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U.S. Bank Tests USBDC Stablecoin for Cross-Border Payments on Stellar

U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest U.S. commercial bank, has completed a live transaction test of its USBDC stablecoin on the ...

Sep 10, 2026, 12:02 AM

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PayPal PYUSDx Platform Hits $100M in Custom Stablecoin Issuance

PayPal's PYUSDx platform, built with M0 and MoonPay to enable custom PYUSD-backed stablecoin issuance, has crossed $100 ...

Sep 10, 2026, 12:01 AM

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Crypto Industry Escalates CLARITY Act Push Ahead of Senate Vote

Crypto advocates and community bankers are conducting grassroots lobbying in senators' home states as the chamber prepar...

Sep 9, 2026, 09:03 PM

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Tether's Former CIO Heathcote Plans to Sell Equity Stake

Richard Heathcote, who stepped down as Tether's chief investment officer earlier this year, is working with PJT Partners...

Sep 9, 2026, 01:01 PM

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Polkadot Community Votes on dotUSD Native Stablecoin Backed by DOT

Polkadot holders are voting on OpenGov Referendum 1944 to approve dotUSD, a native dollar-pegged stablecoin intended to ...

Sep 9, 2026, 08:02 AM

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Circle Acquires Cross-Border Payments Firm Tazapay for $400M

Circle has agreed to acquire cross-border payments platform Tazapay for $400 million in an all-stock deal. The acquisiti...

Sep 9, 2026, 06:02 AM

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Visa Taps On-Chain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs

Visa is pairing its VisaNet settlement data with blockchain lending platforms to help stablecoin card issuers access wor...

Sep 9, 2026, 12:02 AM

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CLARITY Act Faces Cloture Test as Ethics, Banking, and Tribal Opposition Mount

The CLARITY Act stablecoin framework faces a critical Senate cloture vote amid deepening opposition from ethics disputes...

Sep 8, 2026, 04:01 PM

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