BOK researchers said on 3 September 2026 that Binance fiat–dollar stablecoin listings cut premiums 0.33–0.38 percentage points and tied demand to local-currency weakness vs the dollar. Korea's won FX link is not statistically meaningful yet.
Twenty-one banks and financial firms said on September 1, 2026 they will form a company in H2 2026 to issue a USD stablecoin targeting H1 2027, with GENIUS Act and MiCA compliance in scope.
BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos told Jackson Hole on August 28, 2026 that stablecoins in their current form are not a credible means of payment at scale, and that tokenised deposits should carry day-to-day payments.
Dunamu, Upbit's operator, announced a Visa partnership on August 28, 2026 to explore stablecoin payments, remittances, and OUSD-based models.
OSL said Ceffu now holds USDGO as a custody asset, so eligible institutions can deposit, hold, and withdraw the Anchorage-issued dollar stablecoin under an independent custodian. Circulation is about $1.2 billion since the February 2026 launch.
Visa is running an RFP for a new settlement and OTC partner after Mastercard acquired BVNK. Documents seen by CoinDesk say the replacement must hold exchange licenses in the US, Canada, the UK, and Singapore, and settle Open USD.
Ripple Mint gives institutions a web console and API to mint, redeem, and manage RLUSD. Ripple also invested in Notabene for pre-settlement compliance.
Circle signed MOUs with Kakao Group and Toss Bank on July 23 to explore USDC stablecoin payments, cross-border settlement, and blockchain infrastructure in Korea.
Ondo Finance and SBI Group will tokenize Japanese equities using the JPYSC yen stablecoin for settlement. ONDO jumped 15% on the announcement. Full details.
XDC Tech integrates Bridge (Stripe) for near-real-time stablecoin settlement, fiat on/off ramps, and AI agent payment infrastructure on XDC's trade finance network.
Circle's OCC-approved national trust bank, Circle National Trust, gives USDC federally supervised custody and a pathway to bring reserve management under OCC oversight.
Hyundai Card settled $20,000 between US and Mexico subsidiaries in 7 minutes using USDT on Avalanche. A second PoC targeting Europe launches later in July.
Cloudflare opens waitlist for its Monetization Gateway on July 1, 2026, enabling stablecoin micropayments for web pages, APIs, datasets, and MCP tools via x402.
Ripple receives full MiCA CASP authorization from Luxembourg's CSSF on July 6, 2026, enabling regulated crypto and stablecoin services across all 30 EEA countries.
Brazil's central bank proposes a 24-hour hold on stablecoin transfers of $10,000 or more sent abroad or to self-custody wallets. Rule expected October 2026.
Open Standard launches Open USD on June 30, a stablecoin consortium backed by 140+ partners including Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock, and Coinbase.
