Stablecoins

A new CoinDesk analysis examines why the next trillion-dollar currency may emerge outside today’s stablecoin model and may not have a name …

Gold is having its strongest run since 1979. The metal touched a record near $5,600 an ounce in January. And unlike other …

Banks defend themselves against stablecoins by saying they are building tokenized deposits to modernize payments, with programmable money and around-the-clock settlement. Falcon …

According to Coinbase’s head of AI product, we’re currently in the “Napster/LimeWire era” of agentic payments. www.coindesk.com

Tracked card volume more than tripled in a year, with USDC and USDT funding over 70% of spending as users increasingly paid …

Bitcoin and crypto staged their strongest rally in months as Treasury intervention, regulatory moves and a historic short squeeze collided, while banks …

The Financial Accounting Standards Board, a nonprofit that governs accounting practices, proposed that certain stablecoins should fit the bill as cash-like. www.coindesk.com

USDCx will let users transact without publicly exposing balances, counterparties or transaction histories, while allowing selective disclosure for compliance. www.coindesk.com

Bitwise’s Ryan Rasmussen says investors are underestimating Circle as stablecoins expand and the company builds out its payments infrastructure. www.coindesk.com

Domestic-currency stablecoins intended to curb reliance on dollar-backed tokens could instead make it easier for users to move funds into digital dollars, …