325 posts tagged with "Stablecoins"
Stablecoin projects and their role in crypto finance
Q1 2026 Crypto Scorecard: The Quarter That Rewrote the Rulebook
Bitcoin fell 24% in Q1 2026 — its worst quarter since 2018 — yet institutions poured $18.7B into spot ETFs while stablecoins hit a $316B ATH and RWA tokenization surged 300% YoY. A data-driven breakdown of crypto's most contradictory quarter.
REV Replaces TVL: Why Protocol Revenue Is Now DeFi's Most Important Number
TVL has dominated DeFi rankings for five years, but Q1 2026's data makes the case for Real Economic Value (REV) — net protocol revenue after incentive costs — as the metric that actually separates sustainable protocols from liquidity subsidies.
Stablecoins Enter the Boardroom: How Fortune 500 CFOs Quietly Turned Crypto Rails Into Corporate Strategy
Stablecoin mentions in Fortune 500 earnings calls surged roughly 10x in 2025, as CFOs from logistics, manufacturing, and tech quietly shifted from pilots to production. Here's what's driving the boardroom pivot — and what comes next.
The $318B Stablecoin Yield War: How an 'Activity-Based Rewards' Loophole Could Break Washington's Deadlock
The US stablecoin yield debate has deadlocked Congress: banks want a clean ban, crypto firms want 'activity-based rewards' carve-outs, and the White House's own economists say prohibition costs consumers $800M with minimal benefit to banks. Here's what it means for the $318B stablecoin market.
The 90-Day Tariff Countdown: Three Scenarios for Bitcoin When the Trade Truce Expires July 8
Trump's 90-day tariff pause bought markets a reprieve until July 8, 2026. Three scenarios — soft landing, muddle-through, or trade war reignition — map to very different Bitcoin outcomes, and structural shifts in institutional ownership and stablecoin usage change how this cycle plays out.
Toss's "Money 3.0" Gamble: How South Korea's Largest Fintech Is Betting Blockchain on 30 Million Users
South Korea's dominant financial super-app Toss has filed 24 KRW stablecoin trademarks and is recruiting blockchain engineers as it prepares a 'Money 3.0' vision of programmable, borderless money — but a regulatory standoff and the ghost of Klaytn stand in the way.
TRON's Invisible Infrastructure: The Blockchain Powering 75% of All USDT Transactions Nobody Talks About
TRON quietly processes over 75% of all global USDT transactions — $23.9 billion daily — at sub-cent fees, yet receives almost no positive press coverage. Here's what the data actually shows about crypto's most underreported payment infrastructure.
The GENIUS Act Compliance Countdown: How 100 Days Will Reshape the $308B Stablecoin Market
The GENIUS Act's July 18, 2026 rulemaking deadline puts the $308B stablecoin market on a six-month compliance clock. Here's what Circle, Tether, and Paxos must do to stay in the US market — and what it means for banks, DeFi, and global regulation.
Six Days That Could Reshape Crypto Forever: Inside the SEC's April 16 CLARITY Act Roundtable
The SEC's April 16 CLARITY Act roundtable arrives as the Senate returns from Easter recess, creating a narrow window for the US to resolve which agency governs the $2.36T crypto market and unlock $100B+ in waiting institutional capital.