Tag: Stablecoin

Stablecoin Volumes Could Hit $1.5 Quadrillion in a Decade: Chainalysis

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Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis estimates that stablecoin volumes could hit a lofty $1.5 quadrillion within the next decade, beating the total volume of global cross-border payments today.  In a report on Wednesday, the Chainalysis team said that adjusted stablecoin volume could hit $719 trillion by 2035 just through organic growth, up from $28 trillion in 2025. However, this figure could double by 2035 if two major catalysts come into play, said Chainalysis — the baby boomer generation passing $100 trillion in wealth to a crypto-loving generation and stablecoins knocking over…

Treasury Proposes Stablecoin AML Rules as Bessent Vows to Protect US Financial System – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: FinCEN and OFAC issued a joint NPRM on April 8, 2026, requiring stablecoin issuers to comply with Bank Secrecy Act obligations. The GENIUS Act, enacted July 18, 2025, gives issuers like Circle and Tether roughly 60 days to submit public comments. Permitted payment stablecoin issuers must deploy technical controls to block, freeze, and reject transactions violating U.S. sanctions. New Federal Rules Require Stablecoin Issuers to Block Sanctioned Transactions The joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Office of Foreign Assets Control implements…

Ethereum Stablecoin Value Hits All-Time High of $180 Billion

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The onchain value of stablecoins on the Ethereum network has reached an all-time high of $180 billion, according to blockchain analytics firm Token Terminal. Ethereum holds 60% of the stablecoin supply at $180 billion, which is up 150% over the past three years, the firm reported Tuesday. The company projected that around $1.7 trillion is expected to come onchain across all networks over the next four years and that Ethereum could see $850 billion in “new flows” by 2030, if it grows 470% in that time.  Standard Chartered predicted in…

FDIC Advances Rulemaking For GENIUS Act: New Framework For Stablecoin Issuers

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has moved to translate the country’s first crypto bill for stablecoins, the GENIUS Act, into concrete regulatory guidance for banks and their fintech subsidiaries that wish to use or issue stablecoins.  In a notice of proposed rulemaking approved by the FDIC Board, the agency lays out “a prudential framework” for FDIC‑supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) and for insured depository institutions (IDIs) that provide custodial or safekeeping services tied to payment stablecoins. FDIC Issues GENIUS Act Rules The proposal addresses several core areas required…

FDIC Proposes Rules For Stablecoin Issuers under GENIUS Act

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The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has proposed new rules to regulate FDIC-supervised stablecoin issuers in accordance with the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, which was signed into law nine months ago. In a statement on Tuesday, the FDIC said its board of directors voted to issue a proposal that would set reserve, redemption, capital, risk management and custody standards for stablecoin issuers and insured depository institutions under its supervision. Source: FDIC The FDIC insures deposits at more than 4,000 financial institutions and supervises…

Why Japan’s Stablecoin Push May Be the Most Practical Crypto Story in the World Right Now – Featured Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Japan’s Payment Services Act, revised in June 2023 and updated through 2026, created the world’s strictest stablecoin issuer rules. Project Pax, backed by MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho, targets 1 trillion yen in B2B stablecoin issuance by 2028. JPYC became the world’s first fully regulated yen-pegged stablecoin under a Type II license in October 2025. The Most Important Crypto Standards Nobody Is Talking About While U.S. regulators spend years sorting out jurisdictional authority and European regulators iron out MiCA compliance, Japan moved. The country revised its Payment Services Act…

New Stablecoin, Faster Order Matching, Smart Contract Wallet Support – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Polymarket launched Polymarket USD on April 6, 2026, replacing bridged USDC.e as collateral across all prediction markets. The CTF Exchange V2 upgrade cuts gas costs and adds EIP-1271 support, affecting API traders and bot operators within 2-3 weeks. Polymarket’s POLY governance token airdrop, confirmed by CMO in October 2025, remains separate and pending a full U.S. relaunch. Polymarket Upgrades Trading Engine and Drops Bridged USDC.e in Major 2026 Overhaul The move is the platform’s largest infrastructure change since launch. Polymarket has processed record trading volumes over the past…

South Korean Fintech Toss Targets Web3 Finance With Proprietary Mainnet and 24 Stablecoin Trademarks – Crypto News Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways: Toss, operated by Viva Republica, is building an L1 blockchain mainnet and native coin to power its 30 million-user financial platform. South Korea’s pending Digital Asset Basic Law has delayed final decisions on whether Toss pursues an L1 or L2 approach. A Stablecoin Task Force led by Chief Business Officer Kyuha Kim filed 24 KRW stablecoin trademarks in June 2025, including “TOSSKRW.” South Korea’s Toss Recruits Blockchain Engineers as Mainnet Plans Advance in 2026 The fintech company Toss serves roughly 30 million registered users, close to 60% of…

Stablecoin Supply Rises To $315B As Institutional Flows Lift USDC

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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…

Stablecoin Crypto Supply Reaches $315B in Q1 as USDC Gains and USDT Declines

Total stablecoin supply rose approximately $8 billion to a record $315 billion in the first quarter of 2026, even as broader crypto markets contracted, according to data published by CEX.IO – with Circle’s USDC expanding its market share while Tether’s USDT posted its first quarterly supply decline since Q2 2022. The divergence between the two dominant issuers marked one of the more structurally significant shifts in the stablecoin sector in recent years, coinciding with stablecoins capturing 75% of total crypto trading volume, the highest proportion on record. We suspect the…