StablecoinsDeFi2 SourcesEthena and FalconX Launch $1 Billion USDe Lending FacilityEthena and FalconX launched a $1 billion warehouse lending facility that deploys assets backing the USDe stablecoin to f...Aug 19, 2026, 05:03 PMEthenaFalconX
AdoptionStablecoins3 SourcesVisa Seeks Stablecoin Partner Licensed Across Four Markets After BVNK-Mastercard DealVisa issued a request for proposals to find a stablecoin settlement partner licensed across four markets, following Mast...Aug 19, 2026, 03:02 AMVisaMastercard
StablecoinsAdoption3 SourcesFASB Proposes Accounting Framework to Classify Stablecoins as Cash EquivalentsThe Financial Accounting Standards Board proposed guidance allowing certain stablecoins to qualify as cash equivalents u...Aug 19, 2026, 01:02 AMFASBStablecoins
StablecoinsMarkets2 SourcesTether Reports $1.5B Q2 Profit as USDT Supply Expands, Reserves ShiftTether posted $1.5 billion in operating profit during the second quarter as USDT supply grew, with the company's attesta...Aug 18, 2026, 09:01 AMTetherUSDT
AdoptionStablecoins2 SourcesJeonbuk Bank Adopts Ripple Payments as XRP Falls Below $1South Korea's Jeonbuk Bank will use Ripple's 24/7 cross-border payment service for business remittances, marking an expa...Aug 18, 2026, 07:09 AMRippleXRP
RegulationStablecoins3 SourcesTreasury Proposes First Rules Under GENIUS Act for Stablecoin IssuanceThe U.S. Treasury Department released proposed regulations Tuesday implementing the GENIUS Act, establishing definitions...Aug 17, 2026, 07:01 PMU.S. TreasuryGENIUS Act
StablecoinsRegulation3 SourcesWorld Liberty Financial Wins OCC Preliminary Approval for National Trust BankThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary conditional approval to World Liberty Trust Co., a ban...Aug 16, 2026, 10:04 AMWorld Liberty FinancialUSD1
AdoptionStablecoins2 SourcesBNY Mellon Adds Crypto Staking via Galaxy to Custody PlatformBNY Mellon selected Galaxy to provide staking infrastructure for its Digital Asset Custody platform, expanding instituti...Aug 16, 2026, 08:02 AMBNY MellonGalaxy
Layer 1Stablecoins4 SourcesCircle Targets September 16 for Arc Public Mainnet LaunchCircle set September 16 as the public mainnet launch date for Arc, its permissioned blockchain, with 11 named founding v...Aug 15, 2026, 10:07 PMCircleArc
