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Synthetic dollars have become a practical bridge between “stablecoin-like” price stability and market-rate yields, packaging professional hedging and cash-equivalent income into assets that behave like dollars onchain. This article explains the core concepts and profiles three leading projects: Falcon Finance (USDf), Ethena (USDe), and Elixir (deU...
01 October 2025 /crypto /markets
Carlo R.W. De Meijer The Meyer Financial Services Advisory (MIFS) at MIFSA
A consortium of 11 major European banks recently announced their plan to develop and launch a euro-denominated stablecoin. This announcement follows a growing push for greater digital payment autonomy in Europe, as US market dominance grows amid support from the Trump administration. This collaboration showcases Europe’s determination to create an...
30 September 2025 /crypto Blockchain Observations
Nkahiseng Ralepeli VP of Product: Digital Assets at Absa Bank, CIB.
Visa's data indicates that stablecoin transactions hit $44.7T over the last 12 months, and money rarely sprints that far unless it has found a faster track. I am not in the prophecy business, yet scale like this usually means a technology has crossed from novelty to infrastructure. What does the $44.7T actually represents? It is not a single u
25 September 2025 /crypto /markets
The cryptocurrency market has matured significantly over the last decade, yet it remains one of the most volatile and fast-paced financial environments. Traders, both retail and institutional, often struggle to keep up with sudden price swings, emerging opportunities, and round-the-clock market activity. To address these challenges, many investors...
22 September 2025 /crypto /markets
Raktim Singh Senior Industry Principal at Infosys
Programmable money and smart contracts are reshaping global finance. By combining cryptography, immutability, tokenization, and CBDCs within the emerging Finternet, the financial system is moving from static transactions to secure, programmable, and interoperable value flows — unlocking trillions in new opportunities by 2030. Introduction: The Shi...
22 September 2025 /payments /crypto
Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever
Stablecoins are everywhere in the news and not just in crypto circles. Around the world, governments, financial institutions, and fintech innovators are actively exploring their use in payments. Just in the past few weeks, we’ve seen multiple announcements: Stripe & Paradigm launching a new blockchain project for stablecoin payments. Ripple &
22 September 2025 /payments /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited
Under the regulations of the US’s first Stablecoin, Frontier, there are three parties: Commissioner (Wyoming State), Licensed Service Providers (LSP) and buyers. The goal of Frontier is to available to anyone with a digital wallet regardless of location and time of day. The Frontier is backed by high quality and liquid debt to stay at par with the...
20 September 2025 /payments /crypto Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Paul Quickenden Chief Commercial Officer at Easy Crypto
The world is entering its ‘crypto era’. The headlines say it, the wallets prove it and the inflow in capital is speeding up (hello spot Bitcoin ETFs). Yet adoption hasn’t even hit full stride yet. Look at Australia for example: crypto adoption hovers around the 20% mark and dived 3% due to concerns around crypto regulation (41%). Ceilings like
17 September 2025 /regulation /crypto
A key aspect in the debate over Stablecoins is the need for good regulations built on a trustworthy Digital Infrastructure required to ensure legitimate behaviour between: Key stakeholders: Commission of a Stablecoin, for example Wyoming and monitor of the ‘Reserve’ Licensed Service Providers (LSP), buyers of the ‘Reserve offsetting fiat currency’ ...
15 September 2025 /regulation /crypto Digital Bank Transformation
Shanice Octavia Marketing Associate at Fly Fairly
Crypto payments are no longer a novelty in travel. Stablecoins in particular are being adopted by both travelers and merchants for their speed and low cost. The trend shaping 2025 is not just the rise of stablecoins but the fact that they are now issued on multiple blockchains. That means travel platforms must decide whether to support multi-chain...
15 September 2025 /crypto /markets
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