Banks Take Hard Line on Stablecoin Yields as White House Talks Stall
Banks and crypto executives met again at the White House this week to settle a dispute over stablecoin rewards, but the talks ended without agreement ahead of a March 1…
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CZ: Binance Leads Major Stablecoins, Not Just USD1
Binance users hold about 87% of USD1, the Trump-linked stablecoin, according to a Forbes report published on February 9, 2026, putting most of the token’s circulating supply on a single…
Vitalik Buterin Slams ‘Fake’ DeFi, Backs ETH-Based Algo Stablecoins
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has questioned the legitimacy of popular USDC yield strategies, arguing they don’t follow the principles of true decentralized finance (DeFi). His critique was in response to…
Crypto Industry Proposes Sharing Stablecoin Reserves with Community Banks: Report
The crypto industry has reportedly proposed sharing stablecoin reserves with community lenders as it steps up efforts to win over skeptical banks. The move aims to preserve the stalled crypto…
Tether Pulls Back on $20B Fundraising Plans After Investor Pushback (Report)
Tether has reportedly scaled back its planned multibillion-dollar fundraising target after facing resistance from investors. According to a report from the Financial Times on February 4, advisers for the stablecoin…
Stablecoin Growth Poses a $500B Risk to Bank Deposits and Net Interest Margins
U.S. banks are increasingly at risk of losing deposits to the digital assets space as stablecoins continue to gain traction. The concern comes amid growing stablecoin adoption, with the total…
Fidelity Chooses Ethereum For its New FIDD Stablecoin
Fidelity Investments is launching its own stablecoin called the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD), which will be pegged 1:1 to the US dollar and backed by reserves. The stablecoin will be…
Warning Sign for Crypto: Stablecoins See Historic $7B Weekly Dip
Stablecoin supply on the Ethereum network fell by roughly $7 billion over the past week, dropping from $162 billion to $155 billion, according to on-chain data shared by analyst Darkfost.…
Ripple President: Half of Fortune 500 to Adopt Crypto in 2026
Ripple President Monica Long has said that about half of Fortune 500 companies will adopt formal crypto or digital asset treasury strategies in 2026, pointing to stablecoins, tokenized assets, and…
Crypto Cards Gain Ground in Real-World Payments, Surging from $100M to $1.5B: Report
Crypto-linked card payments have surpassed peer-to-peer (P2P) stablecoin transfers as the leading driver of on-chain stablecoin activity. A new study by blockchain analytics firm Artemis revealed that these transactions have…