Core Insights - Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters believes that all transactions will eventually settle on blockchains, indicating a significant transformation in the financial system [2][4] - Hong Kong is positioning itself as a blockchain and cryptocurrency hub, having launched a tokenization sandbox and passed a stablecoin bill to provide clarity for issuers [3][4] Group 1: Blockchain Adoption - Winters emphasized the importance of experimentation in Hong Kong to facilitate the transition to a blockchain-based financial system [2] - The region's efforts include a partnership with Animoca Brands to launch a Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, which could enhance international trade [3][4] Group 2: Global Regulatory Environment - The U.S. has also enacted stablecoin regulations and initiated "Project Crypto" to enable on-chain financial market operations, reflecting a broader global trend towards blockchain integration [4] - Financial leaders, including Robinhood's CEO and JPMorgan's CEO, are increasingly optimistic about the potential of blockchain technology and stablecoins [5][6]

If that function had been shut off or traders were unable to essentially tender USD and get back Bitcoin or whatever you get back when you redeem USD, then I would say yes there's a decking event. >> A lot of Treadfi people texted me and they're like, "Oh, uh, the stable coin is not stable." How would you explain to a person that is not deep in crypto what actually happened. >> Binance has a USD market is not that liquid versus curve, which is the most liquid place. Take a look at the USD price on curve ver ...

Key Points Western Union is going to launch a stablecoin on Solana next year. It's essentially a money transfer business. XRP was made for this exact use case, but it wasn't picked. 10 stocks we like better than XRP › Western Union (NYSE: WU) just picked Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) to host its planned stablecoin and digital money transfer network that's set to reshape its operations and modernize them significantly. The chain will now potentially see tens of billions in new volume annually. If you hold ...

RT Circle Developer (@BuildOnCircle)Different chains. Different token standards. But same @USDC.In this episode of Stablecoin 101, @txnsheng from the Developer Relations team explains:✅ How USDC is issued natively across chains✅ What token standards like ERC-20, SPL, ASA mean✅ The built-in rules that define how USDC works onchainExplore the full Stablecoin 101 playlist on YouTube: https://t.co/o0U3fFwjLq ...

RT frederick (@f9s216).@PayPal's PYUSD & @global_dollar's USDG are growing fast on Solana.Despite rapid growth, < 50K Solana addresses hold either stablecoin.If these institutions leverage their reach more aggressively, Solana could emerge as a chain for retail payments. https://t.co/UWskMnHcHU ...

Addendum: GitHub star history going insane for x402:Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal):2018: Coinbase & Circle launch USDCUSDC is a ~$75 billion stablecoin today2025: Coinbase & Cloudflare launch x402x402 is how USDC grows another 10-100x https://t.co/pF7yB1aMxe ...

Fed Governor Stephen Miran on Friday suggested that surging demand for dollar-denominated stablecoins could help push U.S. interest rates lower.In a speech delivered for an audience of economists in New York, the central bank official and appointee of President Donald Trump said the flood of crypto tokens pegged to the dollar could tamp down what economists refer to as "r-star," or the "neutral" rate of interest that neither pushes nor impedes growth.If that happens, he said, the Fed might need to lower its ...

RT Celo.eth/acc 🦇 🌳 (@Celo)2/ ICYMI: Celo becomes the #2 chain based on monthly stablecoin transfer count (source: @tokenterminal) ...

RT Forward Industries $FORD (@FWDind)Highlights from The State of @Solana by @MessariCrypto:- Solana’s DeFi TVL increased 32.7% QoQ to $11.5 billion. Kamino grew 33.1% QoQ to maintain its lead in DeFi TVL at $2.8 billion.- Stablecoin market cap on Solana grew 36.5% QoQ to an all-time high of $14.1 billion. USDC grew 39.6% QoQ to $10 billion while PYUSD grew 112.3% QoQ to $445.3 million.- Forward Industries, led by Galaxy, Jump, and Multicoin Capital, raised $1.65 billion to raise the largest Solana DAT. Sol ...

LATEST: 🇯🇵 Japan's Financial Services Agency regulator is backing a stablecoin pilot program called the "Payment Innovation Project" spearheaded by the country's largest banking institutions. https://t.co/bx5IMcjCOV ...