325 posts tagged with "Stablecoins"
Stablecoin projects and their role in crypto finance
AI Agents Now Run 19% of DeFi Volume — and Still Lose to Humans by 5x at Trading
AI agents now originate 19% of DeFi volume but lose to human traders by 5x in open-ended decisions. Inside the DWF Ventures data that punctures the agentic economy hype.
The DeFi Mullet Crosses the Atlantic: How Coinbase's UK USDC Loans Through Morpho Rewrite the Crypto Lending Playbook
Coinbase's April 2026 launch of crypto-backed USDC loans in the UK routes every borrowing pound to Morpho smart contracts on Base — a regulated front-end sitting on permissionless DeFi plumbing that rewrites the post-BlockFi lending playbook.
12 Banks, One Stablecoin: Inside Qivalis's MiCA Bet Against Dollar Dominance
Twelve of Europe's largest banks picked Fireblocks to build a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin through Amsterdam-based Qivalis. Inside the H2 2026 launch plan and whether it can actually dent dollar dominance in the $305B stablecoin market.
BtcTurk's Third Hack in 19 Months: The Emerging-Market CEX Trust Tax
Three breaches, 19 months, and more than $140M gone. BtcTurk's January 2026 hack exposes the trust tax emerging-market crypto users pay for local fiat rails — and what it signals for the $311B stablecoin era.
Hong Kong's First Stablecoin Licenses: Why Only 2 of 36 Applicants Made the Cut
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority granted its first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial — approving just two of 36 applicants under what is now the world's strictest stablecoin regime.
Kite AI Becomes First Crypto L1 Inside Google's Agent Payments Protocol
Kite AI, an EVM-compatible L1 purpose-built for autonomous agents, is the first crypto chain inside Google's Agent Payments Protocol. Here is what that means for the agentic web.
When AI Agents Hold the Keys: Why Mind Network's FHE Bet Could Define the Next $311B
Mind Network is betting that fully homomorphic encryption is the missing primitive between $311B in stablecoin supply and autonomous agents that can hold private keys without leaking strategy. A look at the stack war shaping the machine economy.
PYUSD Quietly Hits $4.5B: How PayPal's Stablecoin Proved Distribution Beats Technology
PayPal's PYUSD crossed $4.5B in April 2026 to become the fourth-largest stablecoin — built without DeFi yields, airdrops, or crypto-native distribution. Here's why distribution beats technology in the $320B stablecoin market.
Two Stablecoin Worlds: Why $27 Trillion Is Still Just 1% of Global Payments
Stablecoins now move $27T a year yet still represent just 1% of global payments. The reason is two markets, not one — and the firms that pick a side will own the next phase of cross-border payments.