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US turns stablecoin issuer Tether into a financial weapon against Iran, freezing nearly $500 million
US authorities have used Tether's control over its dollar-linked stablecoin to freeze about $475 million connected to…
US Treasury freezes over $130 million tied to Iran-linked crypto wallets
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says OFAC sanctioned multiple Iran-linked crypto wallets, freezing over $130 million.
XRP Utility Debate Returns As Ripple Stablecoin Migration Plans Draw Attention
XRP Utility Debate Returns As Ripple Stablecoin Migration Plans Draw Attention is a useful reminder that crypto cover…
Tether’s Pact Labs Round Shows Stablecoin Issuers Are Still Building Compliance Rails
Tether’s Pact Labs Round Shows Stablecoin Issuers Are Still Building Compliance Rails is a useful reminder that cry…
Bitcoin treasuries already faced two collateral calls in 2026 and some loans can liquidate after just 12 hours
Empery disclosed two February calls, but missing collateral data now hides which treasury would be forced to act firs…
Chainalysis Adds Automatic Stablecoin Support As Compliance Teams Face Token Sprawl
Chainalysis Adds Automatic Stablecoin Support As Compliance Teams Face Token Sprawl is a useful reminder that crypto …
Airbnb’s 9 million listings could unlock crypto host financing while the homes stay off its balance sheet
Chesky announced no product. His trust thesis points toward regulated financing built on verified bookings, contingen…
Wall Street turns cautious on Circle as analysts warn USDC economics face mounting pressure
Mizuho downgraded the stock and JPMorgan lowered earnings estimates, citing concerns that USDC is coming under pressure.
Mizuho downgrades Circle to underperform, cuts price target to $50 on Open USD threat
The Japanese investment bank said Open USD's yield pass-through model could pressure Circle's margins by shifting mor…
U.S., UK move to align rules for tokenized finance across world's largest financial markets
The joint roadmap aims to reduce regulatory friction for tokenized assets while strengthening ties between the world'…
JPMorgan says Hyperliquid's rise threatens Circle's USDC economics
Hyperliquid's deal with Circle and Coinbase creates a "prisoner's dilemma" that puts pressure on earnings from the do…
The next currency crisis could turn $300 billion in stablecoins into national currencies
Bolivia's government is evaluating whether to include USDT in its regulated payment system alongside the boliviano an…
Tether leads $7 million round in Pact Labs to boost USAT stablecoin adoption
“Pact Labs gives us the rails to make digital dollars designed to be compliant with U.S. regulations," says Tether …
For pension funds, tokenization’s real play is balance-sheet management, Fidelity’s Lai says
Fidelity International’s Giselle Lai argues that the most compelling long-term use case for tokenized funds is bala…
Japan’s biggest card network taps Circle to bring stablecoins to 40 million merchants
JCB and Circle will explore using USDC for cross-border payments and merchant transactions as Japan ramps up efforts …
Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 markets surge to nearly 50% of perp volume as onchain stock trading grows
HIP-3's share of total Hyperliquid perp volume has climbed from roughly 2% at the start of the year to around 50% now.
Crypto exchanges are becoming the new distribution channel for Wall Street assets
Crypto exchanges are increasingly becoming distribution platforms for Wall Street exposure as trading in tokenized st…
Onchain Pokémon cards come to Solana-based DEX Jupiter
While tokenized Pokémon cards aren’t new, having Jupiter enter the space could give the whole category a legitimac…
UK lays out tokenized finance roadmap with projected £33 billion annual boost
Industry leaders say payment infrastructure must evolve alongside tokenized assets to enable real-time settlement.
Mizuho says Circle bank approval doesn't solve USDC growth, stablecoin competition risks
Japanese investment bank Mizuho reiterated its neutral rating on Circle, saying OCC approval for a national trust ban…
Bolivia weighs adding Tether's USDT to its national payments system
Crypto usage has spiked in the country, with transaction volumes hitting $430 million in the year after the central b…
Japan’s largest security token platform moves nearly $3 billion to Avalanche blockchain
Progmat develops security token infrastructure that accounts for 64.6% of Japan’s security token market total issua…
Stablecoins are moving more money while crypto’s cash pile gets smaller
Adjusted stablecoin transaction volume reached a record $1.79 trillion in June, according to Visa Onchain Analytics, …
UK Treasury report on tokenization cites Ripple as convergence model
A Treasury-backed report targets putting repo, gilts and funds onchain within two years, and warms to permissionless …
Stablecoin FX priced below interbank rates in Q2, with routing now the biggest cost lever: Borderless
Stablecoin payments were priced 3.2 bps below interbank FX rates across 260 corridors in Q2, per Borderless.xyz's ben…
Wall Street transfer agents lobby SEC, warning that third-party tokens pose risks to market integrity
The Securities Transfer Association, an industry group for transfer agents, said company-authorized tokenization shou…
Tether’s $20 billion mountain of gold – equal to a national reserve – to be used for lending
Tether is already the world's largest stablecoin issuer, with approximately $141 billion in direct and indirect expos…
Kraken Adds Arbitrum Stablecoins As Exchanges Keep Chasing Cheaper Settlement Rails
Stablecoin listings can look routine until you pay attention to the chain. Kraken adding USDT0 and USDC.e support on …
Robinhood’s Chainlink CCIP Choice Adds Infrastructure Weight To Its Layer-2 Bet
Robinhood’s crypto strategy is becoming less about offering a few coins and more about owning infrastructure. Its d…
Fidelity’s Chainlink-Powered FILQ Fund Shows Tokenized Finance Is Getting More Practical
Tokenized finance becomes much more interesting when it stops being a concept deck and starts looking like fund plumb…