Partnerships & Expansion - Visa partners with crypto infrastructure company Aquanow to expand stablecoin settlement across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa [1] Technology & Innovation - The partnership aims to reduce cross-border payment costs and enable 24/7 settlement [1]

Stablecoin Market - PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin market cap reached an all-time high of $38 billion, a ~660% increase since the beginning of the year [1] - Approximately 70% or $27 billion of the PYUSD supply is hosted on Ethereum [1]

LATEST: 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi's Financial Services Regulatory Authority has recognized Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin as an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token, allowing it to be used within Abu Dhabi's International Financial Centre. https://t.co/x1dY57keMJ ...

ICYMI:BSCN (@BSCNews):S&P DOWNGRADES TETHER’S USDT: WHAT THE NEW “WEAK” RATING MEANS- S&P Global Ratings has lowered its stability score for USDT to “Weak.”- The agency flagged rising exposure to high-risk assets and ongoing gaps in transparency.- S&P said the stablecoin no longer carries https://t.co/EZH3Ir1lmg ...

Why would you hold USDT instead of USDC?For trading some markets? Sure.Maybe occasional higher yield on lending?But there's no point being a stablecoin maxi: neither USDT nor USDC pass down the yield to holders.No equity exposure to Tether either.You get 100% of the risk but no upside (only temporary escape from crypto volatility).There's also no need for CT to get defensive on S&P's latest downgrade risk for USDT to 'weak'.That was my first though.On the second thought, Tether is buying BTC (5.5% of backin ...

🚨JUST IN: ABU DHABI HAS APPROVED @RIPPLE’S RLUSD STABLECOIN FOR INSTITUTIONAL USE ...

🇦🇪 NOW: Ripple's $RLUSD stablecoin has been recognized as Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token by Abu Dhabi's FSRA, enabling its use by authorized entities within the ADGM. https://t.co/UfLy5qzV8O ...

Investment & Strategy - Naver 和 Upbit 母公司 Dunamu 计划未来五年投资 10 万亿韩元（约 68 亿美元）用于构建下一代金融基础设施，利用 AI 和区块链技术 [1] - Dunamu 总裁 Oh Kyung-seok 表示，两家公司还将致力于发行与韩元挂钩的稳定币 [1]

LATEST: ⚡ Tether fired back after S&P downgraded USDt to the lowest rating on its stablecoin stability scale, with CEO Paolo Ardoino calling the traditional financial system broken and emphasizing the company's strong financial status. https://t.co/stOrdfC5T6 ...

Market Trends - Bitcoin reached a high of $91800 [1] - Tether, Bitcoin, Nexo, USD Coin, Tron, and Monad are trending in the crypto market [1][2][3][4][5][6] Stablecoin Analysis - Tether is under scrutiny regarding its backing, audits, and regulatory compliance, holding approximately 116 tonnes of gold [1] - USD Coin is favored for cross-chain swaps, liquidity provision, and stable transactions across multiple blockchains [4] - Tron facilitates stablecoin and DeFi transactions with low fees, offering up to 90% reduction in USDT TRC20 transaction fees through its energy rental service [5] Platform and Token Discussions - Nexo is debated regarding transparency, token performance, savings rate changes, and regulatory compliance [3] - Monad is gaining traction as a scalable DeFi and dApp platform with growing adoption and trading volume [6] Bitcoin Analysis - Bitcoin is discussed for its value, volatility, and use cases compared to traditional assets, with generally bullish market sentiment [2]