Stablecoins

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.