Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bridging the narrowing divide between TradFi and FinTech. The stablecoin has emerged as one of the most powerful and paradoxical ...

Nine major european banks have joined forces to launch a euro-denominated stablecoin regulated under the trading block’s Markets in Crypto Assets regime (MiCA). The banking giants involved are: ING, ...

For the past few years, stablecoins have been defined by a narrow reality: essentially a two-horse race between Tether's USDT and Circle's (CRCL) USDC, with most activity concentrated on crypto-native ...

Circle (NYSE:CRCL), the world's second-largest stablecoin issuer, is reportedly considering introducing a "reversible" mechanism for its token transactions. “We are thinking through [. . .] whether or ...

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of stablecoin risk reports from international finance institutions; Noelle Acheson deduces what's really going on. Finance is based on risk. For some, it's about ...

Neura’s Arsalan Evini discusses the market forces driving stablecoin adoption, the infrastructure flaws limiting their scale and how a sovereign, purpose-built stack could support reliable global use.

Update, Sept. 25, 9:52 am UTC: This article has been updated to include comments from Andrei Grachev, founding partner at synthetic dollar protocol Falcon Finance. Circle, the world’s second-largest ...

CaixaBank, one of Spain’s largest lenders in terms of the overall scope of operations, has joined forces with eight other European banks to introduce a euro-denominated stablecoin. Announced recently, ...

Ripple’s (XRP) new stablecoin RLUSD reached $1B market cap within a year of its December 2024 launch. RLUSD transaction volume jumped 210% over 30 days to over $4B. Ripple is piloting RLUSD with ...

Over the past few months, stablecoins have moved from industry pilot to front-page news. Visa expanded its settlement platform to support stablecoins, Stripe rolled out stablecoin payments, and PayPal ...