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Stablecoin News

Signal over noise. The developments in regulation, payments, cards, and treasury that actually matter, with independent analysis.

Stablecoins are moving from crypto trading into mainstream finance, and the pace of change makes it hard to separate what matters from the noise. This page tracks the developments that actually affect treasury and payments decisions: new regulation such as the U.S. framework for payment stablecoins, the expansion of card and payment rails, issuer reserve and transparency updates, and the market data behind adoption.

Every story is rewritten in our own words, focused on the practical implications rather than the hype. New to the topic? Start with stablecoins 101, browse the list of stablecoins, review the market data, or compare the best stablecoin cards. Tracking regulation? Follow the CLARITY Act and GENIUS Act, how stablecoin rewards are treated, and see which companies have a stablecoin or the listed stablecoin stocks.

Cards

RedotPay Prepares a Confidential U.S. IPO Filing, Eyeing Up to $5B

Hong Kong-based RedotPay, the largest stablecoin card program by spend, is preparing to file confidentially for a U.S. IPO by year-end, with a pre-IPO round that could value it at $4 billion to $5 billion.

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Payments

KAST Appoints Connor Fitzgerald as U.S. General Manager

Stablecoin platform KAST has appointed Connor Fitzgerald, previously of Bridge (now part of Stripe), as U.S. General Manager, following an $80M Series A, 1M+ users, and $5B in annualized transaction volume.

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Cards

Western Union's Stablecard Goes Live, Powered by Rain

Western Union's Stablecard is live in 37 markets. Remittances now arrive as USDPT and can be spent anywhere Visa is accepted, across 175M merchant locations, powered by Rain's stablecoin infrastructure.

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Payments

Shopify Now Accepts USDC at Checkout

Shopify Payments now lets buyers pay in USDC at checkout across 480 supported wallets, with no FX fees and no customer gas fees. Stablecoin payments just reached one of the largest merchant bases in the world.

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Markets

Crédit Agricole Launches EURXT, Its MiCA-Compliant Euro Stablecoin

CACEIS, the asset servicing arm of Crédit Agricole, has issued EURXT, a euro stablecoin on Ethereum backed 1:1 by cash and built for B2B settlement of tokenized assets.

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Payments

Open USD: 140+ Companies Back a Shared Stablecoin for Global Money Movement

Open Standard has unveiled Open USD, a zero-cost, high-throughput stablecoin governed by its partners. Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock, BNY, and 140+ others have signed on. Here is what it means for finance teams.

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Regulation

The GENIUS Act: What U.S. Stablecoin Rules Mean for Corporate Treasury

A federal framework for payment stablecoins changes the risk calculus for finance teams holding digital dollars. Here is what CFOs need to track.

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Cards

Stablecoin Cards Go Mainstream as Visa and Mastercard Expand Rails

Card programs that settle in USDC and USDT are rolling out across more regions, letting employees and contractors spend digital dollars instantly.

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Payments

On-Chain Stablecoin Volume Rivals the Major Card Networks

Adjusted stablecoin transfer volume now sits in the same league as global card networks, according to Artemis data, a structural shift in how value moves.

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