Theme Stablecoin

Stripe, Visa and Mastercard unite to launch a stablecoin platform. Circle collapses by 11%, Tether trembles. Who will dominate the $319 billion market? The war is declared, and the stakes are huge.

A Wall Street executive has just publicly acknowledged what the crypto industry has been repeating for years: blockchain directly threatens the revenues of financial intermediaries. Franklin Templeton reveals the numbers.

The ECB sees the digital euro as a strategic response to the rise of stablecoins. Behind this technical debate lies a more sensitive question: who will control the currency used in the global digital economy?

It's no longer a project, it's official: Tether is partnering directly with the government of Georgia to launch GELT, a state crypto stablecoin backed by the Lari. Failure or stroke of genius? Details here!

At StablR, a single private key turned a regulated stablecoin into a smoking wreck. Brussels was quietly polishing MiCA, while the digital mechanics were already losing screws behind the technical curtains.

The European Central Bank toughens its stance against euro stablecoins. Meeting this week with European Union finance ministers, the ECB rejected several proposals aimed at promoting their development, considering that they could threaten the financial stability of the bloc. This position comes as dollar-backed stablecoins largely dominate the global market and increase pressure on Europe in the race for digital payments.

The stablecoin market enters a phase of brutal concentration. Tether absorbs almost all new flows, while its rivals take a hit. Between regulatory uncertainties and crypto market nervousness, investors now favor liquidity, size, and perceived security.

Does Europe finally want to regain control against the dominance of American stablecoins? The banking consortium Qivalis has just sent a strong signal to the market. With the arrival of 25 new European banks, the euro stablecoin project takes on a new dimension a few months before its planned launch in the second half of 2026.

While Brussels is still polishing its regulatory chessboard, American stablecoins are already taking the global digital pot. Tether moves like an uncontrollable queen, BlackRock quietly places its rooks, and the euro watches the game from the edge of the board, a few moves behind.

The Bank of England is considering a comprehensive review of its regulatory framework on sterling stablecoins. Under pressure from the private sector, the institution is reconsidering rules deemed too restrictive, and potentially fatal for the UK's competitiveness against the United States and Europe.

The US Senate reaches a critical moment for digital assets. After several months of tensions, the banking committee is set to review the CLARITY Act this Thursday, a much-anticipated bill to regulate a large portion of the crypto market in the United States. However, three issues remain sensitive: yields on stablecoins, ethics rules for elected officials, and the protection of DeFi developers.

Circle has just equipped AI agents with real USDC stablecoin wallets. They can now pay, transact, and manage funds without any human intervention. The autonomous economy has reached a major milestone.

The crypto market finds a foothold after a more active week on dollar-indexed assets. According to Defillama data, stablecoins attracted well over 2 billion dollars in seven days. In this context, USDT maintains a central place, while several competitors progress at different rates. The sector now shows a total capitalization of 322.74 billion dollars.

BlackRock pushes further its offensive in tokenization. The American giant is preparing a reserve fund for stablecoins and an onchain share class linked to a 6.9 billion dollar money market fund. The message is clear: traditional finance now wants to occupy blockchain territory before crypto players lock up this market alone.

Tether has just reminded a reality often forgotten: USDT circulates quickly, but it can also be frozen abruptly. In one month, the issuer of the largest stablecoin on the market has frozen more than 514 million dollars on Ethereum and Tron, according to BlockSec data.

AI agents enter a new phase: they can now pay for digital services themselves. With Pay.sh, Solana and Google Cloud want to make stablecoins a native payment layer for the artificial intelligence economy.

Western Union accelerates in digital payments. The group announced USDPT, a US dollar stablecoin based on the Solana blockchain and issued by Anchorage Digital Bank NA. This initiative aims to integrate a regulated digital dollar into an already well-established global network. Through this project, Western Union seeks to improve international settlements while relying on a large-scale existing infrastructure.

The CLARITY Act, which has been stalled for months, has just cleared its final hurdle. With a compromise on stablecoins, the Senate could vote in May 2026. A historic breakthrough for crypto regulation in the United States. Read all about this revolution.

Stablecoins move trillions, but JPMorgan cools the champagne. Money spins faster than ever, and that promised jackpot might quietly stay locked behind the curtain.

The global money transfer giant no longer just watches the crypto revolution from afar; it is stepping in fully. Western Union is preparing to launch its own stablecoin, USDPT, built on the Solana blockchain, as soon as next month. A decision that could reshuffle the cards in the cross-border payments market.

Morgan Stanley launches a money market fund designed for the reserves of stablecoin issuers. The product, named Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio (MSNXX), targets a very specific area: the liquidity that backs payment stablecoins. The message is clear. The bank no longer just views crypto as an asset class. It also wants to become part of its regulated back office.

Hacks no longer just weaken DeFi, but they are already reshaping the stablecoin market balance. In just a few days, a series of major attacks triggered a massive shift of capital towards assets perceived as the safest. In this climate of mistrust, Tether (USDT) significantly strengthens its dominant position over USDC, benefiting from an investor protection reflex. This shift reveals a deeper change in the stablecoin hierarchy.

European banking is accelerating in the stablecoin field. The Qivalis consortium, now presented as a group of 12 major European banks, has chosen Fireblocks to build the infrastructure of a euro stablecoin compliant with MiCA, aiming for a launch in the second half of 2026 under Dutch supervision.

The crypto file is still progressing, but not as fast as expected in Washington. A Republican senator wants to postpone the next step of the CLARITY Act, a crucial text to regulate the digital asset market in the United States, until May.

Europe no longer wants to watch the stablecoin market from the sidelines. In Paris, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure clearly pushed for more stablecoins pegged to the euro, with a simple idea behind this signal: to reduce the continent's dependence on payment infrastructures dominated by the dollar and non-European actors.

At Tether, the stablecoin is no longer enough: bitcoin, gold, and now wallets are being stacked. At this pace, the vault almost starts to see itself as a State.

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98% of stablecoins depend on the dollar, a threat to Europe. The Bank of France demands urgent tightening of MiCA rules. Why this decision? What risks for investors and markets? Analysis of the issues and proposed solutions.