Cross-border transfers using digital dollars expanded rapidly over the past year. Specifically, cross-border stablecoin flows reached $220.3 billion in the…
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 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…
For years, dollar-pegged tokens functioned functionally as a pure transactional tool to evade digital market volatility. Today, this dominant narrative…
On July 13, 2026, the American Bankers Association and 76 organizations sent an official joint letter to Senate leaders. The…
The dominant narrative assumes that the United States and Europe will dictate global regulations regarding decentralized finance. However, recent Japanese…
