Stablecoins


Markets

‘DeFi is dead’: Maple Finance’s CEO says onchain markets will swallow Wall Street

The Maple Finance CEO says institutions will stop distinguishing between DeFi and TradFi as private credit moves onchain, and stablecoins process $50 trillion in payments.

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Finance

Brazil’s Gen Z drives crypto boom as stablecoins, income tokens surge

Digital fixed-income products are experiencing rapid growth, with $325 million distributed on Mercado Bitcoin's platform in 2025.

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Markets

Wall Street bank JPMorgan says stablecoin market could grow to $600 billion by 2028

The bank said stablecoin growth is still mostly driven by crypto trading, and rising payments use may boost velocity more than supply.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in London

Finance

SoFi unveils the first bank-issued stablecoin for enterprise payments

SoFi Bank becomes the first U.S. national bank to launch a stablecoin, positioning SoFiUSD as a faster, safer alternative to crypto-native tokens.

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Markets

World Liberty Financial proposes using treasury funds to boost USD1 stablecoin growth

The team argues that targeted incentives are needed to sustain that momentum in what it described as an increasingly crowded stablecoin landscape.

World Liberty Financial leadership team

Policy

Macquarie sees U.S. Senate near crypto deal as market structure, GENIUS rules advance

The bank said bipartisan Senate talks on market structure legislation and parallel GENIUS Act rulemaking could deliver a workable U.S. crypto framework by early 2026.

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Finance

Exodus joins stablecoin race with MoonPay-backed digital dollar

The public crypto wallet firm joins Circle and PayPal in issuing stablecoins.

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Finance

Hong Kong's RedotPay raises nearly $110 million Series B to push global stablecoin payments

The Hong Kong-based fintech says demand for stablecoin-powered cards and cross-border payouts is accelerating as it scales payments beyond crypto trading.

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Finance

SBI, Startale to launch regulated yen stablecoin for global settlement

The digital yen stablecoin aims to plug Japan into onchain finance and cross-border tokenized asset flows under the country's new FSA regime.

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Policy

Bank of America says U.S. banks are heading for multi-year onchain future

The Wall Street firm said faster U.S. stablecoin and charter rules are pulling crypto into the regulated banking system and pushing banks toward an on-chain future.

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