Ripple Wins the Charter That Brings RLUSD Under U.S. Federal Oversight
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted Ripple final approval to launch Ripple National Trust Bank.
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Stories 1–24 of 159 · 29 Aug 2026 – 27 Oct 2026
Canada's Draft Stablecoin Rules Keep the Yield Ban Banks Wanted
Canada's Department of Finance opened a 60-day public consultation on 24 October on draft stablecoin regulations that maintain a ban on yield payments.
A New Lawsuit Says Trump Illegally Profited From $2 Billion in UAE Crypto Deals
A Circle Internet Group shareholder sued President Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial on 22 October 2026, alleging they corruptly profited from more than $2 billion in United Arab Emirates crypto deals.
SoFi Launches Insured 4.4% Tokenized Deposit That Converts to a Stablecoin
SoFi Technologies launched SoFi Earn, a tokenized bank deposit paying 4.40% annual yield with FDIC insurance.
Blockchain Association Warns GENIUS Act Rules Could Sweep In DeFi Infrastructure
The Blockchain Association filed a 26-page comment letter with the U.S. Treasury on 19 October 2026, the final day for public input on proposed GENIUS Act stablecoin rules.
Moody's Rates Its First Stablecoin Protocol as Sky Earns a Speculative B3
Moody's assigned Sky Protocol a B3 issuer rating with a stable outlook on 7 October 2026, its first rating of any stablecoin protocol.
Kazakhstan Taps Tether to Explore a Tenge Stablecoin
Tether signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Alatau City Authority on 7 October 2026.
Rain Seeks an OCC Bank Charter Days After Community Bankers Sued
Rain filed an application with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on 5 October 2026 to launch Rain National Trust Bank.
Open USD Launches With $1 Billion in Backing and Chainlink as Its Data Oracle
Open Standard launched its Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin on 30 September 2026 across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and Tempo.
US Labels Russia's A7 a Criminal Network as Ruble Token Moves $179 Billion
The U.S. Treasury designated Russia's A7 Network a transnational criminal organization on 1 October 2026.
Lloyds Moves $750,000 to Visa in Under an Hour, Through a Weekend
Lloyds Banking Group and Visa completed a seven-day live pilot that settled $750,000 in cross-border payments using the USDC stablecoin.
Ethena Backs USDe With Tokenized Stocks on Binance
Ethena has started backing its USDe synthetic dollar with tokenized U.S. stocks on Binance, extending its delta-neutral basis trade beyond crypto for the first time.
SBI Group Joins dtcpay's $25M Round as Stablecoin Payments Scale Up
Singapore-based dtcpay has closed a $25 million Series A funding round after SBI Group joined as a strategic investor.
WisdomTree Routes Tokenized Treasury Fund Into MoonPay's 35 Million Accounts
WisdomTree and MoonPay announced a collaboration on 17 September 2026 to widen U.S. access to the tokenized WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund.
Wyoming Picks Chainlink Over LayerZero, Citing FRNT Security Failures
The Wyoming Stable Token Commission has moved its Frontier Stable Token from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP as the token's exclusive cross-chain infrastructure.
Banks Say Stablecoin 'Circuit Breaker' Is No Safeguard as Senate Vote Nears
Eight banking groups asked Senate leaders to tighten stablecoin rewards rules in the CLARITY Act before a Senate vote on Tuesday.
Anchorage Digital Adds fUSD Custody, Minting, Staking for Institutions
Anchorage Digital has integrated Frgmnt's fUSD stablecoin, letting institutional clients hold, mint, redeem and stake the token without a separate custody arrangement.
U.S. Bank Moves Real Dollars Between Continents Using Its Own Stablecoin
U.S. Bank completed a live pilot transaction using USBDC, its own dollar-backed stablecoin, to send a cross-border payment between its North American and European entities.
Tether Wins a Rating Upgrade, but $91 Billion Sits Behind Two Keys
Rating agency Bluechip raised Tether's grade to C from D after a KPMG audit found reserves exceeded liabilities by $6.8 billion.
Banking Meets Crypto as SoFi and Kraken Link Their Rails
SoFi and Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, agreed to connect their financial infrastructure.
Tether Froze $42.4 Million in USDT Months Before a Warrant, Lawsuit Alleges
Two Thai businessmen have sued Tether in a New York federal court over its freeze of $42.4 million in USDT.
Wyoming Adopts Chainlink Proof of Reserve for State Stablecoin FRNT
Wyoming has adopted Chainlink Proof of Reserve to verify the reserves backing its Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), the first stable token issued by a U.S. state.
SBI's $270 Million Ajaib Stake Opens Indonesia to Its Yen Stablecoin
SBI Holdings is acquiring a roughly 20% stake in Indonesian brokerage Ajaib Group for $270 million, making it an equity-method affiliate.
Compute Becomes Collateral as Bullish Backs USD.AI With $100 Million
Bullish is providing a $100 million stablecoin debt facility to USD.AI, a protocol developed by Permian Labs.
