Stablecoins

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Paxos agrees $48.5m New York settlement over Binance-related AML failures

Blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos has reached a $48.5 million settlement with New York regulators over AML failures in its relationship with Binance.

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Ripple pays $200m for stablecoin firm Rail

Ripple is buying Toronto-based stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200 million.

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Hong Kong to issue first stablecoin licences in early 2026

Hong Kong's financial regulator has stated that the first stablecoin licences will not be issued this year despite the fact its stablecoin legislation has taken effect as of today.

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Visa adds settlement support for more stablecoins

Visa is expanding its backing for stablecoins, adding settlement support for three more coins as well two new blockchains.

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Revolut alumnus extends Seed round to €6.3 million to grow payments network

Due, a payment startup founded by Revolut alumni, has extended its Seed round to €6.3 million to launch a new API platform encompassing stablecoin payments.

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ZA Global leads $40 million round in Hong Kong stablecoin firm RD Technologies

Hong Kong-based financial conglomerate ZA Global has led a $40 million Series A2 round in local stablecoin issuer RD Technologies.

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FIS to integrate with Circle for USDC payments

Global banking technology vendor FIS has teamed with stablecoin issuer Circle to give financial institutions the ability to transact in USDC.

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Europe must provide more support for stablecoins or face subservience to the US dollar

Jürgen Schaaf, an economist and advisor to the European Central Bank's Market Infrastructure and Payments division, says more support should be provided for properly regulated euro-denominated stablecoins to ward off the threat posed by US dollar-backed tokens.

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Clear Junction adds support for on-chain stablecoins

Embedded payments platform Clear Junction has launched a new on-chain stablecoin transfer service, the first product in a wider suite of digital asset services under development to meet increasing demand from fintechs, payment service providers (PSPs), and regulated financial institutions.

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Interledger Protocol targets interoperable stablecoins

The Interledger Foundation (ILF) is extending its efforts to promote the creation of an interoperable payments network to include stablecoins.

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Bitget Wallet partners MoonPay for stablecoin-to-fiat offramp

Bitget Wallet has partnered MoonPay to launch a fiat withdrawal feature that allows users to convert stablecoins directly into cash.

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Coinbase makes superapp play

Crypto platform Coinbase has rebranded its Wallet app as Base, consolidating payments, trading, chat and social features into a single, blockchain-based 'superapp'.

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Trump expected to sign stablecoin regulation Genius Act into law

This week, the US House of Representatives also passed the Clarity Act and Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act.

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Ripple picks BNY for stablecoin custody

Ripple has chosen Bank of New York Mellon as primary custodian for its US dollar-pegged stablecoin reserves.

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ISDA and Ant International call for common industry framework for asset tokenisation

The uptake of tokenised bank liabilities and shared ledgers in transaction banking services could lower cross-border currency costs by 12.5%, saving businesses more than US$50 billion by 2030, according to a report by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Ant International.

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AllUnity secures BaFin EMI Licence to launch Euro stablecoin

AllUnity, a joint venture between asset manager DWS, market maker Flow Traders, and blockchain firm Galaxy, has been granted an E-Money Institution (EMI) licence by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)

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MiniPay and Noah debut global-to-local stablecoin payments

MiniPay and Noah have joined forces on non-custodial stablecoin payments that connect global banking rails with local payment methods.

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Paxos launches stablecoin in the EU

Digital asset outfit Paxos has launched its Global Dollar (USDG) stablecoin across the European Union.

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Hokkoku and Soft Space to roll out SoftPOS tool that supports stablecoin transactions

Hokkoku Financial Holdings is working with Soft Space to develop a SoftPOS product that enables merchants to accept both contactless card payments and regulated stablecoin payments using only a smartphone or tablet.

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Circle applies for national trust bank status

Stablecoin firm Circle has applied to create a national trust bank, moving further into the mainstream following its blockbuster IPO last month.