#stablecoin
13 stories tagged stablecoin, newest first.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
The BIS questions stablecoins just as 21 banks bet on them
BIS skepticism on stablecoin payments collides with the 21-bank consortium building a 2027 token.
SoFi and Kraken just invaded each other's turf, together
SoFi and Kraken linked banking and crypto with a SoFiUSD listing and Kraken Prime liquidity.
Monday, September 7, 2026
Singapore put its stablecoin rules into law while the G20 keeps talking
Singapore's MAS published draft stablecoin legislation on 1 September 2026, moving oversight from guidance into statute.
The G20 blessed crypto rules and left stablecoins standing outside
G20 ministers backed clearer digital-asset frameworks on 1 September 2026 while stablecoins were kept out pending the FSB review.
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Felix Pago raised $200M inside WhatsApp, and remittance became a bank
Felix Pago closed a $200 million round on 1 September 2026 to expand WhatsApp-based stablecoin remittances into lending and savings.
21 banks just formed a stablecoin company, and the programmable dollar race is on
21 global banks announced plans on 1 September 2026 to form a stablecoin issuing company, targeting a US dollar token in the first half of 2027 with G7 currencies to follow.
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Japan is quietly making stablecoin payments normal at the convenience store
Japan's stablecoin payments are moving into daily life as Lawson and Netstars push Stablecoin Pay, letting merchants accept USDC, USDT and JPYC while still settling in yen, a cultural shift toward everyday crypto utility.
Visa is building stablecoin infrastructure for banks, and that changes the story
Visa is building infrastructure to make stablecoins easier for financial institutions and payment providers to integrate, a move that reframes the asset from a crypto-native experiment to plumbing for the banking system.
