Cryptocurrency group Ripple has agreed to buy a stablecoin platform for $200mn as investment in the digital token sector accelerates thanks to US government support.

Stablecoins are therefore among the most transformative financial technologies to emerge in recent years. These blockchain-based digital assets are designed to maintain a peg with a reference currency ...

ProShares announced the launch of a leveraged ETF on Thursday, offering targeted exposure to the daily performance of Circle ...

Ripple announced on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Rail, a stablecoin-powered platform for global payments, for $200 ...

Key PointsStablecoins like Tether aren't investments, but you can use them for crypto trading and earn interest on ...

The number of salaries that were paid in crypto tripled between 2023 and 2024 with Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) emerging as the ...

Global regulators are now turning their minds to lending collateralised by digital assets, but the U.S. GENIUS Act provides ...

The GENIUS Act defines a payment stablecoin as a digital asset that trades on a public distributed ledger that is designed to facilitate payment. It must be redeemable for currency but is explicitly&n ...

Ethereum transactions surge to 1.87 million daily, nearing all-time highs driven by stablecoin activity, ETF approvals, and ...

Billionaire Commerce Secretary Lutnick has long drawn scrutiny - and not just for his powerful role in government.

Stablecoin reserves on exchanges dropped by $3B as on-chain volume hits $1.5T. New US regulations aim to reshape stable coin ...

Fintech players like PayPal may expand their offerings to set up 24/7 payment rails, and push for use of stablecoins for ...