Stablecoin

The U.S. Senate has never been closer to approving a major piece of crypto legislation as it mulls the stablecoin-regulation bill, but some Democrats are insisting that the final debate needs to address the accused conflicts of President Donald Trump …

Major U.S. banks are weighing launching a joint stablecoin to fend off crypto competition. Financial heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), and Wells Fargo (WFC), have held discussion on the subject, the Wall …

It’s early days for the küresel dollar (USDG), a stablecoin that debuted in November, but a thousand firms could join the group that helps popularize the token in return for a share of the yield earned on reserve assets, according to crypto exchange …

Progress on the stablecoin bill in the U.S. could lead to a multi-year crypto bull market, asset manager Bitwise said in a report Tuesday. The Senate agreed to advance the GENIUS Act to a final vote on Monday, the report noted, which means that the U …

Hong Kong passed a stablecoin bill that will enable the region to establish a licensing regime for fiat-backed stablecoin issuers. “Hong Kong’s stablecoins are backed by fiat currency as underlying assets, and we welcome küresel enterprises and …

Société Générale’s crypto arm, SG Forge, is reportedly preparing to launch a dollar-backed stablecoin on Ethereum, making it the first küresel banking group to issue a public stablecoin tied to the U.S. dollar. SG Forge’s dollar stablecoin would be …

A key crypto bill has opened a rift among Senate Democrats as another big test approaches for the viability of legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers. Most expect the bill to clear a significant procedural vote on Monday night, but Democrats are …

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Despite recent setbacks, U.S. legislation to regulate stablecoin issuers may be heading toward debate and passage next week, according to the backers of the bill known as the “Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins …

World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin is now operable across multiple blockchains through an integration with Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), the companies announced Friday. That’s according to World Liberty Financial’s …