Stablecoins

Stablecoins

Policy

A Russian stablecoin built to dodge sanctions says it can survive even if they're lifted

A7A5, the Russia-linked stablecoin built to move money around banking restrictions, says faster trade settlement, yield and regional crypto infrastructure could keep it relevant even if geopolitical tensions ease.

Oleg Ogienko

Finance

Saudi Arabia is tokenizing its multi-trillion dollar economy to protect its wealth from global shocks

The chairman of droppRWA has secured $12.5 billion in mandates to tokenized real estate and his plans are to go beyond properties to bring trillions of dollars onchain.

Faisal Monai, the architect of the Saudi kingdom's modern financial plumbing. (Faisal Monai/Press Team)

CoinDesk Indices

Crypto for Advisors: Stablecoins: finance's new rails

Stablecoins are moving beyond crypto into real-world finance, becoming vital B2B cross-border payment and treasury infrastructure, valued for efficiency, speed and regulatory compliance.

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Finance

Stablecoin-powered neobank Fasset raises $51 million to expand across emerging markets

The Shariah-compliant digital bank is part of a growing wave of fintech startups building banking and payments services on top of blockchain and stablecoin rails.

Globe (Subhash Nusetti/Unsplash)

Policy

Bank of England ready to water down 'overly conservative' stablecoin proposals: FT

Restrictions proposed by the BOE prompted criticism from the crypto industry, which said they risked preventing the U.K. from being competitive in the digital economy.

A pedestrian walks past the entrance to the Bank of England (Unsplash)

Finance

Stablecoin yield infrastructure project raises $13.5M in round led by Sky Ecosystem

Osero is coming with three products: Earn, App, and Foundry.

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Finance

France’s central banker Beau clashes with Lagarde over private digital euro plans

France’s central bank deputy governor told CoinDesk public and private European entities need to get involved in digital asset development, diverging sharply from Christine Lagarde’s stance.

France Central Bank Deputy Governor Denis Beau. (Banque de France/Press)

Finance

'I don’t think that’s crazy': Here is why Circle is betting on new $3 billion blockchain

The USDC stablecoin issuer is betting Arc can become Wall Street’s blockchain rail for payments and tokenized finance, though analysts still see it as speculative.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (CoinDesk)

Videos

Pomp: 75% of crypto companies won’t survive; State Street's tokenization bridge

This episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys at the NYSE features three conversations with the most closely watched voices in crypto's institutional moment. ProCap Financial founder Anthony Pompliano argues that 75% of crypto companies "aren't going to be here in five years," and lays out the four areas he believes will survive — Bitcoin, equity infrastructure, stablecoins, and tokenization. Angus Fletcher, Head of Digital Assets at State Street, breaks down how the $30 trillion-plus custody bank is building the bridge between traditional finance and tokenized markets, including a new tokenized fund service launching from Luxembourg by the end of 2026. Plus, SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom on the publicly traded Ethereum treasury company's 46% institutional ownership, why permanent ETH capital is reshaping on-chain finance, and why he believes ETH's risk/reward "has never been better."

Pomp: 75% of crypto companies won’t survive; State Street's tokenization bridge

Finance

Corpay taps BVNK to bring stablecoin wallets to corporate payments

Corpay will use stablecoin rails in its treasury operations to improve capital efficiency, reduce reliance on pre-funded accounts, and move funds across its global footprint.

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