Tag: Stablecoin

Payments Giant Visa Expands Stablecoin Offerings

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Payment company Visa expanded stablecoin offerings on its settlement platform by adding support for Global Dollar (USDG), PayPal USD (PYUSD), Euro Coin (EURC) and two new blockchain networks, Stellar and Avalanche. The integration allows users to send and receive stablecoin payments through the supported blockchain networks or convert their balances to traditional fiat currency, Visa said in a press release on Thursday. Visa already offered support to Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, while supported networks for transfer and settlement include Ethereum, Solana and the newly added chains. Institutional interest in…

Visa Expands Stablecoin Integration With RLUSD Rivals

Key Notes Visa has partnered with Paxos to add USDG and PYUSD stablecoins for settlement. Stellar and Avalanche blockchains now support Visa’s stablecoin payments. Visa has introduced EURC, its first euro-backed stablecoin on the platform. American tech giant Visa Inc. is pushing further into the stablecoin payments niche. The company has added new support for USDG and Paypal USD (PYUSD) through a partnership with Paxos, offering more ways to settle transactions using digital dollars. This move is poised to increase the competition among stablecoin issuers in the United States. Visa…

Trump’s WLFI Invests $10M in Falcon Finance for Stablecoin development

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A blockchain platform affiliated with US President Donald Trump has invested $10 million in Falcon Finance to support the development of stablecoin infrastructure, the companies said Wednesday. The investment aims to improve liquidity and interoperability between two stablecoins: Falcon USD (USDf) and World Liberty Financial USD (USD1), a token launched by the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial (WLFI) platform in March. Falcon Finance will use the $10 million investment to build shared liquidity, multichain compatibility and quick conversion infrastructure between USDf and USD1, the company said. The USD1 token, associated with…

Tron (TRX) Surges 4.2% as Stablecoin Demand Spikes to $82.7B

Key Notes TRX outperformed major altcoins with a 4.2% gain while SUI and AVAX lost momentum from previous week’s rallies. TRC-20 stablecoin supply jumped from $81.7B to $82.7B as traders sought safety amid market uncertainty on Tuesday. Federal Reserve meeting uncertainty and Trump’s criticism of Powell created flight-to-safety conditions favoring Tron’s dominance. Tron TRX $0.33 24h volatility: 4.0% Market cap: $31.64 B Vol. 24h: $3.24 B price rose 4.2% intraday on July 29, climbing to $0.33. The surge diverges from the correction seen across top altcoin markets, including Sui SUI…

Conflux (CFX) Price Explodes 28% as AxCNH Yuan Stablecoin Pilot Approaches

Key Notes CFX partners with AnchorX and Eastcompeace to launch AxCNH stablecoin for China’s Belt and Road Initiative cross-border payments. Technical analysis shows Bollinger Band breakout with potential targets at $0.30 and $0.34 if support holds above $0.17-$0.18. Trading volume surged 128% intraday as Chinese policy shifts favor regulated private stablecoins over state-controlled CBDCs. Conflux CFX $0.21 24h volatility: 10.6% Market cap: $1.06 B Vol. 24h: $925.45 M emerged among the few altcoins trading in green on Tuesday, posting a 28% rally, pushing its price to around $0.2439 amid fresh…

JD.com Registers ‘Jcoin’ as HK Stablecoin Regime Nears

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China-based e-commerce giant JD.com has reportedly registered entities tied to a potential stablecoin rollout just days ahead of Hong Kong’s new stablecoin regulations going into effect. JD.com, often referred to as China’s Amazon, has registered two potential stablecoin-linked entities, Jcoin and Joycoin, through its fintech subsidiary, JD Coinlink Technology, according to a report by Hong Kong news outlet Ming Pao on Tuesday. JD Coinlink is one of the official participants in the stablecoin issuer sandbox program by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), which launched last year. JD stablecoin description…

Stablecoin Searches Hit All-Time High As Market Grows to $272B

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Google search data shows interest in stablecoins surged to an all-time high this month as regulations were greenlit, stablecoin issuance and supply skyrocketed, and institutions increasingly look to launch their own tokenized fiat equivalents.  The previous peak for stablecoin searches was in May 2022, just after the depeg of the Terra (USTC) algorithmic stablecoin and the collapse of the Luna ecosystem. More recent data shows search interest surged in mid-June and then again in mid-July following the passing of the Guiding and Empowering Nation’s Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act…

Crypto On Deck? Interactive Brokers Explores Stablecoin Launch

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Trading company Interactive Brokers is planning to expand its crypto footprint with services that could include a proprietary stablecoin. The move, reported by Reuters on Monday, would allow traders to fund brokerage accounts using the company’s fiat-pegged cryptocurrency. Interactive is also exploring adding support for asset transfers for commonly traded cryptocurrencies. Interactive Brokers is a brokerage firm that provides trading and investment services across global markets. The company recently reported over 3.8 million active accounts at the end of the second quarter of 2025, a 32% increase from a year ago.…

Tokenized Money Market Funds May Counter Stablecoin Threat, According to JPMorgan

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The tokenization of money market funds marks a significant step in preserving the appeal of “cash as an asset,” especially as the growing adoption of stablecoins threatens to erode the attractiveness of traditional fund offerings, according to JPMorgan strategist Teresa Ho. Commenting on recent initiatives by Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York Mellon to tokenize shares of money market funds, Ho noted that such services will help maintain the competitiveness of these funds while unlocking new use cases, such as margin collateral. This development is particularly timely given the…