Stablecoin

New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged Congress to strengthen pending stablecoin and crypto legislation, saying the current versions of the bills don’t protect investors. James said in a …

Just weeks after its blockbuster IPO, USDC stablecoin issuer Circle announced Monday that it is seeking approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, to launch …

Shares of Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) rose 43% this month, making the firm the top performer in the S&P 500 since it joined the index at the end of …

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Brussels is poised to announce new rules for the fast-growing …

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over on mainFT there’s a story about a new rouble-backed …

Today, Lightning Labs has announced it has released Taproot Assets v0.6, an update to the first multi-asset Lightning protocol on Bitcoin mainnet. The update improves how stablecoins can be minted, …

Roughly a week after the US Senate voted to pass the GENIUS Act to regulate payment stablecoins, the chamber is moving to discuss a path forward for a digital asset …

In brief Wyoming lawmakers have been talking about introducing a stablecoin since 2022. The asset, WYST, is now targeted to launch on August 20 during the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium. This …

Cryptocurrency users are betting on the odds that US legislation to regulate payment stablecoins will move forward, following a crucial vote in the Senate and a public push from President …

Credit card giant Visa has partnered with Yellow Card Financial, an African stablecoin payments provider, to accelerate the adoption of digital dollars across the continent, underscoring the growing synergy between …