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Stablecoin Treasury Growth Partly Offsets China’s Retreat, SF Fed Study Finds

Issuers favor short-term debt, while China’s decline is mostly in longer-dated securities. The authors say additional demand depends on who…
Oct 1, 2026
Infrastructure

Open USD bets Stripe’s $1.9 trillion network can break USDT and USDC’s grip

Transactions carry an unspecified fee, while Stripe product limits and Visa’s restricted beta shape business access. The post Open USD…
Oct 1, 2026
Institutional

Treasury will let states file for stablecoin approval before finishing their rules

Conditional certifications can meet initial filing timing while state rules remain unfinished, but only complete submissions begin substantive approval review.…
Oct 1, 2026
Infrastructure

NEAR Intents Pledges Full Compensation After a Bug Lets an Attacker Drain $3.8 Million

The cross-chain protocol says the contract-side flaw is patched, and blockchain data shows about 3.87 million USDT left a contract…
Oct 1, 2026
Payments

Daines Unveils Crypto Tax Bill Pairing Payment Relief With Wash-Sale Rules

The ADAPT Act would exempt qualifying stablecoin purchases and crypto-paid transaction costs of $10 or less from gain-or-loss recognition, while…
Sep 30, 2026
Infrastructure

Open USD Stablecoin Goes Live as Stripe, Visa and Mastercard Open It to Businesses

Open Standard’s dollar stablecoin launched Wednesday on Ethereum, Solana, Base and Tempo, issued by Stripe’s Bridge, with Coinbase access starting…
Sep 30, 2026
Payments

Open USD takes on Tether, Circle with a different stablecoin model that's 'building money'

The “overwhelming majority” of Open Standard’s equity will be distributed over time to partners based on how much they help…
Sep 30, 2026
Institutional

US Senator Blumenthal Calls Tether's USDT a 'Superhighway' for Iranian Sanctions Evasion

The Connecticut Senator’s subcommittee released its report on Monday and referred the findings to Treasury and the Justice Department. Read…
Sep 30, 2026
Institutional

Stable Announces Visa Direct Integration for Bank and Mobile Wallet Payouts

Visa previously announced stablecoin funding and payout pilots; Stable has not specified when its connection will be available or which…
Sep 30, 2026
Payments

HSBC Names Hong Kong Stablecoin 'RedCoin' Ahead of Retail Rollout

The Hong Kong dollar token is planned for the second half of 2026, with initial distribution limited to PayMe and…
Sep 30, 2026