Hong Kong builds a gold and yuan network that sidesteps dollar stablecoins
Stablecoins won over users by making money easier to move, long before the financial world agreed on what they meant. That helps explain the scale…
Sony’s stablecoin plan sends PlayStation crypto rumors racing ahead of the facts
According to online chatter, you’d be mistaken to think that Sony will soon let PlayStation users buy games using a Sony-issued cryptocurrency. However, the crypto…
USDC’s 72% surge exposed the expensive truth behind Circle’s stablecoin dominance
Circle incurred $1.4 billion in distribution costs connected to Coinbase in 2025, up from $924.5 million the year before, according to the company’s own 10-K…
US turns stablecoin issuer Tether into a financial weapon against Iran, freezing nearly $500 million
US authorities have used Tether’s control over its dollar-linked stablecoin to freeze about $475 million connected to Iran in less than three months, extending Washington’s…