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Stablecoins could surge toward $719 trillion as crypto adoption accelerates

Stablecoins are on track to become a foundational layer of global finance, with adjusted transaction volumes projected to reach $719 trillion by 2035, according...

South Korea Eyes FX Oversight for Stablecoins in Draft Bill

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party is reportedly preparing a draft bill that would classify stablecoins as foreign exchange payment instruments and require tokenized real-world...

Morph Predicts Stablecoins will Capture 10% of Global Cross-Border Payments by 2030

Stablecoins have officially transitioned from a niche speculative tool into a cornerstone of global financial infrastructure, according to a comprehensive new industry report from...

Stablecoins Dominate Crypto Trading as Retail Activity Drops: CEX.io

Stablecoins were a rare bright spot in an otherwise subdued crypto market in the first quarter, with supply growth and transaction activity pointing to...

Fed’s Barr Says Stablecoins Need Tighter Controls to Fight Money Laundering

In brief Fed Governor Michael Barr called on regulators to implement anti-money-laundering controls for stablecoins following last year’s passage of the GENIUS Act. He identified stablecoins’...

Base Doubles Down on Global Markets, Stablecoins, and AI Agents

Coinbase's Layer 2 shifts focus to tokenizing every major asset class and scaling stablecoin payments.Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain Base published its 2026 mission,...

Coinbase’s Base unveils strategy to focus on tokenized markets, stablecoins and developers

Base, the layer-2 network from Coinbase (COIN), is doubling down on its push to build what it calls a “global onchain economy,” outlining a...

Mastercard Bridges Digital Divide as Stablecoins Target Mainstream Remittances

Mastercard is leveraging its global network to transform stablecoins from speculative assets into everyday payment tools, targeting the trillion-dollar remittance market with a focus...

Are stablecoins the infrastructure reshaping global finance?

In today’s newsletter, Claudia Marcela Hernández analyzes how stablecoins have evolved past volatility-fixers to become the foundational settlement asset for global tokenized markets and...

Circle, Coinbase tumbles as regulators move to ban interest on stablecoins

Stablecoin issuer Circle's (CRCL) shares tumbled on Tuesday, after a draft version of U.S. stablecoin legislation raised concerns about limits on yield.The stock of...

FSB Flags Dollar Stablecoins as Bigger Risk for Emerging Markets

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global financial watchdog hosted by the Bank for International Settlements, warned on Tuesday that foreign currency-denominated stablecoins can...