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Tether's $20M investment in Argentine neobank Ualá is part of a $197M funding round, potentially expanding the stablecoin's reach in Latin America.

The potential debut of Open USD in 2026 poses a threat to Circle's USDC, as the new stablecoin would share reserve income with partners, pressuring Circle's margins.

Velocity, a startup backed by notable investors including Dragonfly, FirstMark, and Coinbase Ventures, has raised $38M to expand its stablecoin treasury infrastructure for enterprises, potentially increasing adoption and integration of stablecoins in business operations.

The companies will explore using USDC for JCB’s cross-border treasury operations and merchant payments in Japan as regulated stablecoin adoption …

Hyperliquid's deal with Circle and Coinbase creates a "prisoner's dilemma" that puts pressure on earnings from the dollar-pegged stablecoin.

ABA and state banking associations published a joint letter calling for more detail on the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin yield provisions, …

Bitcoin backed mortgages and stablecoin yield are hot topics in Japan right now, as Hyundai experiments with Avalanche for global …

Bolivia is considering recognizing USDT as a payment currency due to a dollar shortage, which could increase adoption and usage of the stablecoin.

Hyundai has successfully completed a cross-border treasury settlement pilot using Tether's USDT between its US and Mexican subsidiaries, demonstrating growing enterprise interest in stablecoin-based payments.

Japanese investment bank Mizuho reiterated its neutral rating on Circle, saying OCC approval for a national trust bank doesn't address …

The SBI Solana Global joint venture now includes the Solana Foundation, the Swiss organization that oversees the layer-1 network.

SBI VC Trade will open JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering an initial 3% annual rate for a 12-week …