Financial Times·
Financial Times: Stablecoin market update
Added Financial Times coverage relevant to stablecoin developments.
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Last updated 5/27/2026, 3:33:29 AM.
The Block·
Stripe-owned stablecoin platform Bridge wins conditional OCC approval for national bank charter
Stablecoin platform Bridge, acquired by Stripe last year, received conditional approval from the OCC, the firm said on Tuesday.
theblock.co ↗CoinDesk·
Gold firm Elemental Royalty to pay out dividends in Tether's tokenized gold
The company claimed the bragging right of being the first to let investors opt for dividend payments in a cryptocurrency, backed by gold.
coindesk.com ↗CoinDesk·
Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'
The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized finance.
coindesk.com ↗The Block·
The Daily: Logan Paul sells previously tokenized Pokemon card for $16M, Gemini parts ways with top execs, Strategy’s latest bitcoin buy, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
theblock.co ↗The Block·
TON Foundation partners with OSL’s Banxa to expand stablecoin payment infrastructure for Asia-Pacific merchants
TON Foundation and Banxa have partnered to enable stablecoin payments for APAC merchants using TON infrastructure.
theblock.co ↗Financial Times·
Financial Times highlights policy pressure and market positioning among major stablecoin issuers
Financial Times reports that regulators and investors are scrutinising large dollar stablecoin issuers as new rules take shape, prompting issuers to adjust reserve disclosures and market strategy.
ft.com ↗Financial Times·
Financial Times examines renewed scrutiny of major stablecoin issuers
Financial Times reports on growing regulatory attention on leading dollar stablecoins and how their expanding Treasuries-heavy reserves are drawing systemic risk questions.
ft.com ↗Fortune·
Circle pilots privacy-preserving stablecoin rails on Aleo with UDSC and UDSCx
Fortune reports that Circle is experimenting with privacy-preserving stablecoin transfers on the Aleo blockchain using a new UDSC token and UDSCx privacy wrapper to enable confidential USDC payments with embedded compliance controls.
fortune.com ↗CoinDesk·
BNP Paribas joins EU bank stablecoin venture helmed by ex-Coinbase Germany exec
CoinDesk reports that BNP Paribas has joined a European bank consortium developing a euro-denominated stablecoin platform led by a former Coinbase Germany executive to streamline regulated interbank settlement.
coindesk.com ↗PR Newswire·
Citi completes landmark fiat-to-digital currency payment settlement workflow trial with Swift
Citi and Swift completed a workflow trial that converted client fiat payments into digital currency on a distributed ledger and back again using Swift's transaction management to coordinate settlement across networks.
prnewswire.com ↗South China Morning Post·
India's debt-backed stablecoin challenge to US dollar dominance explained
SCMP details how New Delhi-aligned technologists are pitching a rupee stablecoin fully backed by sovereign debt to let energy importers and Global South partners settle trades outside the greenback.
scmp.com ↗The Economic Times·
Chinese tech giants pause stablecoin plans after Beijing steps in: FT
Financial Times reporting relayed by The Economic Times says Chinese regulators told major tech platforms to halt stablecoin pilots while authorities firm up oversight around yuan-linked tokens.
m.economictimes.com ↗pymnts.com·
Coinbase Launches Stablecoin Payments Platform for B2B | PYMNTS.com
Coinbase Business is launching a new B2B payments suite of tools designed to make USDC, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, as easy to move as sending an
pymnts.com ↗Markets Insider·
Euronet chooses Fireblocks to support cross-border stablecoin payments
Global payments provider Euronet will integrate Fireblocks' digital asset infrastructure to power cross-border settlement flows using regulated stablecoins across its Dandelion network.
markets.businessinsider.com ↗Reuters·
Japan's top banks jointly issue stablecoin, Nikkei says
Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho and Sumitomo Mitsui will collaborate on a yen-pegged stablecoin to support corporate settlements under Japan's new digital currency rules, according to Nikkei via Reuters.
reuters.com ↗Tether·
Tether announces launch of USAT, a federally regulated dollar-backed stablecoin made in America
Tether unveiled USAT, a U.S.-regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin designed to meet federal compliance standards while keeping reserves fully backed by cash and cash equivalents.
tether.io ↗Brookings Institution·
The rise of stablecoins and implications for Treasury markets
Brookings analysts examine how the rapid growth of stablecoin reserves invested in U.S. Treasury bills is reshaping demand, liquidity dynamics, and policy oversight across the short-term funding market.
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