Stablecoins

Standard Chartered Delays $2 Trillion Stablecoin Forecast to 2030

Standard Chartered now sees stablecoin supply reaching $2 trillion by 2030, as flat supply contrasts with rising usage and growing competition.

Aave Proposal Would Let Users Borrow Against Native Bitcoin, No Wrapping Needed

On Wednesday, Aave Labs announced via X that a new proposal has been submitted seeking to onboard native BTC as collateral on Aave V4 through Babylon Trustless Bitcoin Vaults.

Ripple's Stablecoin Lets DriveWealth Clients Skip Bank Wires

On Wednesday, the Ripple team announced via a blog post that it has partnered with DriveWealth, a global Brokerage-as-a-Service platform powering the infrastructure for modern investing and trading.

Polygon Lets Businesses Automate Recurring Stablecoin Payouts

On Tuesday, the Polygon Foundation announced via X that automated payout runs are now live on Polygon Open Money Stack.

First Market-Neutral Stablecoin Fund Lands on Solana

On Monday, the Solana team announced via X that 2WA is bringing USDGO Plus SP onchain on Solana.

EU Regulator Orders USDT Withdrawals Off Exchanges by January 8

EU-licensed exchanges can still offer withdrawals and custody of stablecoins unauthorized by MiCA. ESMA says that ends on January 8th.

Thailand's $27B Gulf Group Taps Injective to Link Banks On-Chain

Gulf Labs, part of Thailand's $27 billion GULF Group, has selected Injective to deploy its institutional validator and will collaborate with Injective across tokenization, stablecoins, and enterprise distribution.

Standard Chartered to Launch Crypto Custody in Singapore by Year-End

Standard Chartered plans institutional crypto custody in Singapore by year-end, covering selected cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokenized assets.

Kazakhstan Teams Up With Tether to Explore a Tenge-Backed Stablecoin

Kazakhstan’s central bank partners with Tether to study a tenge stablecoin and asset tokenization pilots in Alatau under an exploratory agreement.

Polygon Links $94B TRON USDT Market to US Banking Rails

Polygon Open Money Stack adds TRON support, connecting USDT with regulated fiat ramps, programmable wallets, cross-chain transfers, and banking rails.

Samsung Brings USDC Transfers to 82 Million Galaxy Phones

Samsung partners with Solana to bring USDC transfers across 60 countries to 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices, while SOL trades near $116.

Ether.fi Launches Its Own Stablecoin Backed by Ethena

On Tuesday, the Ether.fi team announced via X that it has launched ether․fi USD, ITS very own US dollar-denominated stablecoin powered by Ethena.