Visa Opens The Floodgates — Stablecoin Payments To Span 4 Blockchains

Visa announced support for four new stablecoins across four blockchains, moving deeper into crypto payments. According to the credit card firm’s Q4 2025 earnings call, card spending tied to stablecoins has surged fourfold year-over-year. That kind of growth, company executives say, points to rising use of tokenized money on established payment rails. Related Reading: IBM […]

Tether Mints Another 1B USDT – $7B in Stablecoins Issued Since The Crash

Tether has just minted another 1 billion USDT, only hours ago, reigniting debate over stablecoin-driven liquidity flows across the crypto market. The mint comes at a crucial time — Bitcoin is struggling to reclaim higher levels after weeks of volatility, while altcoins continue to bleed as if a full-blown bear market were underway. These mints […]

Visa Pilots Stablecoin Prefunding To Modernize Cross-Border Payments

Visa is launching a stablecoin prefunding pilot through Visa Direct, in a bid to make cross-border payments faster and more flexible. Visa Direct Will Utilize Stablecoins For The First Time Payments giant Visa has announced a new pilot program for Visa Direct, the firm’s real-time global payments platform. According to the announcement, which occurred at […]

South Korea’s Banking Giants Eye Stablecoins In Talks With Tether, Circle

South Korea’s biggest banks are reportedly in talks with Tether and Circle to discuss potential stablecoin partnerships and distribution in the country. Four Major South Korean Financial Groups Looking Into Stablecoins As reported by YonHap, major South Korean financial groups will see their top executives meeting with Tether and Circle this week. Tether and Circle […]

$50M Deal: Trump’s Thumzup Media Partners With Coinbase To Expand XRP Holdings

According to Thumzup Media’s filing and press release, the Nasdaq-listed company completed a $50 million secondary offering at $10 per share to fund crypto mining and expand a multi-asset treasury. Related Reading: ‘Crypto Mom’ Tells Industry: SEC Acting Now, Not Waiting On Congress The company said it will buy mining rigs and add assets such […]

Standard Chartered To Apply For Hong Kong Stablecoin License In Joint Venture

Standard Chartered has partnered up with Animoca Brands and HKT to apply for a license under Hong Kong’s new stablecoin regime. Standard Chartered’s JV First To Apply For Hong Kong Stablecoin License According to a press release from Animoca Brands, the company has come together with Standard Chartered’s Hong Kong branch and Hong Kong Telecom […]