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#Stablecoins

34 Stories Found

Coins•Sep 26, 2026

AI Agents Choose Ripple USD Over XRP as BlackRock Issues Major Prediction

Key Highlights Autonomous AI agents on the XRP Ledger are settling transactions predominantly with Ripple USD stablecoin rather than native XRP, according to XRPL AI Hub on-chain data. BlackRock’s “The Machine-Native Economy” research note identifies the $300 billion stablecoin market—with $11.6 trillion in annual transaction volume—as the foundational unit of account for AI-driven micropayments. Algorithmic ...

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Coins•Sep 26, 2026

Circle Executive Warns Germany’s 50% Crypto Tax Rule Could Hit Retail Investors

Key Highlights Germany proposes a 50% default tax base for crypto assets acquired after December 31, 2026, combined with a flat 25% capital gains tax plus solidarity surcharge totaling 26.375%. Circle’s Patrick Hansen warns the framework will disproportionately hit retail investors who cannot provide clean acquisition cost documentation, potentially taxing nonexistent gains. The regime is ...

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Coins•Sep 23, 2026

BlackRock: AI Agents Will Soon Buy Computing Power and Data Using Stablecoins

Key Highlights BlackRock identifies artificial intelligence as a primary catalyst for digital asset adoption, citing autonomous agents’ need for native payment and settlement infrastructure. Stablecoins are positioned as the immediate beneficiary due to their price stability for service pricing and blockchain networks’ 24/7 payment capabilities. The asset manager highlights Coinbase’s x402 protocol as an emerging ...

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Coins•Sep 22, 2026

BVNK Adds Stellar Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments and Treasury

Key Highlights BVNK integrated the Stellar blockchain on September 22, 2026, enabling corporate clients in over 130 countries to access high-volume, sub-penny cross-border payments via a single API. The Stellar network processed $55.6 billion across 3.6 billion transactions in 2025 with 5-second average settlement and 99.99% uptime, offering a cost-efficient alternative to traditional banking rails. ...

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Coins•Sep 20, 2026

Hong Kong to Pilot Tokenized Exchange Fund Bills and Regulated Stablecoin Trading

Key Highlights Hong Kong will pilot tokenization of Exchange Fund Bills by end of 2026 via a new CMU Omniclear digital asset platform, marking the government’s most direct move to put sovereign debt on-chain. Regulated stablecoins will be permitted to trade on licensed virtual asset platforms, expanding the city’s existing stablecoin issuance framework into secondary ...

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Coins•Sep 20, 2026

Bitcoin Still Far From ‘Digital Gold,’ Says Bybit’s Ben Zhou

Key Highlights Bybit CEO Ben Zhou states Bitcoin remains a “considerable distance” from achieving mature ‘digital gold’ status due to persistent volatility. Zhou suggests stablecoins may prove more effective than Bitcoin for everyday transactional use, signaling a potential divergence in crypto utility. Bitcoin’s market-cap dominance has surged to 45%, reflecting shifting trader sentiment amid fluctuating ...

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Coins•Sep 19, 2026

Why Wall Street Giants Are Building Tokenized Money for Institutions, Not Retail Investors

Key Highlights Major financial institutions are simultaneously operating tokenized deposits, regulated stablecoins, and traditional correspondent accounts on separate infrastructure, creating operational complexity. Fragmented liquidity across multiple networks multiplies capital inefficiency, with idle funds locked on five networks representing five times the inefficiency of a single pool. Privacy and interoperability remain critical barriers: banks cannot expose ...

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Coins•Sep 19, 2026

Analyst With 30 Years Experience Weighs In on Bitcoin, Altcoins Future

Key Highlights Macro investor Jordi Visser shifts from cautious to bullish on crypto, citing the convergence of AI and blockchain infrastructure as the primary catalyst for a new growth era. Visser argues Bitcoin’s role is evolving into a long-term store of value and collateral asset, distinct from stablecoins and networks like Ethereum and Solana that ...

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Coins•Sep 18, 2026

Binance’s MiCA Application Stalls as ECB President Pushes Digital Euro ‘fit for future’

Key Highlights ECB President Christine Lagarde personally intervened to halt Binance’s MiCA license approval in Greece, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The intervention was reportedly motivated by concerns that Binance’s stablecoin operations could undermine the ECB’s Digital Euro project, slated for a 2027 pilot and 2029 launch. Binance withdrew its Greek application in ...

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Coins•Sep 17, 2026

Curve Finance to Discuss Stablecoin Market Structures

Key Highlights Curve Finance has publicly flagged critical liquidity and market structure challenges facing stablecoins, signaling growing industry concern over DeFi infrastructure stability. The protocol will lead discussions on these issues at the upcoming Stable Summit in London, providing a high-profile forum for collaborative problem-solving. Community engagement around the announcement—evidenced by 106 likes and 11 ...

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Coins•Sep 17, 2026

Ripple CEO, Wall Street Heavyweights Head to Swell 2026: Agenda Revealed

Key Highlights Swell 2026 merges Ripple’s Swell and Apex conferences into a three-day event in New York (October 27–29) with over 100 speakers and 80 sessions. High-profile speakers include Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, CME Group’s Terrence Duffy, Bullish CEO Tom Farley, actor Matt Damon, and executives from BNY, Coinbase, Robinhood, Barclays, State Street, and Jump ...

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Coins•Sep 16, 2026

Deutsche Bank Bets Big on Digital Assets, Potentially Reshaping European Crypto

Deutsche Bank Prepares Digital Asset Custody Launch for European Institutions Deutsche Bank is advancing into digital assets with plans to offer custody services to institutional and corporate clients across Europe later this year. The bank will hold wallets and private keys, enabling clients to safeguard and transfer Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), EURC, ...

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