Standard Chartered, Animoca Brands, and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) are forming a joint venture to issue a regulated stablecoin pegged to the Hong Kong dollar (HKD). Standard Chartered Bank (Hong…

In the United Arab Emirates, real estate can now be bought with USDT, with over 32,000 local and international agents supporting such transactions. Tether signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Republicans announced the formation of a working group to develop cryptocurrency policy, comprising members from four U.S. congressional committees. French Hill, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, confirmed that…

The total volume of stablecoin transactions in 2024 reached $27.6 trillion, surpassing the combined transfer volume of Visa and Mastercard by 7.68%. Stablecoins became one of the key sectors in…

The largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDT, will be deployed in the Bitcoin ecosystem, expanding its use cases for various types of payments. Lightning Labs will integrate USDT into the Bitcoin blockchain’s…

A regulated stablecoin pegged to the euro will soon be launched, available to users for trading on 21X, the first licensed European platform for tokenizing real-world assets (RWA). 21X announced…

Stablecoins moved beyond being a niche financial tool for crypto traders to hedge volatility and, in the near future, could rival credit and debit cards as a payment instrument. Chris…

The European financial regulator called on crypto-asset service providers (CASP) to limit access to stablecoins that don’t comply with the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation by January 31, 2025….

The USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin by Circle became the leader in market capitalization growth among stablecoins in 2024, though it has yet to reach its peak levels from 2022. Circle…