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Ethereum has experienced a significant surge in activity, with 8 million addresses retaining activity over a month and daily transactions reaching an all-time high of 2.8 million, driven by increasing stablecoin use.

Ripple has invested $150 million in LMAX to integrate their RLUSD stablecoin into the exchange's infrastructure, targeting institutional clients.

Societe Generale's EUR CoinVertible stablecoin has been trialed by SWIFT for tokenized bond payments, marking a significant step towards interoperability in the digital asset space.

The article argues that banks should not be allowed to lobby against stablecoins, and instead, stablecoin issuers should be allowed to pay interest on stablecoins, promoting financial innovation and competition.

Crossmint has received authorization from Spain's CNMV to operate as a crypto asset service provider under MiCA regulations, enabling it to offer stablecoin infrastructure services across the EU.

Visa has partnered with BVNK to power stablecoin payouts on Visa Direct, enabling pre-funded cross-border payouts to wallets in select markets.

Ripple has received a preliminary approval for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Luxembourg, a key step in its European expansion plans, enabling regulated crypto and stablecoin payment services across the EU.

Revolut's stablecoin payment volumes have seen a significant surge of 156% in 2025, with customers primarily using stablecoins for everyday medium-sized transactions.

Polygon Labs has acquired Coinme and Sequence in a $250M deal, positioning the network as a regulated payments platform for stablecoin transactions.

Crypto infrastructure firm has made a $250 million deal to further integrate stablecoin payments, a move that reflects the growing trend of crypto projects positioning themselves as digital payment platforms.

A Columbia Business School professor has disputed banking industry concerns about stablecoin yields, calling them 'unsubstantiated myths' as the market structure bill approaches markup.

Bakkt's stock price surged 20% after the company announced a new strategy for stablecoin payments, potentially leading to a $178 million stock deal.