Stablecoins just had their biggest year on record. The total stablecoin market capitalization has grown by 49% in 2025, going from $205 billion in January to $306 billion at the end of November, according to data on crypto analytics platform DeFi Llama. The ballooning of the stablecoin category has been driven by very strong catalysts. In the past 12 months, stablecoin issuers have gained a U.S. regulatory framework, further clarity and rollout of MiCA in the European market, and the embrace of them by i ...

Core Viewpoint - Soulpower Acquisition Corporation and SWB Holdings have announced the confidential submission of a draft registration statement for a proposed business combination, aiming to launch SOUL WORLD BANK™ and its affiliates [1][2][3] Company Overview - Soulpower Acquisition Corporation is a financials-focused special purpose acquisition company that raised $250 million in its initial public offering in April 2025 [5] - SWB LLC is a newly formed Cayman Islands company established to launch SOUL WORLD BANK™ and acquire various real-world assets [6] - SWB Holdings will be the publicly traded holding company of SOUL WORLD BANK™ and its affiliates upon the closing of the business combination [7] Business Combination Details - The proposed business combination was initially announced on November 24, 2025, and involves Pubco, Soulpower, and SWB LLC [2] - Pubco intends to list its non-voting Class A ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "SOUL" after the closing of the business combination [2][4] - The completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including shareholder approval and the effectiveness of the registration statement [3] Future Plans - The SOUL WORLD BANK™ aims to offer a suite of international financial services and operate as a licensed international financial institution, with a focus on integrating traditional markets with new technologies like AI and tokenization [3][7] - The asset portfolio held by SWB is designed to provide stable book value and opportunities for financial engineering [7] Regulatory Process - The confidential submission of the draft registration statement allows the parties to engage with the SEC before making a public filing [2][8] - A definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to Soulpower shareholders after the registration statement is declared effective [8]

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is among the 7 Best Digital Payments Stocks to Invest In Now. Mastercard Incorporated (MA) To Buy Back Up To $12 Billion Shares On December 17, 2024, Reuters reported that Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)’s board had approved a new share repurchase program that would allow the business to repurchase up to $12 billion of its Class A shares. Furthermore, the payments company boosted its quarterly dividend from 66 to 76 cents per share. After the firm’s previously announce ...

China plans to start paying interest on digital yuan holdings to help speed up adoption of its central bank digital currency, with interest payments scheduled to begin in January. Citing an article written by People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) deputy governor Lu Lei on Financial News, a newspaper affiliated with the central bank, Bloomberg reported that commercial banks that operate digital yuan wallets will pay customers interest based on their E-CNY balances. This move represents a milestone in the devel ...

The holders of U.S. debt have shifted drastically over the past decade, tilting more toward profit-driven private investors and away from foreign governments that are less sensitive to prices. That threatens to turn the U.S. financial system more fragile in times of market stress, according to Geng Ngarmboonanant, a managing director at JPMorgan and former deputy chief of staff to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Foreign governments accounted for more than 40% of Treasury holdings in the early 2010s, up ...

RT Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal)BREAKING: Our 'Tokenized assets' dashboard features more than 1,800 assets; incl. stablecoins, tokenized funds, stocks, and commodities. https://t.co/6uAkFB2Tk3 ...

Edward Woodford, CEO of crypto-infrastructure startup zerohash, joins "Bloomberg Crypto" to discuss the growth of stablecoins in the US, banks' usage of the technology and the overall growing institutional adoption of digital assets. He speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Katie Greifeld. The company builds stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure that allows for payments and crypto trading. The firm, founded in 2017, has settled more than $65 billion of transaction volume, according to its website. ...

LATEST: 💳 South Korean payments giant BC Card has completed a pilot project that enabled foreign users to pay local merchants using stablecoins, as part of preparations to implement a stablecoin payment structure. https://t.co/MMfugenwbR ...

>> LIVE FROM NEW YORK, I’M SCARLET FU. KATIE: WELCOME TO "BLOOMBERG CRYPTO," SHAPING THE WORLD OF DECENTRALIZED FINANCE. SCARLET: BITCOIN HAVING ITS WORST DAY IN ALMOST A WEEK WEIGHS CLOSE OUT 2025, A YEAR MARKED BY VOLATILITY.KATIE: THANKFULLY IT IS A HOLIDAY WEEK, AND WE HAVE SOME COAL IN OUR CRYPTO STOCKING. MATT COLE, ACTUALLY. HE WILL DISCUSS COMPANIES.SCARLET: WE KEEP GETTING HEADLINES EVERY DAY REGARDING PREDICTION MARKETS. THE LATEST FEATURING FANDUEL AND COIN BASE. KATIE: LET’S LOOK AT THE PRICE AC ...

The Week in Stablecoins according to @ahbeaudry and @oztxn👇• Stablecoin transaction volume jumps 27% WoW• Visa enables USDC settlement for U.S. banks on Solana• Intuit partners with Circle to integrate USDC across platforms• Klarna pilots USDC-based institutional funding via CoinbaseAlexander (@ahbeaudry):https://t.co/WRKT99VbX7 ...