A 43-fold surge in self-custody wallets and a 176 billion dollar parallel crypto market confirm that state prohibitions do not…
Stablecoins
Follow the latest stablecoin news, market developments and regulatory changes shaping digital payments and the broader cryptocurrency industry. Blockchain Journal covers major assets such as USDT, USDC and emerging payment tokens, alongside updates from issuers, financial institutions, blockchain networks and policymakers.
Our stablecoin coverage examines reserve transparency, token issuance, redemptions, cross-border payments, exchange liquidity and the growing role of dollar-backed assets in decentralized finance. We also track new legislation, banking partnerships, yield-bearing models and the expansion of stablecoins into remittances, settlement systems and institutional markets.
Explore reporting and analysis on how stablecoins maintain their value, the risks behind different reserve structures and the impact these assets may have on crypto adoption, monetary policy and global finance.
The sustained growth of the stablecoin market has profoundly transformed the current global financial architecture. The issuance of digital currency…
On October 1, 2026, a research report on the Latin American stablecoin ecosystem released by Varys Capital and Verda Ventures…
Cross-border transfers using digital dollars expanded rapidly over the past year. Specifically, cross-border stablecoin flows reached $220.3 billion in the…
The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) called on September 22, 2026, to overhaul bank deposit mandates for stablecoin issuers,…
On September 21, 2026, the European Central Bank officially launched the Pontes platform to settle wholesale transactions using central bank…
On September 10, 2026, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase partnered with financial infrastructure platform Moov to deploy stablecoin payment and settlement systems…
HM Treasury announced on August 27, 2026, that the UK government plans to grant the Bank of England a secondary…
The adoption of stable digital assets is traditionally measured through human consumer usage and cross-border remittances. However, the emergence of…
Ripple announced on July 24, 2026, the launch of the unified Ripple Mint platform, a solution designed to streamline institutional…
