Stablecoins
DeFi

Tether pushes into private credit with $400 million fund with Fasanara

The USDT issuer will help source lending opportunities and provide stablecoin payment infrastructure for Fasanara’s private credit network. Read Full…
Sep 9, 2026
DeFi

Tether, Fasanara launch $400M private credit fund targeting $3B

The evergreen fund will use USDT infrastructure to support asset-backed lending through fintech platforms in more than 60 countries. Read…
Sep 9, 2026
DeFi

U.S. Bank takes next step towards launching its stablecoin with cross-border payment test

The fifth-largest U.S. commercial bank said it is exploring USBDC stablecoin for treasury payments, liquidity management and collateral after completing…
Sep 9, 2026
Institutional

Why Bitcoin bulls shouldn’t mistake a shrinking dollar reserve share for central bank buying

The New York Fed’s Sept. 2 analysis separates currency choices from reserve-size changes, leaving sovereign Bitcoin demand unproven. The post…
Sep 8, 2026
Markets

Bybit launches 24/7 perpetuals for major currency pairs

Bybit added USDT-settled perpetuals tracking EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, with 24/7 trading and leverage of up to 100x. Read Full…
Sep 8, 2026
DeFi

Visa Taps Onchain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs

The payment processor giant is pairing payment settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help fintechs and stablecoin-linked card programs…
Sep 8, 2026
Infrastructure

Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million

The deal could grant Circle vital, regulated “last-mile” infrastructure, bridging the gap between stablecoins and traditional local banking systems. Read…
Sep 8, 2026
DeFi

Visa combines VisaNet data with onchain lending to power stablecoin card working capital

Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume surpassed a $20 billion annualized run rate, up 15x year over year. Now it wants blockchain…
Sep 8, 2026
Markets

Circle to acquire Tazapay to expand USDC cross-border payments

Tazapay processes $25 billion in annualized volume and offers payout rails across 100-plus markets, extending Circle’s USDC payments reach. Read…
Sep 8, 2026
Institutional

Uzbekistan begins government bond-backed stablecoin payment pilot

Humo Digital will test HUMO payments with more than 20 merchants under a sandbox jointly overseen by NAPP and Uzbekistan’s…
Sep 8, 2026