Largest Bank in Brazil Mulls Stablecoin, Awaits Regulation

Itaú Unibanco, the largest banking institution in Brazil, is considering the issuance of a stablecoin, cautiously hoping to learn from the experiences of American banks and the final stablecoin regulations in the country. Itaú Unibanco Talks in-House Stablecoin, Regulation in Brazil Banks from all over the world are eyeing stablecoins and how these new assets … Read more

Nonco Launches FX Onchain Initiative on Avalanche, Aiming to Bridge Institutional FX Liquidity With Stablecoins

Nonco, an institutional digital asset trading firm, has launched its foreign exchange (FX) onchain initiative on the Avalanche network, aiming to bridge institutional FX liquidity with the stablecoin market. The FX Onchain protocol, built on Avalanche’s C-Chain, automates conversions between local currencies and USD-backed stablecoins, such as USDC and USDT, facilitating faster and more cost-effective … Read more

Ripple USD Explodes Onto Kraken as RLUSD Crosses $10B in Volume

Ripple’s RLUSD just hit crypto exchange Kraken, boasting over $10 billion in volume and a soaring $250 million market cap as it powers real-world DeFi and enterprise payments. RLUSD Goes Live on Kraken—$10B in Ripple USD Volume Signals Massive Momentum Ripple’s stablecoin gained new visibility Wednesday after Kraken, one of the largest crypto exchanges, launched … Read more

FDUSD Depegs After Justin Sun Alleges First Digital Is ‘Insolvent’ Amid $456M Dispute

First Digital’s stablecoin, FDUSD, slipped almost 10% today, falling below its intended peg after news broke of a lawsuit targeting the company’s CEO. Adding fuel to the fire, Tron founder Justin Sun took to X on Wednesday, declaring First Digital “insolvent.” Stablecoin FDUSD Slips as Legal Action, $456M Allegations Hit First Digital Earlier that same … Read more

Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Nears $250M Market Cap Amid Payments Expansion

Ripple has integrated its USD-backed stablecoin, RLUSD, into its Ripple Payments platform to streamline cross-border transactions for enterprise clients, with the asset nearing $250 million in market capitalization since its December 2024 launch. Ripple Adds Enterprise Stablecoin RLUSD to Cross-Border Payment System Ripple Payments, a platform that claims to process billions in transaction volume, now … Read more

Synthetix’s sUSD Faces Significant Depeg Amid SIP 420 Transition: Is This the Start of a Death Spiral?

Synthetix’s stablecoin, sUSD, has dipped yet again—this time by 4.6%—in just the last 24 hours, and is now sitting at a value of $0.916. With this new significant drop, sUSD is now pegged over 8% off where it should be. With this new serious stability issue that sUSD is dealing with, many Twitter Communities and … Read more

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Files for IPO 

Circle Internet Group Inc., a leading stablecoin operator, is aiming to go public with an S-1 filing that outlines major opportunities and challenges in the fast-evolving digital finance sector. Circle’s High-Stakes Leap Into Public Trading Circle, the issuer behind the widely circulated stablecoin USDC, has unveiled plans for an initial public offering (IPO), signaling a … Read more

$10.1B Floods Into Stablecoins in March — Sector Sees Major Capital Inflow

The stablecoin economy expanded notably in March, posting a 4.52% increase over the month. Roughly $10.148 billion flowed into the fiat-pegged sector during the 31-day stretch. March Stablecoin Boom The stablecoin sector has maintained its upward momentum, expanding 15.57% since the beginning of the year with an infusion of $31.590 billion. March alone accounted for … Read more

Cap Labs Reveals Type III Stablecoins, Promising Smarter Yield Generation With No Human Oversight

The Stanford Blockchain Club published a paper on March 28 introducing “Type III Stablecoins,” a new category of yield-bearing stablecoins governed by autonomous smart contracts, developed by Cap Labs’ Benjamin and Jae. Yield Without Compromise? Type III Stablecoins Propose a Trustless Path Forward The paper published in the Stanford Blockchain Review outlines a paradigm shift … Read more

Stablecoin Market Continues to Grow Despite Adoption Challenges and Regulatory Uncertainty

The stablecoin market, a vital part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, has undergone a breathtaking growth and expansion in the last few years, with the total supply now reaching a surreal amount of $210 billion. This total far exceeds even the transaction volume of traditional financial institutions like Visa and Mastercard, and it underscores the increasing … Read more

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