Tag: Stablecoin

Stablecoin Firms $112B Opportunity LATAM Remittance Market

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Fintech and stablecoin firms should consider looking outside of the US-to-Mexico corridor to win the $174 billion Latin America remittance market, according to a Bybit executive. Most firms have focused too narrowly on the $61.8 billion US-Mexico remittance market and are missing faster-growing corridors between the US and Central America, as well as remittances within Latin America, Bybit Chief Marketing Officer Claudia Wang said in a post on X on Sunday.  “The corridors that look ‘hot’ right now are not the corridors most fintechs are optimized for,” she said, citing…

US CLARITY Act Moves Closer To Law After Stablecoin Update

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They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer…

AI Mining Pivot, ETH Bets, Stablecoin Pause

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Historically, crypto markets have been driven by a dominant narrative. Not today.  In one corner, miners are trying to break free of four-year cycles. IREN is being recast as an AI infrastructure company, with analysts pointing to data centers and compute demand as the real growth engine. In another corner, BitMine is doing the exact opposite, pouring billions deeper into Ether (ETH) even as losses mount.  The disconnect doesn’t stop there. Stablecoin balances have ballooned to over $300 billion, yet activity has dropped sharply. It reflects capital waiting, with no…

Bakkt Finishes Acquisition of Stablecoin Infrastructure Firm

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Digital asset company Bakkt completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) through an equity-based transaction as part of its bid to create a digital settlement layer. Bakkt CEO Akshay Naheta said on Thursday that the deal aims to combine Bakkt’s institutional infrastructure with DTR’s native artificial intelligence payments engine and stablecoin technology to create a 24/7 digital settlement layer. “The architecture of money movement rarely evolves at this level,” he said. “This transaction accelerates the re-platforming of global financial infrastructure. By fully integrating DTR’s technology, we…

MoonPay Rolls Out Agent-Ready Stablecoin Card on Mastercard Network

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MoonPay is launching a virtual debit card that allows users and AI agents to spend stablecoins directly from self-custodied onchain wallets at merchants that accept Mastercard, using real-time crypto-to-fiat conversion at checkout. The card, developed with Monavate and Exodus Movement, Inc., connects onchain wallets to traditional card rails, enabling transactions without preloading funds or transferring assets offchain, with smart contracts authorizing spending at the point of purchase. Available through MoonPay’s CLI and agent workflows to users in the UK and Latin America, the card is designed for programmatic use, allowing…

Spain Leads EURC Stablecoin Adoption Across Europe: Brighty

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Spain appears to be the strongest retail market for Circle’s euro-pegged stablecoin EURC on crypto banking platform Brighty, according to company data. Spain led EURC usage by a wide margin in 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, accounting for about 36% of transactions and 25% of volume, according to Brighty data seen by Cointelegraph. “For Spanish users, EURC functions essentially as a standard euro on a card with no exchange rate friction when transacting against USDC,” Brighty co-founder Nick Denisenko said. Brighty’s top countries by EURC and USDC transaction…

Keynote: Michael Saylor | Bitcoin 2026

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io The credit market just got a new heavyweight. In this keynote, Michael Saylor reveals how Strategy engineered STRC, a Bitcoin-backed preferred stock that grew into the largest and most liquid preferred in the world in under eight months. Saylor breaks down the math behind 11.5% tax-deferred yields, why private credit is melting down, and how digital credit is set to cannibalize trillions in legacy capital markets. Subscribe for more from the Bitcoin Conference stage. Use code BM10 to get 10% off Bitcoin…

Meta Stablecoin Move Brings USDC Payouts to Select Creators

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US tech giant Meta has launched USDC payouts for creators on its platforms in the Philippines and Colombia, with plans to expand to additional markets.  Creators who opt into the service will receive payments directly into crypto wallets on the Solana and Polygon blockchains. However, Meta does not offer a built-in conversion option, so an external exchange is required to convert USDC into fiat currency, according to the announcement on Wednesday.  The service is currently available only to select creators in Colombia and the Philippines, but Polygon said Wednesday that…

Visa Expands Stablecoin Pilot to Polygon and Base as Settlement Reaches $7B

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Global payments giant Visa has expanded its stablecoin settlement pilot to include Polygon and four other blockchain networks, signaling continued experimentation with crypto-based payment infrastructure. The pilot, launched by Visa in 2023, allows partners to settle transactions using stablecoins rather than traditional banking rails. Newly supported networks include Polygon, Base, the Canton Network, Arc and Tempo. They join existing supported chains such as Ethereum, Solana, Stellar and Avalanche. The expansion comes as the program has reached an annualized settlement run rate of roughly $7 billion, growing about 50% quarter over…

Israeli Regulators Approve Shekel Stablecoin in Notable Regulatory Signal

Israel’s Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority (CMISA) has granted full regulatory approval to BILS, a shekel-pegged stablecoin developed by Bits of Gold – Israel’s licensed crypto broker and custodian – following a two-year pilot conducted on the Solana blockchain under the regulator’s sandbox framework, marking the conclusion of a process that began formally with the Bank of Israel’s 2023 discussion paper on stablecoin principles. This is not simply the launch of a domestically useful payment token. It is evidence of a deliberate structural pattern – jurisdictions with mature financial…