The Trump administration backed a proposal for stablecoin issuers to offer yield to investors. By Talmon Joseph Smith The White House’s Council of Economic Advisers backed a proposal this week to ...

Prohibiting crypto firms from offering yield on stablecoins wouldn't provide a meaningful benefit for community banks, the Council of Economic Advisers said in a report released on Wednesday. The ...

The GENIUS Act, signed into law in July 2025, requires stablecoin issuers to maintain reserves backing outstanding stablecoins on at least a one-to-one basis. Reserves may only consist of certain ...

ZURICH, April 8 (Reuters) - Six Swiss banks have joined forces to test potential uses for a Swiss franc-pegged stablecoin in Switzerland, UBS (UBSG.S), opens new tab said on Wednesday, as lenders ...

The United States Department of the Treasury is taking a major step toward formalizing stablecoin regulation. On April 1, it announced issuing its first proposed rule under the GENIUS Act and invited ...

Nium has launched a platform enabling businesses to issue stablecoin-funded cards that convert balances into fiat at the point of sale via existing networks. Global payments infrastructure provider ...

Reports that the Clarity Act could ban yield payments on passive stablecoin holdings shook some crypto stocks on Tuesday. Since then, equity analysts have assessed the implications, particularly for ...

Leading crypto and fintech companies are competing to capture growing revenue from stablecoin payments by launching their own settlement infrastructure. Stablecoin issuers and fintech-linked firms are ...

For most of its fifty-year history, Mastercard has been, in essence, a message-passing network. A transaction happens; Mastercard’s rails carry the authorisation signal between issuer and acquirer in ...

Mastercard said it agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK for up to $1.8 billion — including $300 million in performance-contingent payments — in its biggest crypto deal ever. The ...

Analysts see deal aligning with Mastercard's diversification strategy Deal includes $300 million in contingent payments BVNK bridges fiat and stablecoins across major blockchain networks March 17 ...