stablecoin
Digital Economy
Circle’s Arc Lands 11 Founding Validators: Visa, Mastercard and Wall Street Sign On
On August 5, 2026, Circle named 11 founding validators for its Arc blockchain — Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, DTCC and more — ahead of a September 16 mainnet.
Startups
Fasset’s $1B Moment: How a Stablecoin Neobank Turned Cross-Border Rails Into a Unicorn
⚡ Key Takeaways Fasset, a stablecoin-powered neobank for emerging markets founded in 2019 by Mohammad Raafi Hossain and Daniel Ahmed,...
Startups
Visa and Bridge Are Taking Stablecoin Cards to 100+ Countries — But the Hard Part Is Adoption
Visa and Stripe-owned Bridge are expanding stablecoin cards from 18 markets to 100+ countries by 2026, spendable at 175M merchants worldwide.
Digital Economy
Mastercard’s $1.8B BVNK Deal: Why a Card Network Just Bought Stablecoin Rails
Mastercard closed its $1.8B BVNK acquisition on Aug 3, 2026, gaining $30B in annual stablecoin volume. Here's why it bought instead of partnered.
Digital Economy
Payments Giants Unite: Stripe, Visa, Mastercard and Coinbase Plot a Stablecoin to Challenge Tether
⚡ Key Takeaways Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard are close to launching a joint stablecoin platform, with Coinbase evaluating participation. The...
Digital Economy
Nigeria’s Stablecoin Surge: What the IMF’s Digital Dollarization Warning Means for Emerging Markets
The IMF's June 2026 Nigeria stablecoin report reveals how 60% of sub-Saharan Africa's stablecoin inflows flow through one country — and what it means for...
Digital Economy
Agentic Treasury: How AI Is Closing the B2B Instant Settlement Gap in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Global B2B payment volume is headed to $200 trillion by 2030, yet only 39% of organizations run...
Digital Economy
BIS April 2026 Warning: Five Risk Categories Behind the USDT and USDC Expansion
⚡ Key Takeaways On 20 April 2026, the Bank for International Settlements named five systemic risk categories behind dollar-stablecoin expansion...
Digital Economy
Western Union’s USDPT and PayPal’s Africa Wallet: The Stablecoin Remittance War of 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Western Union’s USDPT (Solana-based, 1.5-1.8% fees, 8 African markets) and PayPal’s Africa Wallet (PYUSD-based, 1.0-1.5% fees) are...
