Tether Briefly Overtakes Ethereum As Stablecoin Market Cap Tops ETH During Sell-Off
Tether briefly overtook Ethereum by market capitalization on June 26, according to the validated discovery pack, as ETH sold off into the $1,500 to $1,600 range and stablecoin supply remained comparatively steady. The crossover was temporary, but the symbolism was hard to ignore: during one of the market’s sharpest risk-off sessions, crypto’s largest stablecoin briefly…
Aave Proposes Cross-Chain Deployment For Yield-Bearing sGHO Stablecoin
Aave governance is weighing a proposal to bring savings GHO, or sGHO, across chains, a move that could make the protocol’s yield-bearing stablecoin product easier to access beyond Ethereum mainnet. TL;DR Aave governance is considering an ARFC proposal to launch sGHO cross-chain. The proposal uses Chainlink CCIP while keeping Ethereum mainnet as the main source…
Toss Bank Tests Solana Stablecoin Rails For Overseas Transfers
TL;DR South Korea’s Toss Bank is testing Solana-based remittance and settlement infrastructure. The proof of concept points to stablecoins becoming a practical bank payment rail. The project matters because Toss Bank serves a large mainstream user base rather than only crypto-native customers. Solana Gets A Bank Remittance Test Toss Bank is testing Solana-based infrastructure for…
Trace Finance Raises $32M To Expand Stablecoin Settlement Rails
Trace Finance announced a $32 million Series A led by CoinFund, positioning the raise around regulated banking and stablecoin settlement infrastructure across Brazil, the US and emerging markets. TL;DR Trace Finance raised $32 million in a Series A led by CoinFund. The company is building regulated infrastructure that connects local bank rails with stablecoin settlement.…
Japan’s Three Largest Megabanks Align To Launch Joint Yen-Backed Stablecoin By March 2027
Japan’s largest banking groups are moving toward a shared yen-backed stablecoin framework, a development that could bring one of the world’s most heavily regulated financial systems deeper into tokenized payments. TL;DR MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho are reportedly aligned around a joint yen-backed stablecoin initiative. The project is still at the council and design stage, not…
Stablecoin Shakedown: Binance, Coinbase And Kraken Restrict USDT In Europe Ahead Of MiCA Deadline
Europe’s stablecoin market is moving into its next, stricter phase as major exchanges continue reshaping USDT access for users in the European Economic Area under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. TL;DR Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and other platforms have adjusted stablecoin access for EEA users under MiCA. The shift has hit Tether’s USDT hardest because…
Ready USDC Card Halts Non-EEA Service Following Card Issuer Transition
Ready Card users outside the European Economic Area have been pushed into an abrupt service halt after a card issuer transition disrupted the USDC spending product, according to user notices shared on X. TL;DR Ready Card’s non-EEA service halt shows how stablecoin products still depend on traditional payment rails. The card is marketed as a…
Sui Stablecoin Transfers Hit $65 Billion After Gasless Fee Push
TL;DR Sui reportedly handled around $65 billion in stablecoin transfers in a five-day stretch after its gasless stablecoin update. The update reduces friction by allowing supported stablecoin transfers without requiring users to hold SUI for gas. The headline number is large, but zero-fee systems can attract bots, arbitrage loops, and repeated high-velocity transfers. The market…
Kraken Enables USDCx Deposits And Withdrawals On Canton Network
TL;DR Kraken has enabled deposits and withdrawals of USDCx on Canton Network. USDCx is backed 1:1 by USDC held in Circle’s xReserve, according to Kraken. Canton is built for regulated financial institutions and tokenized real-world asset workflows. Kraken Adds Canton Network Support For USDCx Kraken has enabled deposits and withdrawals of USDCx on the Canton…
Kraken Adds USDCx Support On Canton As Institutional Stablecoin Rails Expand
TL;DR Kraken says it now supports USDCx deposits and withdrawals on the Canton Network. USDCx is described as a Canton-native stablecoin backed 1:1 by USDC locked in Circle’s xReserve on Ethereum. Canton is a permissioned, privacy-enabled Layer-1 network built for regulated financial institutions and tokenized real-world assets. The move adds another exchange connection to institutional…