StableCoin

It’s been a decade since Tether launched the first USD-backed, crypto-enabled digital currency. Since then, stablecoins have become one of the most widely adopted products in crypto, with a market cap of nearly $180 billion. Despite this remarkable growth, stablecoins continue to face significant challenges and limitations.

Growing National Stablecoins in Asia: Several Asian countries are developing stablecoins pegged to local currencies to assert monetary sovereignty and reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar in global trade.

There are over $160 billion worth of stablecoins used in transactions worldwide. This article explores the recent history of stablecoins and the banking industry, and provides a detailed evaluation of three types of tokens: fiat-backed stablecoins, asset-backed stablecoins, and strategy-backed synthetic dollars.

Today’s stablecoins serve critical roles in the cryptocurrency and DeFi ecosystems, providing liquidity for exchanges, facilitating collateralized lending, and allowing market participants to retain digital asset exposure without continuous conversions to fiat currency.

The future is bright for leading payments, fintech, and neobank players, who can leverage stablecoins to streamline operations and accelerate global expansion. It also opens new opportunities for domestic stablecoin issuers to position themselves and ready their payment systems for global interoperability—an area where stablecoins are poised to succeed where the bureaucratic BIS’s ‘Finternet’ vision will quickly fall short.

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At around 9 AM on November 11, according to OKX market data, the price of BTC surged to approximately $81,733. This marks Bitcoin's official entry into the coveted "80,000 USD era," solidifying its position above the $81,000 level, with just about 23% remaining to reach the next milestone of $100,000. Driven by a series of favorable factors, including Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election, continued inflows into Bitcoin spot ETFs, and ongoing interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, Bitcoin is once again embarking on its "journey to the stars and the sea."

To transcend the US dollar system, Tether's future lies not only in maintaining its role in global payments and liquidity but also in deeply exploring how to establish a truly supranational monetary system.

Usual is a secure and decentralized fiat stablecoin issuer that redistributes ownership and governance through the USUAL token.

As the U.S. election draws more attention, Bitcoin surged in October. While polls indicate a tight race for the White House, changes in financial assets and prediction market odds suggest investors now see Trump as the likely winner.

This article explores Ethena’s business model, how USDe generates returns, and compares the strengths and weaknesses of Ethena and Tether. We’ll also look at where the stablecoin market may be headed and how Ethena, Tether, and others might compete in the future.

The total market capitalization of crypto assets has experienced explosive growth over the past decade, surpassing $2 trillion by 2024, rivaling traditional tech giants. The crypto ecosystem has diversified from Bitcoin dominance to a multi-chain, multi-narrative model, with continuous innovations in DeFi, GameFi, and AI applications demonstrating its expanding influence across various sectors. Global crypto users have surged from 2 million in 2014 to 560 million in 2024, with an impressive average annual growth rate of nearly 70%. Despite this rapid expansion, the average adoption rate among internet users is only 10.33%, highlighting significant potential for further growth. While Asia accounts for 58% of the global user base, there remains substantial growth opportunities in other regions.

Japan's stablecoin market has achieved stability, largely due to the establishment of a clear regulatory framework. This growth has also been supported by government initiatives and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's policies aimed at accelerating the Web3 industry. This report examines Japan's stablecoin regulations and explores the potential impact of a yen-backed stablecoin.

In this article, we’ll dive into the features and concerns of newly launched stablecoins, and how they differ from existing stablecoins. We will also analyze the growth potential of the stablecoin market compared to the traditional foreign exchange market.

Stripe’s $1.1 billion acquisition of Bridge.xyz, a provider of stablecoin API services, signals the growing importance of stablecoins in global finance. This article explores the rapid growth of stablecoins, examines Bridge’s business model, and discusses Stripe’s acquisition strategy. It also highlights the potential of stablecoins for use beyond crypto, including remittances, cross-border payments, payroll, trade, and merchant settlements.