Stablecoins: A Rising Threat to US Banks as $500 Billion Departs
TLDR Standard Chartered predicts that $500 billion in bank deposits will move to stablecoins by 2028. The shift in deposits poses...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Optimistic Senate Agriculture Committee Will Advance Cry...
TLDR: Senate Agriculture Committee scheduled Jan. 27 markup despite lacking bipartisan agreement on bill. Coinbase CEO criticized...
Coinbase CEO Calls for Fair Competition Between Banks and Stablecoins
TLDR Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong criticizes banks for using regulatory tactics to limit competition from stablecoins. Armstrong b...
Senate Banking Committee Postpones Crypto Bill Markup After Coinbase Withdraws S...
TLDR: Coinbase withdrew support for the 278-page crypto bill citing concerns over tokenized equities bans and DeFi restrictions. M...
UK Crypto Exchanges Moved $1 Billion for Iran’s IRGC Using Stablecoins, TRM Labs...
TLDR: Zedcex and Zedxion processed $1 billion in IRGC-linked stablecoin transactions between 2023 and 2025. IRGC-related flows pea...
Banking Lobby’s War on Stablecoin Yields: Here Is The Real Reason Why Clarity Ac...
TLDR: Banks hold trillions in zero-yield deposits and fear stablecoins offering 3-5% Treasury-backed returns. The same banking lob...
GENIUS Act Under Fire: Coinbase CEO Warns Banks Against Reopening Stablecoin Law
TLDR Brian Armstrong says reopening the GENIUS Act would weaken competition and delay blockchain-based payment adoption Bank lobby...
U.K. Plans Stablecoin Power Play by 2026, Borrowing from U.S. Rules
TLDR: Bank of England to start stablecoin consultation in November 2025, targeting full regulation by end of 2026. U.K. rules will...
Brazil’s BRLV Stablecoin Offers Global Investors Gateway to 14% Bond Yields
TLDR Crown has raised $8.1 million to launch BRLV, a stablecoin backed by Brazilian government bonds. BRLV provides global investo...