By Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -The European Union should clarify rules for identical stablecoins issued across borders, a senior Bank of Italy official said on Thursday, urging uniform standards to protect users. Stablecoins - crypto assets pegged to traditional currencies or commodities - have created friction between the European Commission and the European Central Bank. They are also known as electronic money tokens (EMTs). The Commission has been asked to clarify whether EU rules ...

Market Trends & Cryptocurrency Performance - Crypto majors mostly rallied post-FOMC [1] - Bitcoin increased by 1% to $117,300 [1] - Ethereum increased by 2% to $4,580 [1] - XRP increased by 3% to $3.11 [1] - Solana jumped 5% to $247 [1] - BNB crossed $1,000 for the first time [1] - Memecoin leaders are mostly green post-FOMC [2] ETF & Regulatory News - Bitcoin ETFs saw $51 million in net outflows [1] - SEC approved a generic listing standard which will greatly accelerate the approval process for crypto ETFs [1] - NYDFS told banks to adopt blockchain analytics for AML/sanctions controls [1] Partnerships & Integrations - Moneygram is embracing stablecoins in partnership with Crossmint [1] - Kraken and Circle are partnering to expand stablecoin access with USDC & EURC integration [1] Token & Protocol Developments - ASTER soared to $0.47 and a $750 million market cap ($3.75 billion FDV) [2] - Project X announced its Phase 2 allowing any coin from any chain to be trading directly on their platform with 0 aggregator fees [2] - Token Works and PNKSTR announced perpetual machine rollouts for 5 new NFT collections [1][2] - Bio Protocol raised $6.9 million in seed funding [3] NFT Market - ETH NFT leaders were mostly green after the TokenWorks news [3] - Punks floor price decreased by 1% to 48.3 ETH, Pudgy increased by 2% to 10.5 ETH, BAYC increased by 2% to 9.3 ETH [3]

New Venture - Kaio 创始人 Avtar Sehra 和 Tether 联合创始人 Reeve Collins 合作成立 STBL 公司，专注于符合 GENIUS 法案的数字美元 [1] Focus Area - STBL 专注于符合 GENIUS 法案的数字美元 [1]

City View Signs Definitive Securities Purchase Agreement with ArkenyieldArkenyield's cutting-edge digital asset yield platform is focused on generating robust stablecoin-based returns.September 18, 2025 6:30 AM EDT | Source: City View Green Holdings Inc.Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 18, 2025) - City View Green Holdings Inc. (CSE: CVGR) (OTC Pink: CVGRF) (FSE: CVY0) (the "Company" or "City View"), is pleased to announce that, further to its press release of July 15, 2025, it has ...

If there's one thing to take away about stablecoins its Sam's idea around the two types of stablecoins:1. Yield bearing, unregulated permissionless stablecoins, things like sfrxUSD or sUSDe.2. GENIUS compliant. Regulated, riskless as much as possible economically, digital dollar that is a payment method, a settlement currency.Really quality vision for what's likely to persist in the future for stables.Stabled up episode one was a success.The Rollup (@therollupco):We asked @samkazemian how @fraxfinance diffe ...

Partnerships - Ripple 与星展银行 (DBS Bank) 和富兰克林邓普顿 (Franklin Templeton) 合作 [1] Innovation Focus - 行业旨在通过代币化抵押品和稳定币推动回购市场创新 [1]

Partnerships & Collaborations - The company is partnering with DBS Bank and FTI_Global to establish repo markets [1] - Investors can use $RLUSD to trade for Franklin Templeton's money market fund, sgBENJI [1] Tokenization & Digital Assets - The repo markets will be powered by tokenized collateral and stablecoins [1] - Franklin Templeton's money market fund, sgBENJI, is tokenized on the XRP Ledger [1] Liquidity & Yield - Tokenization opens new liquidity venues [1] - Investors can earn yield through trading tokenized assets [1] Institutional Adoption - Institutional momentum is building onchain [1]

KRW1 is built for more than markets.BDACS plans to utilize KRW1 as a low-cost payment and settlement system for public-sector programs, such as emergency relief disbursements, by significantly lowering payment processing fees.With regulation on the horizon, KRW1 could become a technical standard for stablecoins in Korea. ...

Core Insights - MoneyGram is set to launch a stablecoin-based solution for cross-border finance in Colombia, with plans for expansion into additional markets [1][2] - The solution will be integrated into MoneyGram's mobile app, allowing users to receive, store, and spend funds in a USD-backed stablecoin [2][3] - The initiative is powered by Stellar's blockchain and Circle's USDC stablecoin, aiming to enhance financial access globally [3][4] Group 1 - The new solution will enable instant fund transfers into a USD balance, providing users with the ability to store funds in stable USD and cash out or spend them [2][4] - MoneyGram's CEO emphasized the vision of universal financial access, stating that this launch is a step towards making dollar stablecoins accessible to everyone [4] - The solution addresses traditional cross-border payment challenges, such as long settlement times and high fees, by leveraging stablecoins [5][4] Group 2 - MoneyGram has also launched an API called MoneyGram Ramps, facilitating cash-to-crypto and crypto-to-cash integration for developers [6] - This API allows wallets, exchanges, and FinTech applications to easily implement compliant crypto functionalities [6] - In collaboration with CompoSecure, MoneyGram's Access service now enables users to convert physical cash to USDC stablecoins and withdraw cash globally [7]

this growth trend is not a coincidence: https://t.co/1WGYwpxyneDiogo Mónica (@diogomonica):Stablecoins turn dollars into software. They are programmable, 24/7, globally transferable, and can execute conditional logic. Traditional dollars cannot run code. The explosion of cryptoneobanks proves that permissionless and programmable money is not hype, it is a superpower. ...