ECB pushes back on Bruegel plan to loosen euro stablecoin rules and access ECB funding
Lagarde warned ECOFIN that larger euro stablecoins could destabilize deposits and weaken monetary policy transmission.
Cryptocurrencies pegged to stable assets like the US dollar.
Lagarde warned ECOFIN that larger euro stablecoins could destabilize deposits and weaken monetary policy transmission.
The Amsterdam-based group is targeting a MiCA-aligned euro stablecoin launch in the second half of 2026.
Christoph Hock cited USDC’s $0.87 and $0.74 prints and criticized Tether’s gold-and-bitcoin reserve exposure.
Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden also flagged a review that could ease consumer limits on GBP stablecoin holdings.
A Vietnam demo settled to a bank account in under 3 minutes, but South Korea’s stablecoin rules remain stalled.
After a $120M raise backed by Nasdaq and Deutsche Bank, Elliptic is building an “agentic” compliance system to automate monitoring.
The ruble-pegged token tied to Promsvyazbank is positioning as a non-dollar settlement rail even if Russia sanctions ease.
Existing users can request the physical card for free, while new users pay a $20 annual activation fee.
Faisal Monai also claimed $12.5B in tokenization mandates and cited a Feb. 4 tokenized deed transfer as a proof point.
The motion seeks to redirect Iran-linked frozen stablecoins to plaintiffs holding older terrorism judgments.
CEO Ferdinand Dabitz said the Dallas stablecoin-and-AI bank is “a couple of months” from launch, pending pre-opening conditions.
The firm cites Colombia’s stablecoin demand and reports 200%+ activity growth in Brazil since Nov. 2024.
A $78K–$79K leverage pocket sits below while $83.4K–$84.6K and the 200-day EMA cap upside attempts.
Moody’s assessed the fund AAA-mf, and JPMorgan will supply approved daily NAV inputs for onchain metrics.
Senate Banking faces 100+ amendments by a 5:00pm ET deadline, while Kelp plans a two-week rsETH reissuance.
CoinGecko data shows volume rising above $2.5B as Sui’s stablecoin and privacy roadmap adds fuel to the move.
The FSB chair tied cross-border stablecoin adoption to international rules and flagged convertibility and run-risk concerns in a $317B market.
The ECB president instead backed Pontes and the Appia roadmap to build tokenized settlement rails anchored in central bank money by 2028.
The cash-and-stock deal targets card issuance and cross-border rails for Payward Services, with a 2H 2026 close pending approvals.
Stablecoin issuers warn a VASP-only transfer regime could force whitelists and token re-issuance for GBP stablecoins.