple and National Bank.

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Markets

Hyperliquid Faces Community Pushback Against Stripe-Linked USDH Proposal

Paxos, Frax and Agora are competing for Hyperliquid’s USDH stablecoin contract as MoonPay backs Agora CEO Nick van Eck’s coalition and concerns mount over Stripe’s potential conflicts of interest.

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Policy

Stripe's Tempo Blockchain Is a 'Referendum on the Ghost of Libra,' Says Libra Co-Creator

Christian Catalini warns that corporate-led blockchains like Stripe’s Tempo and Circle’s Arc risk repeating the compromises that doomed Libra’s open vision.

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